Mocuio Formation
Late Cretaceous sedimentary rock formation found in Angola
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The Mocuio Formation is a Late Cretaceous sedimentary rock formation found in southern Angola. It extends from the latest Campanian to the Early Maastrichtian.[1] Many vertebrate fossils have been collected from the formation.
| Mocuio Formation | |
|---|---|
| Stratigraphic range: Late Campanian—Early Maastrichtian | |
| Type | Geological formation |
| Overlies | Baba Formation |
| Lithology | |
| Primary | Sandstone |
| Location | |
| Country | Angola |
Paleofauna
| Paleofauna of the Mocuio Formation | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Genus | Species | Location | Stratigraphic position | Material | Notes | Images |
| Bentiabasaurus[2] | B. jacobsi | A mosasaur | ||||
| Cardiocorax[3] | C. mukulu | A plesiosaur | ||||
| Epapatelo[4] | E. otyikokolo | Partial left limb bones from two individuals | A pterosaur | |||