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Chitake River bonebed, Karoi District, Mashonaland West, Zimbabwe
Lat/Long (Decimal) | -16.1167,29.5 |
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Co-ordinates Derivation | stated in text |
Given Location | Mashonaland North, Zimbabwe |
Mindat.org Region (for given coordinates) | Karoi District, Mashonaland West, Zimbabwe |
Collections
Collection | Reference | Stratigraphic Name | Comments | Lithology | Age |
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Chitake River bonebed | Raath M. A. (1990) | Forest Sandstone | sandstone | 201.3 - 190.8 Ma Early Jurassic |
Recorded Fossils
Accepted Name | Hierarchy | Age |
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Sphenodontidae family | Animalia : Chordata : Reptilia : Rhynchocephalia : Sphenodontidae | 201.3 - 190.8 Ma Early Jurassic |
Coelophysis rhodesiensis species | Animalia : Chordata : Saurischia : Coelophysidae : Coelophysis : Coelophysis rhodesiensis | 201.3 - 190.8 Ma Early Jurassic |
References
Data courtesy of: PBDB: The Paleobiology Database, Creative Commons CC-BY licenced. , GBIF: the Global Biodiversity Information Facility, various licences, iDigBio, various licences, and EOL: The Encyclopedia of Life (Open Data Public Domain). Because fossils are made of minerals too!