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Whitehill Formation

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succession. The tuffs within the Whitehill Formation, as well as other tuffaceous beds found in the underlying and overlying formations, were possibly sourced by volcanoes located in present-day South America, although other interpretations of the tuffs of the Dwyka and Ecca Groups propose a general
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zone occurs within the Whitehill Formation a few metres below the stratigraphic interval, which contains several dolomitic limestones. This limestone interval forms a mappable unit in all outcrops of the Whitehill Formation in central southern Namibia. In the Northern Cape, the formation is intruded
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fossils, typical for the Permian of Gondwana. The mesosaurids are preserved as molds filled with gypsum crystals; they are commonly disarticulated. More rarely, casts of mesosaurids are found. Plant stems are similarly rare, and most commonly occur as chloritized fragments floating in the pink
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The stratigraphy, sedimentology, and age of the Late Palaeozoic Mesosaurus Inland Sea, SW-Gondwana - New implications from studies on sediments and altered pyroclastic layers of the Dwyka and Ecca Group (lower Karoo Supergroup) in southern Namibia (PhD
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present in the upper strata of the underlying Prince Albert Formation. The Khabus Tuff within the Whitehill Formation provided a weighted mean Pb/U age of 280.5 ± 2.1 Ma. Other authors use an estimated age for the whole formation of around 275 Ma.
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measurements, open pyrolysis and thermovaporization analyses carried out on core samples drilled through the formation show that organic matter has reached an advanced stage of kerogen development. These rocks can therefore be classified as
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exploration. The formation is considered the prime focus for potential shale gas prospects in the Southern Karoo. TOC levels average at 4.5% TOC, and range from 0.5 to 14.7%, comparable to known shale gas producing formations as the
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stringers; the latter rarely exceeding 20 millimetres (0.79 in) in thickness. The sedimentary structure is generally massive, however laminations do occur that resemble algal lamellae. The formation appears white due to
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T. Rossmann. 2000. Studien an Mesosauriern (Amniota inc sed: Mesosauridae): 2 Neue Erkenntnisse zur Anatomie, mit Berücksichtigung der Taxonomie von Mesosaurus pleurogaster (Seeley). Senckenbergiana lethaea
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within the formation. With a thickness between 50 and 70 metres (160 and 230 ft) and present in an area of 600 by 600 kilometres (370 by 370 mi), the formation is considered the primary target for
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From outcrops in southernmost Namibia (Aussenkjer-Noordoewer area) it became evident that the boundary between the Prince Albert and the Whitehill Formation represents the turning point from a
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of South Africa in the east. The formation is found at the edge of the Karoo Basin at distances of 600 kilometres (370 mi) north to south and east to west. The formation is part of the
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The Whitehill Formation has been subdivided into two major subunits according to their weathering color in outcrops. The lower and thicker part consists mainly of bluish- to greenish-grey
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E. Stromer. 1914. Die ersten fossilen Reptilreste aus Deutsch-Südwestafrika und ihre geologische Bedeutung. Centralblatt für Mineralogie, Geologie und Paläontologie 1914:530-541
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G. Gürich. 1889. Ditrochosaurus capensis - ein neuer Mesosaurier aus der Karooformation Süd-Afrikas. Zeitschrift der Deutschen Geologischen Gesellschaft 41(4):641-652
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of southwestern Africa, probably represents the transition from marine to brackish or freshwater conditions, in sediment-starved, stratified and anoxic embayments.
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I. R. McLachlan and A. M. Anderson. 1977. Fossil insect wings from the Early Permian White Band Formation, South Africa. Palaeontologia Africana 20:83-86
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J. M. Anderson and H. M. Anderson. 1985. Palaeoflora of Southern Africa. Prodromus of South African Megafloras Devonian to Lower Cretaceous 1–423
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overprint on lower Karoo rocks in the study area. It is possible that the maturity of the shales decreases farther north in the Karoo basin.
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gen. et sp. nov. (Permocupedidae), from the late Palaeozoic Whitehill Formation of South Africa. South African Journal of Science 92:497-499
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of the Karoo. The Permian sequence in the Huab Basin is much thinner than those of the Paraná and Karoo Basins. The fossil assemblages of
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correlation across present-day South America, Africa, Antarctica and Australia. The Whitehill Formation has provided fossil reptiles,
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of southern Namibia. To the north in the Karoo Basin, the shales of the Whitehill Formation are laterally equivalent with the
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Extent of outcrops of the Ecca Group in South Africa in orange, the group is also found in the subsurface underneath the
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H. G. Seeley. 1892. The Mesosauria of South Africa. Quarterly Journal of the Geological Society of London 48:586-604
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The Whitehill Formation is an extensive Lower Permian unit, cropping out in a thin band stretching from the
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Geologic map of Namibia with the Whitehill Formation partly cropping out in the southeastern area (orange)
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in southeastern Brazil, deposited in a larger basinal area, 150 million years before the break-up of
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Geel, Claire; Schulz, Hans-Martin; Booth, Peter; de Wit, Maarten; Horsfield, Brian (2013),
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Karoo-Etendeka Unconformities in NW Namibia and their Tectonic Implications (PhD thesis)
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The Whitehill Formation has provided a variety of fossil insects, rare flora and
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with little to no connection to the open ocean. This sea, stretching from the
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Geology of Karoo shale gas and how this can influence economic gas recovery
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lower, more massive mudstone succession of the Whitehill Formation, while
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The following fossils have been reported from the Whitehill Formation:
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lenses near the base. The rocks are highly folded and faulted by the
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Holzförster, Frank; Stollhofen, Harald; Stanistreet, Ian G. (2000),
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of northwestern Namibia. The lower section correlates with the
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600 km × 600 km (370 mi × 370 mi)
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of the Whitehill Formation make it an interesting target for
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H. Geertsema and J. A. van den Heever. 1996. A new beetle,
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sills. The sediments are considered to be deposited in an
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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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List of fossiliferous stratigraphic units in South Africa
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SHRIMP dating yielded an age of 279.1 ± 1.5 Ma for the
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containing either palaeoniscoid scales or fragmentary
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in South Africa through southeastern Namibia and the
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and is correlated with a series of formations in the
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Horsthemke, E.; Ledendecker, S.; Porada, H. (1990),
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List of fossiliferous stratigraphic units in Namibia
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The Whitehill Formation is time equivalent with the
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Tectonic evolution of the Barberton greenstone belt
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Records of the Western Australian Museum Supplement
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Besides pyrite, the shales contain 405:Early Permian paleogeography (280 Ma) 7: 1489:District of Albania, Griqualand West 4017:Geologic formations of South Africa 1377:Khabus; Hill of the Captain's House 823:margin of current southern Africa. 608:, and in the southern Karoo by the 3758:Geological Society of South Africa 564:fossils are characteristic of the 14: 2310:List of volcanoes in South Africa 509:potential in the Southern Karoo. 3981: 3970: 3969: 3957: 3943: 3855:Eduard Meine van Zinderen-Bakker 1572:South African Journal of Geology 751: 732: 349: 337: 3140:Pristerognathus Assemblage Zone 1507:Evans & Bender, 1999, p.176 1367:Evans & Bender, 1999, p.177 1349:Holzförster et al., 2000, p.255 1184:Evans & Bender, 1999, p.175 524:The Whitehill Formation of the 4112:Geography of the Northern Cape 4012:Geologic formations of Namibia 3748:Evolutionary Studies Institute 3145:Tapinocephalus Assemblage Zone 911:are known from other parts of 177:50–70 m (160–230 ft) 1: 4117:Geography of the Western Cape 4107:Geography of the Eastern Cape 3130:Daptocephalus Assemblage Zone 3125:Cistecephalus Assemblage Zone 2526:Minerals Council South Africa 2383:1620 Robben Island earthquake 1358:Horsthemke et al., 1990, p.69 1340:Horsthemke et al., 1990, p.74 4097:Paleontology in South Africa 3733:Research and administration‎ 3406:Lystrosaurus Assemblage Zone 3150:Tropidostoma Assemblage Zone 1692:10.1016/j.egypro.2013.08.030 1051:Lepidodendron whitehillianum 897:of the Paraná Basin and the 532:is contemporaneous with the 273:Approximate paleocoordinates 3401:Cynognathus Assemblage Zone 3135:Eodicynodon Assemblage Zone 1023:Afrochoristella maclachlani 631:In the central part of the 413:, alternatively written as 4138: 4102:Geography of ǁKaras Region 2429:Vredefort impact structure 2419:Morokweng impact structure 2393:2006 Mozambique earthquake 1603:10.2113/gssajg.110.2-3.465 1247:Branch et al., 2007, p.467 1238:Branch et al., 2007, p.475 1229:Branch et al., 2007, p.465 843:Pietermaritzburg Formation 830: 819:source along the southern 3937: 3910: 3899: 3882: 3871: 3830:Daniel Rossouw Kannemeyer 3738: 3727: 3711:Waterloo Farm lagerstätte 2574:Waterloo Farm lagerstätte 2559: 2548: 2472: 2461: 2355:Barberton Greenstone Belt 2234: 2223: 1886: 1875: 724:Depositional environments 376: 26: 4022:Permian System of Africa 3451:Coelophysis rhodesiensis 2320:Pilanesberg Game Reserve 1971:Table Mountain Sandstone 1907:Bushveld Igneous Complex 1552:Geel et al., 2013, p.264 1525:Geel et al., 2013, p.260 1516:Geel et al., 2013, p.263 1283:Geel et al., 2013, p.258 1220:Geel et al., 2013, p.259 600:, where it overlies the 476:The formation comprises 4092:Paleontology in Namibia 4067:Shallow marine deposits 3964:South Africa portal 3800:Charles Kimberlin Brain 2388:1969 Tulbagh earthquake 2103:Abrahamskraal Formation 2057:Sundays River Formation 1981:Abrahamskraal Formation 1869:Geology of South Africa 1136:Geology of South Africa 899:Prince Albert Formation 744:Illawarra Coal Measures 604:and is overlain by the 602:Prince Albert Formation 160:Prince Albert Formation 4077:Source rock formations 3815:Anusuya Chinsamy-Turan 3743:Council for Geoscience 3706:West Coast Fossil Park 2398:2014 Orkney earthquake 2279:Terra Australis Orogen 2229:‎Tectonics and orogeny 2042:Buffelskloof Formation 1780:Werner, Mario (2006), 1756:Wanke, Angsar (2000), 1457:Victoria West District 1037:Sharovia permiafricana 942: 931: 530:Nama or Kalahari Basin 521:of the United States. 500:layers and a layer of 417:and formerly known as 406: 398: 2325:Prince Edward Islands 1881:Geological formations 1096:vitrinite reflectance 1002:Palaeoniscum capensis 988:Stereosternum tumidum 981:Noteosaurus africanus 937: 926: 895:Rio Bonito Formations 761:(Whitehill Formation) 596:, more precisely the 404: 392: 4027:Permian South Africa 3887:Geology of Cape Town 3845:John Talbot Robinson 3795:Lieuwe Dirk Boonstra 2501:Coal in South Africa 2492:Banket (mining term) 2189:Normandien Formation 1932:Transvaal Supergroup 974:Mesosaurus tenuidens 637:Total Organic Carbon 606:Collingham Formation 588:in the north to the 511:Total Organic Carbon 449:in the southeastern 415:White Hill Formation 118:Geological formation 4072:Lacustrine deposits 4052:Mudstone formations 4047:Dolomite formations 3850:George William Stow 3691:Cradle of Humankind 2445:Bellsbank meteorite 2338:Finsch diamond mine 2294:Witwatersrand Basin 2269:Makhonjwa Mountains 2140:Whitehill Formation 2118:Middleton Formation 2006:Whitehill Formation 1996:Ganigobis Formation 1956:Ganigobis Formation 1684:2013EnPro..40..256G 1615:Cole, Doug (2014), 1585:2007SAJG..110..465B 1409:Brandhoek (Bra 111) 1322:Werner, 2006, p.373 1310:Werner, 2006, p.377 1301:Werner, 2006, p.383 1265:Werner, 2006, p.221 1211:Werner, 2006, p.362 1202:Werner, 2006, p.207 1141:Ganigobis Formation 1092:Rock-Eval pyrolysis 1073:Marcellus Formation 1009:Watsonichthys lotzi 552:. 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3609: 3604: 3599: 3594: 3592:Macroscaphites 3589: 3584: 3579: 3574: 3568: 3566: 3562: 3561: 3559: 3558: 3553: 3548: 3546:Sefapanosaurus 3543: 3538: 3533: 3528: 3523: 3521:Massospondylus 3518: 3513: 3508: 3503: 3498: 3493: 3488: 3483: 3478: 3473: 3468: 3466:Erythrotherium 3463: 3458: 3453: 3448: 3443: 3438: 3433: 3428: 3422: 3420: 3416: 3415: 3412: 3411: 3409: 3408: 3403: 3397: 3395: 3388: 3387: 3385:Zorillodontops 3382: 3377: 3372: 3367: 3362: 3357: 3352: 3347: 3342: 3337: 3332: 3327: 3322: 3317: 3312: 3310:Plateosauravus 3307: 3302: 3297: 3295:Olivierosuchus 3292: 3287: 3282: 3277: 3275:Microgomphodon 3272: 3267: 3265:Melanorosaurus 3262: 3257: 3252: 3247: 3242: 3237: 3232: 3227: 3222: 3217: 3215:Erythrotherium 3212: 3207: 3202: 3197: 3192: 3187: 3182: 3177: 3172: 3170:Batrachosuchus 3166: 3164: 3160: 3159: 3156: 3155: 3153: 3152: 3147: 3142: 3137: 3132: 3127: 3121: 3119: 3112: 3111: 3109:Uranocentrodon 3106: 3101: 3096: 3091: 3086: 3081: 3076: 3071: 3066: 3061: 3056: 3051: 3046: 3041: 3036: 3031: 3026: 3024:Lanthanostegus 3021: 3016: 3011: 3006: 3001: 2996: 2991: 2986: 2981: 2976: 2971: 2966: 2961: 2956: 2954:Cynariognathus 2951: 2946: 2941: 2936: 2931: 2926: 2921: 2916: 2914:Brachyprosopus 2911: 2906: 2901: 2896: 2890: 2888: 2887:Beaufort Group 2884: 2883: 2881: 2880: 2875: 2870: 2865: 2860: 2855: 2850: 2845: 2840: 2835: 2830: 2825: 2820: 2815: 2810: 2805: 2800: 2795: 2790: 2785: 2780: 2775: 2770: 2765: 2760: 2755: 2750: 2745: 2740: 2735: 2730: 2725: 2720: 2715: 2710: 2708:Alopecognathus 2705: 2699: 2697: 2693: 2692: 2690: 2689: 2684: 2678: 2676: 2672: 2671: 2669: 2668: 2663: 2658: 2653: 2648: 2643: 2638: 2633: 2628: 2623: 2617: 2615: 2611: 2610: 2608: 2607: 2602: 2597: 2595:Onychopterella 2592: 2586: 2584: 2577: 2576: 2571: 2566: 2560: 2557: 2556: 2553: 2546: 2545: 2542: 2541: 2539: 2538: 2533: 2528: 2522: 2521: 2516: 2511: 2506: 2503: 2497: 2496: 2495: 2494: 2484: 2479: 2473: 2470: 2469: 2466: 2459: 2458: 2455: 2454: 2451: 2450: 2448: 2447: 2441: 2439: 2435: 2434: 2432: 2431: 2426: 2424:Tswaing crater 2421: 2416: 2414:Kalkkop crater 2410: 2408: 2407:Impact craters 2404: 2403: 2401: 2400: 2395: 2390: 2385: 2379: 2377: 2371: 2370: 2368: 2367: 2362: 2357: 2352: 2351: 2350: 2345: 2340: 2335: 2327: 2322: 2317: 2312: 2306: 2304: 2297: 2296: 2291: 2286: 2281: 2276: 2271: 2266: 2261: 2256: 2251: 2249:Ellisras Basin 2246: 2244:Cape Fold Belt 2241: 2235: 2232: 2231: 2228: 2221: 2220: 2217: 2216: 2213: 2212: 2210: 2209: 2203: 2201: 2197: 2196: 2194: 2193: 2192: 2191: 2186: 2181: 2176: 2168: 2167: 2166: 2165: 2164: 2159: 2154: 2144: 2143: 2142: 2132: 2127: 2126: 2125: 2120: 2115: 2110: 2105: 2098:Beaufort Group 2090: 2089: 2088: 2083: 2081:Enon Formation 2078: 2069: 2068: 2067: 2066: 2061: 2060: 2059: 2054: 2049: 2047:Enon Formation 2044: 2030: 2028: 2024: 2023: 2021: 2020: 2019: 2018: 2010: 2009: 2008: 2003: 1998: 1993: 1988: 1983: 1975: 1974: 1973: 1968: 1960: 1959: 1958: 1953: 1947:Carboniferous 1944: 1942: 1938: 1937: 1935: 1934: 1929: 1924: 1919: 1914: 1909: 1903: 1901: 1900:Palaeoarchaean 1894: 1893: 1887: 1884: 1883: 1880: 1873: 1872: 1867: 1865: 1864: 1857: 1850: 1842: 1836: 1835: 1832: 1829: 1825: 1822: 1819: 1812: 1807: 1804: 1803: 1802: 1777: 1753: 1727: 1701: 1658: 1632: 1612: 1560: 1557: 1555: 1554: 1545: 1536: 1527: 1518: 1509: 1497: 1481: 1465: 1449: 1433: 1417: 1401: 1385: 1369: 1360: 1351: 1342: 1333: 1324: 1312: 1303: 1294: 1285: 1276: 1267: 1258: 1249: 1240: 1231: 1222: 1213: 1204: 1195: 1186: 1174: 1165: 1155: 1153: 1150: 1149: 1148: 1143: 1138: 1133: 1128: 1123: 1116: 1113: 1109:Cape Fold Belt 1059: 1056: 1055: 1054: 1046: 1045: 1041: 1040: 1033: 1026: 1018: 1017: 1013: 1012: 1005: 997: 996: 992: 991: 984: 977: 969: 968: 920: 919:Fossil content 917: 883:Huab Formation 863:Pelotas Basins 828: 825: 812:progradational 766: 765: 757: 750: 749: 738: 731: 730: 729: 728: 727: 725: 722: 718:Cape Fold Belt 644: 641: 615:Single zircon 577: 574: 534:Huab Formation 395:Beaufort Group 385: 384: 374: 373: 364: 360: 359: 334: 330: 329: 312: 308: 307: 275: 269: 268: 236: 230: 229: 225: 224: 206: 202: 201: 188: 184: 183: 179: 178: 175: 171: 170: 167: 163: 162: 157: 153: 152: 143: 139: 138: 135: 131: 130: 125: 121: 120: 115: 111: 110: 103: 98: 93: 88: 83: 78: 73: 68: 63: 58: 53: 48: 47: 24: 23: 15: 13: 10: 9: 6: 4: 3: 2: 4134: 4123: 4120: 4118: 4115: 4113: 4110: 4108: 4105: 4103: 4100: 4098: 4095: 4093: 4090: 4088: 4085: 4083: 4080: 4078: 4075: 4073: 4070: 4068: 4065: 4063: 4060: 4058: 4055: 4053: 4050: 4048: 4045: 4043: 4040: 4038: 4035: 4033: 4030: 4028: 4025: 4023: 4020: 4018: 4015: 4013: 4010: 4009: 4007: 3992: 3991: 3987: 3980: 3978: 3977: 3968: 3966: 3965: 3954: 3952: 3951: 3946: 3940: 3939: 3936: 3926: 3923: 3921: 3918: 3916: 3913: 3912: 3909: 3902: 3898: 3888: 3885: 3884: 3881: 3874: 3870: 3856: 3853: 3851: 3848: 3846: 3843: 3841: 3838: 3836: 3833: 3831: 3828: 3826: 3823: 3821: 3818: 3816: 3813: 3811: 3808: 3806: 3803: 3801: 3798: 3796: 3793: 3791: 3788: 3787: 3785: 3781: 3775: 3774:Hans Merensky 3772: 3771: 3769: 3765: 3759: 3756: 3754: 3751: 3749: 3746: 3744: 3741: 3740: 3737: 3730: 3726: 3712: 3709: 3707: 3704: 3702: 3701:Scylacorhinus 3699: 3697: 3694: 3692: 3689: 3688: 3686: 3682: 3676: 3673: 3671: 3668: 3666: 3663: 3661: 3658: 3657: 3655: 3651: 3645: 3642: 3640: 3639:Africanacetus 3637: 3636: 3634: 3630: 3624: 3621: 3620: 3618: 3614: 3608: 3605: 3603: 3600: 3598: 3595: 3593: 3590: 3588: 3585: 3583: 3580: 3578: 3575: 3573: 3570: 3569: 3567: 3563: 3557: 3554: 3552: 3549: 3547: 3544: 3542: 3539: 3537: 3534: 3532: 3529: 3527: 3524: 3522: 3519: 3517: 3514: 3512: 3511:Litargosuchus 3509: 3507: 3506:Lesothosaurus 3504: 3502: 3499: 3497: 3494: 3492: 3489: 3487: 3484: 3482: 3481:Gigantoscelus 3479: 3477: 3474: 3472: 3469: 3467: 3464: 3462: 3459: 3457: 3454: 3452: 3449: 3447: 3444: 3442: 3439: 3437: 3434: 3432: 3431:Abrictosaurus 3429: 3427: 3424: 3423: 3421: 3417: 3407: 3404: 3402: 3399: 3398: 3396: 3392: 3386: 3383: 3381: 3378: 3376: 3373: 3371: 3368: 3366: 3363: 3361: 3358: 3356: 3353: 3351: 3350:Scaloposaurus 3348: 3346: 3343: 3341: 3338: 3336: 3335:Proterosuchus 3333: 3331: 3328: 3326: 3325:Progalesaurus 3323: 3321: 3318: 3316: 3313: 3311: 3308: 3306: 3303: 3301: 3298: 3296: 3293: 3291: 3288: 3286: 3283: 3281: 3278: 3276: 3273: 3271: 3268: 3266: 3263: 3261: 3258: 3256: 3253: 3251: 3250:Lepidodendron 3248: 3246: 3243: 3241: 3238: 3236: 3233: 3231: 3228: 3226: 3225:Euskelosaurus 3223: 3221: 3220:Eucnemesaurus 3218: 3216: 3213: 3211: 3210:Erythrosuchus 3208: 3206: 3205:Ericiolacerta 3203: 3201: 3198: 3196: 3193: 3191: 3188: 3186: 3183: 3181: 3178: 3176: 3175:Blikanasaurus 3173: 3171: 3168: 3167: 3165: 3161: 3151: 3148: 3146: 3143: 3141: 3138: 3136: 3133: 3131: 3128: 3126: 3123: 3122: 3120: 3116: 3110: 3107: 3105: 3102: 3100: 3097: 3095: 3092: 3090: 3087: 3085: 3082: 3080: 3077: 3075: 3072: 3070: 3067: 3065: 3062: 3060: 3059:Pelictosuchus 3057: 3055: 3052: 3050: 3047: 3045: 3042: 3040: 3037: 3035: 3034:Lepidodendron 3032: 3030: 3027: 3025: 3022: 3020: 3017: 3015: 3012: 3010: 3007: 3005: 3004:Ictidochampsa 3002: 3000: 2997: 2995: 2992: 2990: 2987: 2985: 2982: 2980: 2977: 2975: 2972: 2970: 2967: 2965: 2962: 2960: 2957: 2955: 2952: 2950: 2949:Cryptocynodon 2947: 2945: 2942: 2940: 2937: 2935: 2932: 2930: 2927: 2925: 2922: 2920: 2917: 2915: 2912: 2910: 2907: 2905: 2902: 2900: 2899:Anomocephalus 2897: 2895: 2892: 2891: 2889: 2885: 2879: 2876: 2874: 2871: 2869: 2868:Thliptosaurus 2866: 2864: 2863:Theriognathus 2861: 2859: 2858:Stereosternum 2856: 2854: 2851: 2849: 2846: 2844: 2843:Scylacosaurus 2841: 2839: 2838:Procynosuchus 2836: 2834: 2833:Odontocyclops 2831: 2829: 2826: 2824: 2821: 2819: 2816: 2814: 2813:Lepidodendron 2811: 2809: 2806: 2804: 2803:Ictidognathus 2801: 2799: 2796: 2794: 2791: 2789: 2786: 2784: 2781: 2779: 2776: 2774: 2771: 2769: 2768:Dwykaselachus 2766: 2764: 2761: 2759: 2756: 2754: 2751: 2749: 2746: 2744: 2741: 2739: 2738:Crapartinella 2736: 2734: 2731: 2729: 2726: 2724: 2721: 2719: 2716: 2714: 2713:Anomocephalus 2711: 2709: 2706: 2704: 2701: 2700: 2698: 2694: 2688: 2687:Lepidodendron 2685: 2683: 2680: 2679: 2677: 2675:Carboniferous 2673: 2667: 2664: 2662: 2659: 2657: 2654: 2652: 2649: 2647: 2644: 2642: 2639: 2637: 2634: 2632: 2629: 2627: 2626:Antarctilamna 2624: 2622: 2619: 2618: 2616: 2612: 2606: 2603: 2601: 2598: 2596: 2593: 2591: 2588: 2587: 2585: 2581: 2575: 2572: 2570: 2567: 2565: 2562: 2561: 2558: 2554:Paleontology‎ 2551: 2547: 2537: 2534: 2532: 2529: 2527: 2524: 2523: 2520: 2517: 2515: 2512: 2510: 2507: 2504: 2502: 2499: 2498: 2493: 2490: 2489: 2488: 2487:Witwatersrand 2485: 2483: 2482:Merensky Reef 2480: 2478: 2475: 2474: 2471: 2464: 2460: 2446: 2443: 2442: 2440: 2436: 2430: 2427: 2425: 2422: 2420: 2417: 2415: 2412: 2411: 2409: 2405: 2399: 2396: 2394: 2391: 2389: 2386: 2384: 2381: 2380: 2378: 2376: 2372: 2366: 2363: 2361: 2358: 2356: 2353: 2349: 2346: 2344: 2341: 2339: 2336: 2334: 2331: 2330: 2328: 2326: 2323: 2321: 2318: 2316: 2313: 2311: 2308: 2307: 2305: 2301: 2295: 2292: 2290: 2287: 2285: 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1102: 1097: 1093: 1090:Results from 1088: 1086: 1085:Graaff-Reinet 1082: 1081:Beaufort West 1078: 1077:Barnett Shale 1074: 1069: 1065: 1057: 1053: 1052: 1048: 1047: 1043: 1042: 1039: 1038: 1034: 1032: 1031: 1027: 1025: 1024: 1020: 1019: 1015: 1014: 1011: 1010: 1006: 1004: 1003: 999: 998: 994: 993: 990: 989: 985: 983: 982: 978: 976: 975: 971: 970: 966: 965: 964: 961: 959: 955: 950: 949: 941: 940:Lepidodendron 936: 930: 929:Stereosternum 925: 918: 916: 914: 910: 906: 905: 900: 896: 892: 888: 884: 880: 876: 872: 868: 864: 860: 856: 852: 848: 844: 838: 837:Pelotas Basin 834: 826: 824: 822: 821:Panthalassian 817: 813: 808: 806: 802: 798: 794: 785: 781: 777: 776: 771: 770: 760: 754: 745: 741: 735: 723: 721: 719: 715: 711: 707: 703: 698: 693: 691: 687: 683: 679: 675: 671: 666: 662: 658: 654: 650: 642: 640: 638: 634: 629: 626: 622: 618: 613: 611: 607: 603: 599: 595: 591: 587: 586:Northern Cape 583: 575: 573: 571: 567: 563: 562: 557: 556: 551: 547: 546:Paraná Basins 543: 539: 535: 531: 527: 522: 520: 516: 515:Barnett Shale 512: 508: 503: 499: 495: 491: 487: 483: 479: 474: 472: 469:provinces of 468: 464: 460: 456: 452: 451:ǁKaras Region 448: 444: 440: 436: 432: 431:Early Permian 428: 424: 420: 416: 412: 403: 396: 391: 380: 375: 372: 368: 365: 361: 358: 346: 335: 331: 328: 324: 320: 316: 315:ǁKaras Region 313: 309: 304: 295:51.0°S 30.5°W 276: 274: 270: 265: 256:21.2°S 14.1°E 237: 235: 231: 226: 222: 218: 214: 210: 207: 203: 200: 196: 192: 189: 185: 180: 176: 172: 168: 164: 161: 158: 154: 151: 147: 144: 140: 136: 132: 129: 126: 122: 119: 116: 112: 106: 101: 96: 91: 86: 81: 76: 71: 66: 61: 56: 51: 45: 37: 33: 29: 25: 20: 3988: 3974: 3955: 3941: 3835:Andre Keyser 3810:Alfred Brown 3805:Robert Broom 3597:Nqwebasaurus 3587:Kangnasaurus 3551:Sphenosuchus 3476:Geranosaurus 3456:Dracovenator 3436:Antetonitrus 3380:Ufudocyclops 3365:Tetracynodon 3355:Scymnosaurus 3260:Lystrosaurus 3245:Kannemeyeria 3200:Elliotherium 3099:Silpholestes 3049:Moschorhinus 3029:Leontosaurus 2999:Icticephalus 2989:Euchambersia 2939:Colobodectes 2929:Choerosaurus 2894:Aelurosaurus 2873:Trochosaurus 2853:Simorhinella 2848:Scymnosaurus 2793:Glossopteris 2778:Eunotosaurus 2656:Serenichthys 2641:Diplacanthus 2621:Africanaspis 2365:Karoo-Ferrar 2139: 2005: 1815: 1796:, retrieved 1782: 1771:, retrieved 1758: 1747:, retrieved 1742: 1738: 1721:, retrieved 1716: 1712: 1695:, retrieved 1675: 1669: 1652:, retrieved 1647: 1643: 1626:, retrieved 1617: 1606:, retrieved 1576: 1570: 1559:Bibliography 1548: 1539: 1530: 1521: 1512: 1484: 1473:Burghersdorp 1468: 1452: 1436: 1420: 1404: 1388: 1372: 1363: 1354: 1345: 1336: 1327: 1306: 1297: 1288: 1279: 1270: 1261: 1252: 1243: 1234: 1225: 1216: 1207: 1198: 1189: 1168: 1159: 1107:forming the 1105:Cape orogeny 1089: 1064:black shales 1061: 1049: 1035: 1028: 1021: 1007: 1000: 986: 979: 972: 962: 946: 944: 939: 928: 908: 904:Glossopteris 902: 840: 833:Paraná Basin 827:Correlations 809: 805:Karoo Basins 797:Paraná Basin 790: 773: 769:Glossopteris 767: 758: 746:, Australia) 740:Glossopteris 739: 716:forming the 714:Cape orogeny 694: 690:black shales 686:carbonaceous 646: 630: 614: 590:Eastern Cape 582:Western Cape 579: 559: 555:Glossopteris 553: 523: 478:black shales 475: 471:South Africa 467:Western Cape 426: 422: 418: 414: 410: 408: 371:Karoo Basins 357:South Africa 327:Western Cape 300:-51.0; -30.5 223:(intrusions) 3665:Homo naledi 3653:Pleistocene 3602:Paranthodon 3577:Algoasaurus 3556:Tritheledon 3541:Pulanesaura 3471:Fabrosaurus 3446:Coelophysis 3394:Assemblages 3375:Trirachodon 3370:Thrinaxodon 3320:Procolophon 3305:Pentasaurus 3290:Noteosuchus 3280:Micropholis 3255:Lydekkerina 3195:Dinanomodon 3185:Cynognathus 3118:Assemblages 3084:Procolophon 3069:Pristerodon 3064:Polycynodon 3019:Ictidostoma 3014:Ictidodraco 2979:Eohyosaurus 2974:Eodicynodon 2969:Dinanomodon 2919:Broomistega 2788:Glanosuchus 2773:Endothiodon 2758:Dinanomodon 2723:Bulbasaurus 2651:Priscomyzon 2375:Earthquakes 2360:Drakensberg 2315:Pilanesberg 2239:Algoa Basin 2207:Algoa Group 2130:Dwyka Group 2033:Cretaceous 2012:Ordovician 1991:Dwyka Group 1951:Dwyka Group 1828:80(1):13-28 1678:: 256–265, 1493:Fossilworks 1477:Fossilworks 1461:Fossilworks 1445:Fossilworks 1429:Fossilworks 1413:Fossilworks 1397:Fossilworks 1381:Fossilworks 672:of pyrite ( 663:lenses and 643:Lithologies 633:Karoo Basin 576:Description 298: / 261:-21.2; 14.1 259: / 234:Coordinates 191:Black shale 137:Khabus Tuff 4122:Ecca Group 4006:Categories 3767:Geologists 3696:Planolites 3660:Boskop Man 3565:Cretaceous 3531:Pegomastax 3516:Lycorhinus 3501:Ledumahadi 3491:Gyposaurus 3441:Arcusaurus 3360:Shansiodon 3345:Regisaurus 3330:Prolacerta 3270:Mesosuchus 3230:Galesaurus 3190:Diademodon 3180:Bolotridon 2984:Emyduranus 2959:Cynosaurus 2934:Clelandina 2823:Mesosaurus 2818:Lycosuchus 2783:Galechirus 2763:Dinogorgon 2743:Cynosaurus 2590:Notiodella 2583:Ordovician 2477:Kimberlite 2438:Meteorites 2329:Diatremes 2135:Ecca Group 2016:Soom Shale 1798:2018-08-26 1773:2018-08-26 1749:2018-08-26 1723:2018-08-26 1697:2018-08-26 1654:2018-08-26 1628:2018-08-26 1608:2018-08-26 1152:References 1101:overmature 958:crustacean 954:coprolites 948:Mesosaurus 909:Mesosaurus 887:Huab Basin 831:See also: 793:inland sea 775:Mesosaurus 759:Mesosaurus 697:tuffaceous 670:weathering 657:siltstones 598:Ecca Group 561:Mesosaurus 538:Huab Basin 486:siltstones 447:Ecca Group 435:Artinskian 419:White Band 146:Collingham 128:Ecca Group 32:Artinskian 4082:Shale gas 4037:Kungurian 3644:Nummulite 3623:Nummulite 3616:Paleogene 3582:Baculites 3300:Orosaurus 3285:Myosaurus 3104:Tamboeria 3054:Paliguana 3039:Lycideops 3009:Ictidodon 2964:Diictodon 2944:Compsodon 2904:Basilodon 2798:Hofmeyria 2753:Diictodon 2718:Basilodon 2703:Abdalodon 2682:Dadoxylon 2666:Umzantsia 2605:Soomaspis 2600:Promissum 2303:Volcanism 2289:Witteberg 2170:Triassic 2072:Jurassic 1962:Devonian 1941:Paleozoic 1719:: 247–257 1650:: 175–181 1589:CiteSeerX 1068:shale gas 801:Karasberg 653:mudstones 566:Gondwanan 507:shale gas 482:mudstones 443:formation 439:Kungurian 423:Whitehill 397:in yellow 182:Lithology 174:Thickness 142:Underlies 134:Sub-units 36:Kungurian 3990:Glossary 3976:Category 3486:Gryponyx 3461:Eocursor 3426:Aardonyx 3419:Jurassic 3163:Triassic 2878:Youngina 2828:Moschops 2661:Tutusius 2631:Bainella 2614:Devonian 2333:Big Hole 2200:Cenozoic 2027:Mesozoic 1977:Permian 1115:See also 1075:and the 967:Reptiles 913:Gondwana 784:Gondwana 710:dolomite 702:dolerite 490:dolomite 463:Northern 323:Northern 228:Location 221:dolerite 199:mudstone 195:dolomite 156:Overlies 3925:Swazian 3632:Neogene 3235:Howesia 2696:Permian 1784:thesis) 1745:: 67–77 1680:Bibcode 1581:Bibcode 1016:Insects 891:Palermo 885:in the 877:of the 857:of the 845:of the 780:Permian 678:sulfate 674:sulfide 665:pyritic 570:insects 542:Pelotas 536:of the 459:Eastern 455:Namibia 345:Namibia 333:Country 319:Eastern 286:30°30′W 283:51°00′S 247:14°06′E 244:21°12′S 187:Primary 124:Unit of 3526:Ngwevu 1591:  873:, the 871:Brazil 859:Paraná 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Index

Stratigraphic range
Artinskian
Kungurian
Ma
PreꞒ

O
S
D
C
P
T
J
K
Pg
N
Geological formation
Ecca Group
Collingham
Tierberg Formations
Prince Albert Formation
Black shale
dolomite
mudstone
Gypsum
halite
tuff
dolerite
Coordinates
21°12′S 14°06′E / 21.2°S 14.1°E / -21.2; 14.1

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