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Beaufort - Abrahamskraal, South Africa

GroupBeaufort
FormationAbrahamskraal
Age:260 - 252 Ma
Permian
IntervalCapitanian
Tectonic SettingForeland basin
Lithologysandstone/claystone, sandstone, siltstone/mudstone, mudstone, not reported/siltstone, mudstone/sandstone, "siliciclastic", sandstone/mudstone
Number of Collections28
Number of Occurrences157

Recorded Sample Locations

LocationRegionStratigraphic Name
Hottentotsrivier FarmCentral Karoo District Municipality, Western Cape, South AfricaBeaufort - Abrahamskraal
PalmietfonteinCentral Karoo District Municipality, Western Cape, South AfricaBeaufort - Abrahamskraal
BotterkraalCentral Karoo District Municipality, Western Cape, South AfricaBeaufort - Abrahamskraal
Victoria West DistrictPixley ka Seme District Municipality, Northern Cape, South AfricaBeaufort - Abrahamskraal
AbrahamskraalCentral Karoo District Municipality, Western Cape, South AfricaBeaufort - Abrahamskraal
AlarmkraalPixley ka Seme District Municipality, Northern Cape, South AfricaBeaufort - Abrahamskraal
BeukesplaasNamakwa District Municipality, Northern Cape, South AfricaBeaufort - Abrahamskraal
Bloukrans Central Karoo District Municipality, Western Cape, South AfricaBeaufort - Abrahamskraal
Weltevreden Central Karoo District Municipality, Western Cape, South AfricaBeaufort - Abrahamskraal
RietfonteinCentral Karoo District Municipality, Western Cape, South AfricaBeaufort - Abrahamskraal
BoesmansrivierCentral Karoo District Municipality, Western Cape, South AfricaBeaufort - Abrahamskraal
De Bad farmCentral Karoo District Municipality, Western Cape, South AfricaBeaufort - Abrahamskraal
Tamboers FonteinCentral Karoo District Municipality, Western Cape, South AfricaBeaufort - Abrahamskraal
Groot KruidfonteinCentral Karoo District Municipality, Western Cape, South AfricaBeaufort - Abrahamskraal
Vers Fontein/Jan Willem FonteinCentral Karoo District Municipality, Western Cape, South AfricaBeaufort - Abrahamskraal
Zwarts SidingCentral Karoo District Municipality, Western Cape, South AfricaBeaufort - Abrahamskraal
MynhardtskraalCentral Karoo District Municipality, Western Cape, South AfricaBeaufort - Abrahamskraal
Vogelfontein Central Karoo District Municipality, Western Cape, South AfricaBeaufort - Abrahamskraal
LeeurivierCentral Karoo District Municipality, Western Cape, South AfricaBeaufort - Abrahamskraal
KnofloksfonteinCentral Karoo District Municipality, Western Cape, South AfricaBeaufort - Abrahamskraal
Modderdrift farmCentral Karoo District Municipality, Western Cape, South AfricaBeaufort - Abrahamskraal
Zwartskraal farmCentral Karoo District Municipality, Western Cape, South AfricaBeaufort - Abrahamskraal
TuinkraalCentral Karoo District Municipality, Western Cape, South AfricaBeaufort - Abrahamskraal
SwartgrondCentral Karoo District Municipality, Western Cape, South AfricaBeaufort - Abrahamskraal
Bloukrans - Eodicynodon AZCentral Karoo District Municipality, Western Cape, South AfricaBeaufort - Abrahamskraal
De Cypher farmCentral Karoo District Municipality, Western Cape, South AfricaBeaufort - Abrahamskraal
Gouph TractCentral Karoo District Municipality, Western Cape, South AfricaBeaufort - Abrahamskraal
Farm Vleikraal Namakwa District Municipality, Northern Cape, South AfricaBeaufort - Abrahamskraal

Associated Units

Stratigraphic NameAgeLithologyOccurrence Records
Beaufort247 - 237 Ma
Triassic
siliciclastic, sandstone, "shale", mudstone712
Ecca - Whitehill279 - 272 Ma
Permian
shale, marl, dolomite17

Recorded Fossils

Accepted NameHierarchyAge
Atherstonia sp.
genus
6Animalia : Chordata : Actinopterygii : Palaeoniscidae : Atherstonia265.1 - 259.9 Ma
Permian
Dicynodontidae
family
5Animalia : Chordata : Osteichthyes : Cotylosauria : Dicynodontidae268.8 - 265.1 Ma
Permian
Endothiodontidae
family
5Animalia : Chordata : Osteichthyes : Cotylosauria : Endothiodontidae268.8 - 265.1 Ma
Permian
Lystrosaurus sp.
genus
6Animalia : Chordata : Reptilia : Lystrosauridae : Lystrosaurus265.1 - 259.9 Ma
Permian
Brachyprosopus broomi
species
7Animalia : Chordata : Osteichthyes : Cotylosauria : Brachyprosopus : Brachyprosopus broomi265.1 - 259.9 Ma
Permian
Colobodectes cluveri
species
7Animalia : Chordata : Osteichthyes : Cotylosauria : Colobodectes : Colobodectes cluveri259.9 - 252.17 Ma
Permian
Dicynodon sp.
genus
6Animalia : Chordata : Osteichthyes : Cotylosauria : Dicynodon265.1 - 259.9 Ma
Permian
Emydops sp.
genus
6Animalia : Chordata : Osteichthyes : Cotylosauria : Emydops265.1 - 259.9 Ma
Permian
Emydops arctatus
species
7Animalia : Chordata : Osteichthyes : Cotylosauria : Emydops : Emydops arctatus272.3 - 259.9 Ma
Permian
Eodicynodon oelofseni
species
7Animalia : Chordata : Osteichthyes : Cotylosauria : Eodicynodon : Eodicynodon oelofseni272.3 - 259.9 Ma
Permian
Eodicynodon oosthuizeni
species
7Animalia : Chordata : Osteichthyes : Cotylosauria : Eodicynodon : Eodicynodon oosthuizeni268.8 - 265.1 Ma
Permian
Galechirus scholtzi
species
7Animalia : Chordata : Osteichthyes : Cotylosauria : Galechirus : Galechirus scholtzi265.1 - 259.9 Ma
Permian
Hipposaurus brinki
species
7Animalia : Chordata : Reptilia : Ictidorhinidae : Hipposaurus : Hipposaurus brinki265.1 - 259.9 Ma
Permian
Therapsida
unranked clade
99Animalia : Chordata : Osteichthyes : Cotylosauria : Therapsida268.8 - 265.1 Ma
Permian
Diictodon feliceps
species
7Animalia : Chordata : Osteichthyes : Cotylosauria : Pylaecephalidae : Diictodon : Diictodon feliceps265.1 - 259.9 Ma
Permian
Eosimops newtoni
species
7Animalia : Chordata : Osteichthyes : Cotylosauria : Pylaecephalidae : Eosimops : Eosimops newtoni265.1 - 259.9 Ma
Permian
Robertia broomiana
species
7Animalia : Chordata : Osteichthyes : Cotylosauria : Pylaecephalidae : Robertia : Robertia broomiana265.1 - 259.9 Ma
Permian
Afrothyra
unranked clade
99Animalia : Chordata : Osteichthyes : Cotylosauria : Varanopidae : Afrothyra265.1 - 259.9 Ma
Permian
Anningia megalops
species
7Animalia : Chordata : Osteichthyes : Cotylosauria : Varanopidae : Anningia : Anningia megalops265.1 - 259.9 Ma
Permian
Elliotsmithia longiceps
species
7Animalia : Chordata : Reptilia : Varanopidae : Elliotsmithia : Elliotsmithia longiceps265.1 - 259.9 Ma
Permian
Heleosaurus scholtzi
species
7Animalia : Chordata : Reptilia : Varanopidae : Heleosaurus : Heleosaurus scholtzi265.1 - 259.9 Ma
Permian
Microvaranops parentis
species
7Animalia : Chordata : Osteichthyes : Cotylosauria : Varanopidae : Microvaranops : Microvaranops parentis265.1 - 259.9 Ma
Permian
Rhinesuchoides capensis
species
7Animalia : Chordata : Osteichthyes : Temnospondyli : Rhinesuchidae : Rhinesuchoides : Rhinesuchoides capensis265.1 - 259.9 Ma
Permian
Rhinesuchus whaitsi
species
7Animalia : Chordata : Osteichthyes : Temnospondyli : Rhinesuchidae : Rhinesuchus : Rhinesuchus whaitsi265.1 - 259.9 Ma
Permian
Therocephalia
order
4Animalia : Chordata : Osteichthyes : Therocephalia265.1 - 259.9 Ma
Permian
Alopecodon priscus
species
7Animalia : Chordata : Osteichthyes : Therocephalia : Alopecodontidae : Alopecodon : Alopecodon priscus265.1 - 259.9 Ma
Permian
Hyaenasuchus whaitsi
species
7Animalia : Chordata : Osteichthyes : Therocephalia : Lycosuchidae : Hyaenasuchus : Hyaenasuchus whaitsi265.1 - 259.9 Ma
Permian
Trochorhinus vanhoepeni
species
7Animalia : Chordata : Osteichthyes : Therocephalia : Lycosuchidae : Trochorhinus : Trochorhinus vanhoepeni265.1 - 259.9 Ma
Permian
Trochosaurus acutus
species
7Animalia : Chordata : Reptilia : Trochosaurus : Trochosaurus acutus265.1 - 259.9 Ma
Permian
Trochosaurus intermedius
species
7Animalia : Chordata : Osteichthyes : Therocephalia : Lycosuchidae : Trochosaurus : Trochosaurus intermedius265.1 - 259.9 Ma
Permian
Trochosaurus major
species
7Animalia : Chordata : Osteichthyes : Therocephalia : Lycosuchidae : Trochosaurus : Trochosaurus major265.1 - 259.9 Ma
Permian
Trochosuchus major
species
7Animalia : Chordata : Osteichthyes : Therocephalia : Trochosuchus : Trochosuchus major265.1 - 259.9 Ma
Permian
Alopecognathus angusticeps
species
7Animalia : Chordata : Reptilia : Pristerognathidae : Alopecognathus : Alopecognathus angusticeps265.1 - 259.9 Ma
Permian
Alopecognathus megalops
species
7Animalia : Chordata : Osteichthyes : Therocephalia : Pristerognathidae : Alopecognathus : Alopecognathus megalops265.1 - 259.9 Ma
Permian
Cynariognathus sp.
genus
6Animalia : Chordata : Osteichthyes : Therocephalia : Pristerognathidae : Cynariognathus265.1 - 259.9 Ma
Permian
Lycedops scholtzi
species
7Animalia : Chordata : Osteichthyes : Therocephalia : Pristerognathidae : Lycedops : Lycedops scholtzi265.1 - 259.9 Ma
Permian
Pristerognathinae
subfamily
5.3Animalia : Chordata : Osteichthyes : Therocephalia : Pristerognathidae : Pristerognathinae272.3 - 259.9 Ma
Permian
Pristerognathoides minor
species
7Animalia : Chordata : Osteichthyes : Therocephalia : Pristerognathidae : Pristerognathoides : Pristerognathoides minor265.1 - 259.9 Ma
Permian
Pristerognathoides parvus
species
7Animalia : Chordata : Osteichthyes : Therocephalia : Pristerognathidae : Pristerognathoides : Pristerognathoides parvus265.1 - 259.9 Ma
Permian
Pristerognathoides vanwyki
species
7Animalia : Chordata : Osteichthyes : Therocephalia : Pristerognathidae : Pristerognathoides : Pristerognathoides vanwyki265.1 - 259.9 Ma
Permian
Pristerognathus sp.
genus
6Animalia : Chordata : Osteichthyes : Therocephalia : Pristerognathidae : Pristerognathus265.1 - 259.9 Ma
Permian
Pristerognathus vanderbyli
species
7Animalia : Chordata : Osteichthyes : Therocephalia : Pristerognathidae : Pristerognathus : Pristerognathus vanderbyli265.1 - 259.9 Ma
Permian
Scymnosaurus sp.
genus
6Animalia : Chordata : Reptilia : Pristerognathidae : Scymnosaurus265.1 - 259.9 Ma
Permian
Scymnosaurus ferox
species
7Animalia : Chordata : Reptilia : Pristerognathidae : Scymnosaurus : Scymnosaurus ferox265.1 - 259.9 Ma
Permian
Glanosuchus macrops
species
7Animalia : Chordata : Osteichthyes : Therocephalia : Scylacosauridae : Glanosuchus : Glanosuchus macrops265.1 - 259.9 Ma
Permian
Ictidosaurus angusticeps
species
7Animalia : Chordata : Reptilia : Ictidosaurus : Ictidosaurus angusticeps268.8 - 265.1 Ma
Permian
Gorgonopsia
suborder
4.3Animalia : Chordata : Reptilia : Gorgodontia : Gorgonopsia265.1 - 259.9 Ma
Permian
Anteosaurus magnificus
species
7Animalia : Chordata : Reptilia : Anteosauridae : Anteosaurus : Anteosaurus magnificus265.1 - 259.9 Ma
Permian
Anteosaurus major
species
7Animalia : Chordata : Reptilia : Gorgodontia : Anteosauridae : Anteosaurus : Anteosaurus major265.1 - 259.9 Ma
Permian
Australosyodon nyaphuli
species
7Animalia : Chordata : Reptilia : Anteosauridae : Australosyodon : Australosyodon nyaphuli268.8 - 265.1 Ma
Permian
Aelurosaurus felinus
species
7Animalia : Chordata : Reptilia : Gorgonopsidae : Aelurosaurus : Aelurosaurus felinus272.3 - 259.9 Ma
Permian
Aelurosaurus whaitsi
species
7Animalia : Chordata : Reptilia : Gorgonopsidae : Aelurosaurus : Aelurosaurus whaitsi272.3 - 259.9 Ma
Permian
Cerdodon tenuidens
species
7Animalia : Chordata : Reptilia : Gorgodontia : Cerdodon : Cerdodon tenuidens272.3 - 259.9 Ma
Permian
Eriphostoma sp.
genus
6Animalia : Chordata : Reptilia : Gorgodontia : Eriphostoma265.1 - 259.9 Ma
Permian
Eriphostoma microdon
species
7Animalia : Chordata : Reptilia : Eriphostoma : Eriphostoma microdon265.1 - 259.9 Ma
Permian
Tamboeria maraisi
species
7Animalia : Chordata : Reptilia : Tamboeria : Tamboeria maraisi265.1 - 259.9 Ma
Permian
Criocephalosaurus vanderbyli
species
7Animalia : Chordata : Reptilia : Gorgodontia : Tapinocephalidae : Criocephalosaurus : Criocephalosaurus vanderbyli265.1 - 259.9 Ma
Permian
Keratocephalus moloch
species
7Animalia : Chordata : Reptilia : Gorgodontia : Tapinocephalidae : Keratocephalus : Keratocephalus moloch265.1 - 259.9 Ma
Permian
Mormosaurus seeleyi
species
7Animalia : Chordata : Reptilia : Tapinocephalidae : Mormosaurus : Mormosaurus seeleyi272.3 - 259.9 Ma
Permian
Moschops koupensis
species
7Animalia : Chordata : Reptilia : Gorgodontia : Tapinocephalidae : Moschops : Moschops koupensis265.1 - 259.9 Ma
Permian
Moschops romeri
species
7Animalia : Chordata : Reptilia : Gorgodontia : Tapinocephalidae : Moschops : Moschops romeri265.1 - 259.9 Ma
Permian
Phocosaurus sp.
genus
6Animalia : Chordata : Reptilia : Tapinocephalidae : Phocosaurus265.1 - 259.9 Ma
Permian
Phocosaurus megischion
species
7Animalia : Chordata : Reptilia : Gorgodontia : Tapinocephalidae : Phocosaurus : Phocosaurus megischion265.1 - 259.9 Ma
Permian
Struthiocephalus sp.
genus
6Animalia : Chordata : Reptilia : Gorgodontia : Tapinocephalidae : Struthiocephalus265.1 - 259.9 Ma
Permian
Struthiocephalus whaitsi
species
7Animalia : Chordata : Reptilia : Gorgodontia : Tapinocephalidae : Struthiocephalus : Struthiocephalus whaitsi265.1 - 259.9 Ma
Permian
Tapinocephalus atherstonii
species
7Animalia : Chordata : Reptilia : Tapinocephalus : Tapinocephalus atherstonii265.1 - 259.9 Ma
Permian
Taurocephalus lerouxi
species
7Animalia : Chordata : Reptilia : Gorgodontia : Tapinocephalidae : Taurocephalus : Taurocephalus lerouxi265.1 - 259.9 Ma
Permian
Jonkeria sp.
genus
6Animalia : Chordata : Reptilia : Titanosuchidae : Jonkeria265.1 - 259.9 Ma
Permian
Jonkeria haughtoni
species
7Animalia : Chordata : Reptilia : Gorgodontia : Titanosuchidae : Jonkeria : Jonkeria haughtoni265.1 - 259.9 Ma
Permian
Jonkeria ingens
species
7Animalia : Chordata : Reptilia : Titanosuchidae : Jonkeria : Jonkeria ingens265.1 - 259.9 Ma
Permian
Jonkeria koupensis
species
7Animalia : Chordata : Reptilia : Gorgodontia : Titanosuchidae : Jonkeria : Jonkeria koupensis265.1 - 259.9 Ma
Permian
Jonkeria truculenta
species
7Animalia : Chordata : Reptilia : Gorgodontia : Titanosuchidae : Jonkeria : Jonkeria truculenta265.1 - 259.9 Ma
Permian
Jonkeria vanderbyli
species
7Animalia : Chordata : Reptilia : Gorgodontia : Titanosuchidae : Jonkeria : Jonkeria vanderbyli265.1 - 259.9 Ma
Permian
Titanosuchidae
family
5Animalia : Chordata : Reptilia : Titanosuchidae265.1 - 259.9 Ma
Permian
Titanosuchus sp.
genus
6Animalia : Chordata : Reptilia : Titanosuchidae : Titanosuchus265.1 - 259.9 Ma
Permian
Titanosuchus ferox
species
7Animalia : Chordata : Reptilia : Titanosuchidae : Titanosuchus : Titanosuchus ferox265.1 - 259.9 Ma
Permian
Broomia perplexa
species
7Animalia : Chordata : Reptilia : Testudines : Millerettidae : Broomia : Broomia perplexa265.1 - 259.9 Ma
Permian
Australothyris smithi
species
7Animalia : Chordata : Reptilia : Australothyris : Australothyris smithi265.1 - 259.9 Ma
Permian
Bradysaurus sp.
genus
6Animalia : Chordata : Reptilia : Pareiasauridae : Bradysaurus265.1 - 259.9 Ma
Permian
Pareiasaurus baini
species
7Animalia : Chordata : Reptilia : Pareiasauridae : Bradysaurus : Pareiasaurus baini265.1 - 259.9 Ma
Permian
Bradysaurus seeleyi
species
7Animalia : Chordata : Reptilia : Pareiasauridae : Bradysaurus : Bradysaurus seeleyi265.1 - 259.9 Ma
Permian
Embrithosaurus sp.
genus
6Animalia : Chordata : Reptilia : Pareiasauridae : Embrithosaurus265.1 - 259.9 Ma
Permian
Embrithosaurus schwarzi
species
7Animalia : Chordata : Reptilia : Pareiasauridae : Embrithosaurus : Embrithosaurus schwarzi265.1 - 259.9 Ma
Permian
Eunotosaurus africanus
species
7Animalia : Chordata : Reptilia : Eunotosaurus : Eunotosaurus africanus265.1 - 259.9 Ma
Permian
Nochelesaurus alexanderi
species
7Animalia : Chordata : Reptilia : Nochelesaurus : Nochelesaurus alexanderi265.1 - 259.9 Ma
Permian
Pareiasauria
unranked clade
99Animalia : Chordata : Reptilia : Pareiasauria265.1 - 259.9 Ma
Permian
Styracocephalus platyrhynchus
species
7Animalia : Chordata : Reptilia : Tapinocephalidae : Styracocephalus : Styracocephalus platyrhynchus265.1 - 259.9 Ma
Permian

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