| Bushveld Sandstone | |
|---|---|
| Stratigraphic range:Hettangian-Sinemurian ~201–189 Ma | |
| Type | Geological formation |
| Unit of | Stormberg Group |
| Lithology | |
| Primary | Sandstone |
| Location | |
| Coordinates | 22°48′S29°18′E / 22.8°S 29.3°E /-22.8; 29.3 |
| Approximate paleocoordinates | 37°54′S4°42′E / 37.9°S 4.7°E /-37.9; 4.7 |
| Region | Mpumalanga,Limpopo |
| Country |  South Africa |
  Bushveld Sandstone (South Africa) | |
TheBushveld Sandstone is ageological formation dating to roughly between 201 and 189million years ago and covering theCarnian toNorianstages. The Bushveld Sandstone is found in Transvaal,South Africa, and is a member of theStormberg Group. As its name suggests, it consists mainly ofsandstone. Fossils of theprosauropoddinosaurMassospondylus have been recovered from the Bushveld Sandstone.[1]
The Bushveld Sandstone was thought to be Late Triassic age, but was considered to be temporally correlative to theClarens Formation by Smith et al. (1993).[2]
Dinosaur tracks are located inTransvaal.[1]
| Dinosaurs | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Genus | Species | Presence | Notes | Images |
| Gigantoscelus[1] | G. molengraaffi[1] | Geographically located inTransvaal.[1] | Remains now considered to be of indeterminate prosauropod origin.[1] "Distal femur."[3] | |
| Gryponyx[1] | G. transvaalensis[1] | Geographically located inTransvaal.[1] | Remains now considered to be of indeterminate prosauropod origin.[1] "Ungual, distal metatarsal."[3] | |
| Massospondylus[4] | M. carinatus[4] | Geographically located inTransvaal. Geochronologically located in Early Jurassic strata.[4] |  | |
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| Notes Uncertain or tentative taxa are insmall text; |
