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Middleton Formation

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Bordy, Emese M.; Linkermann, Sean; Prevec, Rose (2011-10-01). "Palaeoecological aspects of some invertebrate trace fossils from the mid- to Upper Permian Middleton Formation (Adelaide Subgroup, Beaufort Group, Karoo Supergroup), Eastern Cape, South Africa".
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Bordy, Emese M.; Linkermann, Sean; Prevec, Rose (2011-10-01). "Palaeoecological aspects of some invertebrate trace fossils from the mid- to Upper Permian Middleton Formation (Adelaide Subgroup, Beaufort Group, Karoo Supergroup), Eastern Cape, South Africa".
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Kitching, J.W., 1977. The distribution of the karroo vertebrate fauna: with special reference to certain genera and the bearing of this distribution on the zoning of the Beaufort Beds, Bernard Price Institute for Palaeontological Research, University of the
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Day, Michael Oliver; Rubidge, Bruce Sidney (2014-12-01). "A brief lithostratigraphic review of the Abrahamskraal and Koonap formations of the Beaufort Group, South Africa: Towards a basin-wide stratigraphic scheme for the Middle Permian Karoo".
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Keyser, A. W., and Smith, R. M. H. (1978). Vertebrate biozonation of the Beaufort Group with special reference to the western Karoo Basin. Geological Survey, Department of Mineral And Energy Affairs, Republic of South
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Modesto, Sean P.; Smith, Roger M. H.; Campione, Nicolás E.; Reisz, Robert R. (2011-12-01). "The last "pelycosaur": a varanopid synapsid from the Pristerognathus Assemblage Zone, Middle Permian of South Africa".
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Middle Permian continental biodiversity changes as reflected in the Beaufort Group of South Africa: a bio-and lithostratigraphic review of the Eodicynodon, Tapinocephalus and Pristerognathus assemblage
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Rubidge, B. S. (ed.) 1995b. Biostratigraphy of the Beaufort Group (Karoo Supergroup). South African Committee of Stratigraphy. Biostratigraphic Series 1. Pretoria, Council for Geoscience.
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Catuneanu, Octavian; Bowker, Duncan (2001-01-01). "Sequence stratigraphy of the Koonap and Middleton fluvial formations in the Karoo foredeep South Africa".
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Catuneanu, Octavian; Elango, Henry N (2001-04-15). "Tectonic control on fluvial styles: the Balfour Formation of the Karoo Basin, South Africa".
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A bio- and litho- stratigraphic study of the Ecca-Beaufort contact in the southeastern Karoo basin (Albany District, Eastern Cape Province)
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Sami, K. (1992-11-01). "Recharge mechanisms and geochemical processes in a semi-arid sedimentary basin, Eastern Cape, South Africa".
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Damiani, Ross J. (2004-01-01). "Temnospondyls from the Beaufort Group (Karoo Basin) of South Africa and Their Biostratigraphy".
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Day, M.O., Ramezani, J., Bowring, S.A., Sadler, P.M., Erwin, D.H., Abdala, F. and Rubidge, B.S. (2015-02-22).
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Cisneros, J.C., Abdala, F., Jashashvili, T., de Oliveira Bueno, A. and Dentzien-Dias, P. (2015-07-01).
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The Middleton Formation is the eastern correlate of the Teekloof Formation. Both these
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yielded from the Middleton Formation are the same as those associated with the
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as its western correlate, the Teekloof Formation. This is particularly true of
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onwards. The Middleton Formation's type locality lies near the small hamlet,
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Middleton Formation exposures are found in the Eastern Cape of South Africa
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Late middle Permian geological formation in the Eastern Cape
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Rubidge, B. S.; Hancox, P. J.; Catuneanu, O. (1998-12-01).
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List of fossiliferous stratigraphic units in South Africa
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List of fossiliferous stratigraphic units in South Africa
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were deposited in a shallow, low-energy, freshwater
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and exposures of the Middleton Formation range from
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Tectonic evolution of the Barberton greenstone belt
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These sandstone layers are important 1168: 803: 7: 365:, approximately 25 km south of 3405:Geologic formations of South Africa 3151:Geological Society of South Africa 725:Day, Michael Oliver (2014-03-04). 14: 1703:List of volcanoes in South Africa 1193:Journal of African Earth Sciences 1007:Journal of African Earth Sciences 854:Journal of African Earth Sciences 684:Journal of African Earth Sciences 594:. These trace fossils lie in the 442:, which weather out brown. Minor 381:, which itself forms part of the 3374: 3363: 3362: 3350: 3336: 3248:Eduard Meine van Zinderen-Bakker 1213:10.1016/j.jafrearsci.2011.06.002 1027:10.1016/j.jafrearsci.2014.07.001 964:10.1046/j.1365-2117.1998.00078.x 704:10.1016/j.jafrearsci.2011.06.002 583:are more commonly found in this 474:environment. Observation of the 297: 2533:Pristerognathus Assemblage Zone 986:from the original on 2018-09-17 598:and include preserved burrows, 3410:Geography of the Northern Cape 3141:Evolutionary Studies Institute 2538:Tapinocephalus Assemblage Zone 566:appear most frequently in the 166:up to 300 m (980 ft) 1: 3420:Geography of the Western Cape 3415:Geography of the Eastern Cape 2523:Daptocephalus Assemblage Zone 2518:Cistecephalus Assemblage Zone 1919:Minerals Council South Africa 1776:1620 Robben Island earthquake 1070:10.1016/S1342-937X(05)70315-4 917:10.1016/S0037-0738(00)00190-1 874:10.1016/S0899-5362(01)00095-1 835:Mason, Richard (2008-10-27). 3126:Research and administration‎ 2799:Lystrosaurus Assemblage Zone 2543:Tropidostoma Assemblage Zone 765:10.1016/0022-1694(92)90193-Y 606:. The invertebrates include 245:Approximate paleocoordinates 2794:Cynognathus Assemblage Zone 2528:Eodicynodon Assemblage Zone 3446: 1822:Vredefort impact structure 1812:Morokweng impact structure 1786:2006 Mozambique earthquake 3330: 3303: 3292: 3275: 3264: 3223:Daniel Rossouw Kannemeyer 3131: 3120: 3104:Waterloo Farm lagerstätte 1967:Waterloo Farm lagerstätte 1952: 1941: 1865: 1854: 1748:Barberton Greenstone Belt 1627: 1616: 1279: 1268: 1114:10.1007/s00114-011-0856-2 478:reveals that high-energy 329:that extends through the 310: 109: 26: 2844:Coelophysis rhodesiensis 1713:Pilanesberg Game Reserve 1364:Table Mountain Sandstone 1300:Bushveld Igneous Complex 484:depositional environment 345:. It overlies the lower 3357:South Africa portal 3193:Charles Kimberlin Brain 1781:1969 Tulbagh earthquake 1496:Abrahamskraal Formation 1450:Sundays River Formation 1374:Abrahamskraal Formation 1262:Geology of South Africa 543:Abrahamskraal Formation 450:layers, interspace the 433:Abrahamskraal Formation 425:Abrahamskraal Formation 399:Abrahamskraal Formation 347:Abrahamskraal Formation 157:Abrahamskraal Formation 3208:Anusuya Chinsamy-Turan 3136:Council for Geoscience 3099:West Coast Fossil Park 1791:2014 Orkney earthquake 1672:Terra Australis Orogen 1622:‎Tectonics and orogeny 1435:Buffelskloof Formation 503:deposits contain many 1718:Prince Edward Islands 1274:Geological formations 408:, and is late Middle 3280:Geology of Cape Town 3238:John Talbot Robinson 3188:Lieuwe Dirk Boonstra 1894:Coal in South Africa 1885:Banket (mining term) 1582:Normandien Formation 1325:Transvaal Supergroup 745:Journal of Hydrology 327:geological formation 126:Geological formation 3243:George William Stow 3084:Cradle of Humankind 1838:Bellsbank meteorite 1731:Finsch diamond mine 1687:Witwatersrand Basin 1662:Makhonjwa Mountains 1533:Whitehill Formation 1511:Middleton Formation 1399:Whitehill Formation 1389:Ganigobis Formation 1349:Ganigobis Formation 1205:2011JAfES..61..238B 1106:2011NW.....98.1027M 1094:Naturwissenschaften 1062:2004GondR...7..165D 1019:2014JAfES.100..227D 956:1998BasR...10..417C 909:2001SedG..140..291C 897:Sedimentary Geology 866:2001JAfES..33..579C 757:1992JHyd..139...27S 696:2011JAfES..61..238B 323:Middleton Formation 263: /  224: /  135:Adelaide Subgroup, 28:Stratigraphic range 22:Middleton Formation 3343:Geology portal 3218:Alfred W. Crompton 3183:Andrew Geddes Bain 2467:Pristerognathoides 1907:Titanium in Africa 1902:Platinum in Africa 1898:Iron ore in Africa 1741:Koffiefontein mine 1736:Jagersfontein Mine 1647:Gondwanide orogeny 1545:Bushveld Sandstone 1516:Teekloof Formation 1445:Kirkwood Formation 1394:Teekloof Formation 1305:Fig Tree Formation 629:. The formation's 3392: 3391: 3326: 3325: 3308:Pothole (geology) 3288: 3287: 3270:Regional articles 3260: 3259: 3256: 3255: 3213:H. Basil S. Cooke 3116: 3115: 3112: 3111: 2889:Heterodontosaurus 2807: 2806: 2551: 2550: 2482:Promoschorhynchus 1937: 1936: 1912:Uranium in Africa 1860:‎Mineral deposits 1850: 1849: 1846: 1845: 1612: 1611: 1608: 1607: 1577:Molteno Formation 1572:Katberg Formation 1550:Clarens Formation 1506:Katberg Formation 1501:Balfour Formation 1469:Drakensberg Group 1457:Kalahari Deposits 1379:Balfour Formation 1310:Komatii Formation 1100:(12): 1027–1034. 1050:Gondwana Research 539:species diversity 537:caused a drop in 319: 318: 228:32.949°S 25.816°E 147:Balfour Formation 3437: 3425:Karoo Supergroup 3378: 3377: 3366: 3365: 3355: 3354: 3353: 3341: 3340: 3294: 3266: 3157: 3122: 2784: 2508: 2437:Macroscelesaurus 2317:Cistecephaloides 2302:Blattoidealestes 2126:Cistecephaloides 2029:Deltacephalaspis 1973: 1943: 1856: 1693: 1618: 1567:Elliot Formation 1555:Elliot Formation 1486:Karoo Supergroup 1320:Onverwacht Group 1290: 1270: 1255: 1248: 1241: 1232: 1225: 1224: 1187: 1181: 1180: 1174: 1166: 1164: 1163: 1148: 1142: 1141: 1088: 1082: 1081: 1045: 1039: 1038: 1001: 995: 994: 992: 991: 935: 929: 928: 892: 886: 885: 849: 843: 842: 841:(Thesis thesis). 832: 826: 822: 816: 815: 809: 801: 799: 798: 783: 777: 776: 740: 734: 733: 732:(Thesis thesis). 722: 716: 715: 678: 672: 669: 663: 658: 535:extinction event 418:extinction event 383:Karoo Supergroup 371:Great Fish River 315: 303: 301: 300: 278: 277: 275: 274: 273: 268: 264: 261: 260: 259: 256: 239: 238: 236: 235: 234: 229: 225: 222: 221: 220: 217: 114: 105: 42: 19: 3445: 3444: 3440: 3439: 3438: 3436: 3435: 3434: 3395: 3394: 3393: 3388: 3351: 3349: 3335: 3322: 3313:Steep structure 3299: 3284: 3271: 3252: 3176:Paleontologists 3171: 3155: 3127: 3108: 3072: 3068:Vulpes skinneri 3041: 3020: 3004: 3000:Ptychoceratodus 2965:Acanthohoplites 2953: 2929:Ptychoceratodus 2803: 2782: 2733:Ptychoceratodus 2708:Platycraniellus 2633:Ictidosuchoides 2547: 2506: 2487:Scalopocephalus 2472:Pristerognathus 2387:Homodontosaurus 2275: 2201:Ictidosuchoides 2141:Dicynodontoides 2121:Charassognathus 2084: 2063: 2039:Gondwanascorpio 2002: 1971: 1948: 1933: 1861: 1842: 1826: 1795: 1762: 1691: 1677:Transvaal Basin 1657:Kalahari Craton 1652:Kaapvaal Craton 1623: 1604: 1588: 1540:Stormberg Group 1479:Uitenhage Group 1430:Uitenhage Group 1415: 1359:Bokkeveld Group 1329: 1288: 1275: 1264: 1259: 1229: 1228: 1189: 1188: 1184: 1167: 1161: 1159: 1150: 1149: 1145: 1090: 1089: 1085: 1047: 1046: 1042: 1003: 1002: 998: 989: 987: 937: 936: 932: 894: 893: 889: 851: 850: 846: 834: 833: 829: 823: 819: 802: 796: 794: 785: 784: 780: 742: 741: 737: 724: 723: 719: 680: 679: 675: 670: 666: 662: 659: 655: 650: 557:Assemblage Zone 555:Pristerognathus 517: 464:paleontologists 406:Assemblage Zone 404:Pristerognathus 391: 298: 296: 271: 269: 265: 262: 257: 254: 252: 250: 249: 233:-32.949; 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When found, 516: 513: 390: 387: 379:Beaufort Group 317: 316: 308: 307: 294: 290: 289: 284: 280: 279: 247: 241: 240: 208: 202: 201: 197: 196: 191: 187: 186: 177: 173: 172: 168: 167: 164: 160: 159: 154: 150: 149: 144: 140: 139: 137:Beaufort Group 133: 129: 128: 123: 119: 118: 115: 107: 106: 99: 94: 89: 84: 79: 74: 69: 64: 59: 54: 49: 44: 43: 32:Middle Permian 24: 23: 15: 13: 10: 9: 6: 4: 3: 2: 3442: 3431: 3428: 3426: 3423: 3421: 3418: 3416: 3413: 3411: 3408: 3406: 3403: 3402: 3400: 3385: 3384: 3380: 3373: 3371: 3370: 3361: 3359: 3358: 3347: 3345: 3344: 3339: 3333: 3332: 3329: 3319: 3316: 3314: 3311: 3309: 3306: 3305: 3302: 3295: 3291: 3281: 3278: 3277: 3274: 3267: 3263: 3249: 3246: 3244: 3241: 3239: 3236: 3234: 3231: 3229: 3226: 3224: 3221: 3219: 3216: 3214: 3211: 3209: 3206: 3204: 3201: 3199: 3196: 3194: 3191: 3189: 3186: 3184: 3181: 3180: 3178: 3174: 3168: 3167:Hans Merensky 3165: 3164: 3162: 3158: 3152: 3149: 3147: 3144: 3142: 3139: 3137: 3134: 3133: 3130: 3123: 3119: 3105: 3102: 3100: 3097: 3095: 3094:Scylacorhinus 3092: 3090: 3087: 3085: 3082: 3081: 3079: 3075: 3069: 3066: 3064: 3061: 3059: 3056: 3054: 3051: 3050: 3048: 3044: 3038: 3035: 3033: 3032:Africanacetus 3030: 3029: 3027: 3023: 3017: 3014: 3013: 3011: 3007: 3001: 2998: 2996: 2993: 2991: 2988: 2986: 2983: 2981: 2978: 2976: 2973: 2971: 2968: 2966: 2963: 2962: 2960: 2956: 2950: 2947: 2945: 2942: 2940: 2937: 2935: 2932: 2930: 2927: 2925: 2922: 2920: 2917: 2915: 2912: 2910: 2907: 2905: 2904:Litargosuchus 2902: 2900: 2899:Lesothosaurus 2897: 2895: 2892: 2890: 2887: 2885: 2882: 2880: 2877: 2875: 2874:Gigantoscelus 2872: 2870: 2867: 2865: 2862: 2860: 2857: 2855: 2852: 2850: 2847: 2845: 2842: 2840: 2837: 2835: 2832: 2830: 2827: 2825: 2824:Abrictosaurus 2822: 2820: 2817: 2816: 2814: 2810: 2800: 2797: 2795: 2792: 2791: 2789: 2785: 2779: 2776: 2774: 2771: 2769: 2766: 2764: 2761: 2759: 2756: 2754: 2751: 2749: 2746: 2744: 2743:Scaloposaurus 2741: 2739: 2736: 2734: 2731: 2729: 2728:Proterosuchus 2726: 2724: 2721: 2719: 2718:Progalesaurus 2716: 2714: 2711: 2709: 2706: 2704: 2701: 2699: 2696: 2694: 2691: 2689: 2686: 2684: 2681: 2679: 2676: 2674: 2671: 2669: 2666: 2664: 2661: 2659: 2656: 2654: 2651: 2649: 2646: 2644: 2643:Lepidodendron 2641: 2639: 2636: 2634: 2631: 2629: 2626: 2624: 2621: 2619: 2618:Euskelosaurus 2616: 2614: 2613:Eucnemesaurus 2611: 2609: 2606: 2604: 2603:Erythrosuchus 2601: 2599: 2598:Ericiolacerta 2596: 2594: 2591: 2589: 2586: 2584: 2581: 2579: 2576: 2574: 2571: 2569: 2568:Blikanasaurus 2566: 2564: 2561: 2560: 2558: 2554: 2544: 2541: 2539: 2536: 2534: 2531: 2529: 2526: 2524: 2521: 2519: 2516: 2515: 2513: 2509: 2503: 2500: 2498: 2495: 2493: 2490: 2488: 2485: 2483: 2480: 2478: 2475: 2473: 2470: 2468: 2465: 2463: 2460: 2458: 2455: 2453: 2452:Pelictosuchus 2450: 2448: 2445: 2443: 2440: 2438: 2435: 2433: 2430: 2428: 2427:Lepidodendron 2425: 2423: 2420: 2418: 2415: 2413: 2410: 2408: 2405: 2403: 2400: 2398: 2397:Ictidochampsa 2395: 2393: 2390: 2388: 2385: 2383: 2380: 2378: 2375: 2373: 2370: 2368: 2365: 2363: 2360: 2358: 2355: 2353: 2350: 2348: 2345: 2343: 2342:Cryptocynodon 2340: 2338: 2335: 2333: 2330: 2328: 2325: 2323: 2320: 2318: 2315: 2313: 2310: 2308: 2305: 2303: 2300: 2298: 2295: 2293: 2292:Anomocephalus 2290: 2288: 2285: 2284: 2282: 2278: 2272: 2269: 2267: 2264: 2262: 2261:Thliptosaurus 2259: 2257: 2256:Theriognathus 2254: 2252: 2251:Stereosternum 2249: 2247: 2244: 2242: 2239: 2237: 2236:Scylacosaurus 2234: 2232: 2231:Procynosuchus 2229: 2227: 2226:Odontocyclops 2224: 2222: 2219: 2217: 2214: 2212: 2209: 2207: 2206:Lepidodendron 2204: 2202: 2199: 2197: 2196:Ictidognathus 2194: 2192: 2189: 2187: 2184: 2182: 2179: 2177: 2174: 2172: 2169: 2167: 2164: 2162: 2161:Dwykaselachus 2159: 2157: 2154: 2152: 2149: 2147: 2144: 2142: 2139: 2137: 2134: 2132: 2131:Crapartinella 2129: 2127: 2124: 2122: 2119: 2117: 2114: 2112: 2109: 2107: 2106:Anomocephalus 2104: 2102: 2099: 2097: 2094: 2093: 2091: 2087: 2081: 2080:Lepidodendron 2078: 2076: 2073: 2072: 2070: 2068:Carboniferous 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2049:Serenichthys 2034:Diplacanthus 2014:Africanaspis 1758:Karoo-Ferrar 1510: 1196: 1192: 1185: 1160:. Retrieved 1157:ResearchGate 1156: 1146: 1097: 1093: 1086: 1053: 1049: 1043: 1010: 1006: 999: 988:. Retrieved 947: 943: 933: 900: 896: 890: 857: 853: 847: 837: 830: 820: 795:. Retrieved 792:ResearchGate 791: 781: 751:(1): 27–48. 748: 744: 738: 727: 720: 687: 683: 676: 667: 656: 641: 637: 612:oligochaetes 579: 554: 518: 515:Paleontology 498:argillaceous 488:argillaceous 458:markers for 448:argillaceous 422: 403: 397:overlie the 392: 375:Eastern Cape 359:Eastern Cape 343:South Africa 339:Eastern Cape 335:Western Cape 322: 320: 305:South Africa 287:Eastern Cape 272:-62.7; -29.3 3058:Homo naledi 3046:Pleistocene 2995:Paranthodon 2970:Algoasaurus 2949:Tritheledon 2934:Pulanesaura 2864:Fabrosaurus 2839:Coelophysis 2787:Assemblages 2768:Trirachodon 2763:Thrinaxodon 2713:Procolophon 2698:Pentasaurus 2683:Noteosuchus 2673:Micropholis 2648:Lydekkerina 2588:Dinanomodon 2578:Cynognathus 2511:Assemblages 2477:Procolophon 2462:Pristerodon 2457:Polycynodon 2412:Ictidostoma 2407:Ictidodraco 2372:Eohyosaurus 2367:Eodicynodon 2362:Dinanomodon 2312:Broomistega 2181:Glanosuchus 2166:Endothiodon 2151:Dinanomodon 2116:Bulbasaurus 2044:Priscomyzon 1768:Earthquakes 1753:Drakensberg 1708:Pilanesberg 1632:Algoa Basin 1600:Algoa Group 1523:Dwyka Group 1426:Cretaceous 1405:Ordovician 1384:Dwyka Group 1344:Dwyka Group 1013:: 227–242. 642:Atherstonia 638:Namaichthys 635:bony fishes 545:. However, 532:Guadalupian 414:Guadalupian 270: / 231: / 206:Coordinates 3399:Categories 3160:Geologists 3089:Planolites 3053:Boskop Man 2958:Cretaceous 2924:Pegomastax 2909:Lycorhinus 2894:Ledumahadi 2884:Gyposaurus 2834:Arcusaurus 2753:Shansiodon 2738:Regisaurus 2723:Prolacerta 2663:Mesosuchus 2623:Galesaurus 2583:Diademodon 2573:Bolotridon 2377:Emyduranus 2352:Cynosaurus 2327:Clelandina 2216:Mesosaurus 2211:Lycosuchus 2176:Galechirus 2156:Dinogorgon 2136:Cynosaurus 1983:Notiodella 1976:Ordovician 1870:Kimberlite 1831:Meteorites 1722:Diatremes 1528:Ecca Group 1409:Soom Shale 1162:2019-02-06 990:2019-02-06 797:2019-02-06 648:References 627:planolites 610:, aquatic 600:track ways 596:sandstones 589:vertebrate 577:deposits. 572:calcareous 561:vertebrate 547:vertebrate 530:. 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Index

Stratigraphic range
Middle Permian
Ma
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Geological formation
Beaufort Group
Balfour Formation
Abrahamskraal Formation
Mudstone
siltstone
Sandstone
Coordinates
32°56′56″S 25°48′58″E / 32.949°S 25.816°E / -32.949; 25.816
Approximate paleocoordinates
62°42′S 29°18′W / 62.7°S 29.3°W / -62.7; -29.3
Eastern Cape
South Africa

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