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Tendaguru Formation

The Tendaguru Formation, or Tendaguru Beds are a highly fossiliferous formation and Lagerstätte located in the Lindi Region of southeastern Tanzania. The formation represents the oldest sedimentary unit of the Mandawa Basin, overlying Neoproterozoic basement, separated by a long hiatus and unconformity. It reaches a total sedimentary thickness of more…

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Approximate paleocoordinates
29°24′S 16°42′E / 29.4°S 16.7°E / -29.4; 16.7
Country
Tanzania
Extent
Mandawa Basin
Named by
Janensch & Hennig
Named for
Tendaguru Hill
Other
Shale, siltstone, clay, conglomerate, limestone

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related to Bibliography · 186
Tendaguru Formation → Aberhan, Academia Brasileira, Acta Palaeontologica Polonica, African, Agnolín, Agustin, Alcobaça, Allostaffia, Allotheria, América, An, Anais, April, Ari, Arratia, Averianov, Avian-like, Benjamin, Berkeley, BF02988135
related to Paleontological significance · 32
Tendaguru Formation → Alcobaça, Argentina, Argiles, Arzobispo Formation, Bléville, Cañadón Asfalto Basin, Cañadón Calcáreo Formation, Chile, China, England, France, Further, Glos, Guimarota, Kalazha, Kimmeridge Clay, Lourinhã Formations, Magallanes Basin, Marnes, Morrison Formation
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Tendaguru Formation → Based, Early Cretaceous, Early Jurassic, Edwin Hennig, Late Jurassic, Likonde-Kitale, Makonde Formation, Mandawa Basin, Namunda, Neoproterozoic, Noto, Paleozoic, Rondo, Tendaguru, Tendaguru Beds, Tendaguru Hill, Tendaguruschichten, The, The Tendaguru Formation, Triassic
Approximate paleocoordinates · 1
Tendaguru Formation → 29°24′S 16°42′E / 29.4°S 16.7°E / -29.4; 16.7
Coordinates · 1
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Tendaguru Formation → Tanzania
Extent · 1
Tendaguru Formation → Mandawa Basin
Named by · 1
Tendaguru Formation → Janensch & Hennig
Named for · 1
Tendaguru Formation → Tendaguru Hill
Other · 1
Tendaguru Formation → Shale, siltstone, clay, conglomerate, limestone

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tendaguru formation late early jurassic member dinosaur tanzania marine german africa upper africana middle sandstone tidal cretaceous indotrigonia retrieved 2019

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Tendaguru FormationApproximate paleocoordinates29°24′S 16°42′E / 29.4°S 16.7°E / -29.4; 16.71.00infobox
Tendaguru FormationCoordinates.mw-parser-output .geo-default,.mw-parser-output .geo-dms,.mw-parser-output .geo-dec{display:inline}.mw-parser-output .geo-nondefault,.mw-parser-output .geo-multi-punct,.mw-pars…1.00infobox
Tendaguru FormationCountryTanzania1.00infobox
Tendaguru FormationExtentMandawa Basin1.00infobox
Tendaguru FormationNamed byJanensch & Hennig1.00infobox
Tendaguru FormationNamed forTendaguru Hill1.00infobox
Tendaguru FormationOtherShale, siltstone, clay, conglomerate, limestone1.00infobox
Tendaguru FormationOverliesNeoproterozoic gneiss basement1.00infobox
Tendaguru FormationPrimarySandstone1.00infobox
Tendaguru FormationRegionLindi Region1.00infobox
Tendaguru FormationSub-unitsSee text1.00infobox
Tendaguru FormationThickness>110 m (360 ft)1.00infobox
Tendaguru FormationTypeGeological formation1.00infobox
Tendaguru FormationUnderliesMakonde Formation1.00infobox
Tendaguru FormationYear defined19141.00infobox

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