| Bushveld Sandstone | |
|---|---|
| Stratigraphic range: Hettangian-Sinemurian ~201–189 Ma PreꞒ Ꞓ O S D C P T J K Pg N | |
| Type | Geological formation |
| Unit of | Stormberg Group |
| Lithology | |
| Primary | Sandstone |
| Location | |
| Coordinates | 22°48′S 29°18′E / 22.8°S 29.3°E / -22.8; 29.3 |
| Approximate paleocoordinates | 37°54′S 4°42′E / 37.9°S 4.7°E / -37.9; 4.7 |
| Region | Mpumalanga, Limpopo |
| Country |  South Africa |
  Bushveld Sandstone (South Africa) | |
The Bushveld Sandstone is a geological formation dating to roughly between 201 and 189 million years ago and covering the Carnian to Norian stages. The Bushveld Sandstone is found in Transvaal, South Africa, and is a member of the Stormberg Group. As its name suggests, it consists mainly of sandstone. Fossils of the prosauropod dinosaur Massospondylus have been recovered from the Bushveld Sandstone.
The Bushveld Sandstone was thought to be Late Triassic age, but was considered to be temporally correlative to the Clarens Formation by Smith et al. (1993).
Vertebrate fauna
Dinosaur tracks are located in Transvaal.
| Dinosaurs | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Genus | Species | Presence | Notes | Images |
| Gigantoscelus | G. molengraaffi | Geographically located in Transvaal. | Remains now considered to be of indeterminate prosauropod origin. "Distal femur." | |
| Gryponyx | G. transvaalensis | Geographically located in Transvaal. | Remains now considered to be of indeterminate prosauropod origin. "Ungual, distal metatarsal." | |
| Massospondylus | M. carinatus | Geographically located in Transvaal. Geochronologically located in Early Jurassic strata. |  | |
Color key
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Notes Uncertain or tentative taxa are in small text; |
See also
- List of dinosaur-bearing rock formations
- List of fossiliferous stratigraphic units in South Africa
- Clarens Formation
References
- ^ Weishampel, David B; et al. (2004). "Dinosaur distribution (Late Triassic, Africa)." In: Weishampel, David B.; Dodson, Peter; and Osmólska, Halszka (eds.): The Dinosauria, 2nd, Berkeley: University of California Press. Pp. 528–529. ISBN 0-520-24209-2.
- Smith RMH, Eriksson PG, Botha WJ. A Review of the Stratigraphy and Sedimentary Environments of the Karoo-Aged Basins of Southern Africa. Journal of African Earth Sciences. 1993;16:143–169. doi: 10.1016/0899-5362(93)90164-L.
- ^ "Table 12.1," in Weishampel, et al. (2004). Page 236.
- ^ Weishampel, David B; et al. (2004). "Dinosaur distribution (Early Jurassic, Africa)." In: Weishampel, David B.; Dodson, Peter; and Osmólska, Halszka (eds.): The Dinosauria, 2nd, Berkeley: University of California Press. Pp. 535–536. ISBN 0-520-24209-2.
