Lithostratigraphy of the Elliot Formation (Karoo Supergroup), South Africa
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Bordy, E.M.
Eriksson, Patrick George
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Geological Society of South Africa
Abstract
The Late Triassic to Early Jurassic Elliot Formation is part of the Stormberg Group (Karoo Supergroup) of South Africa. The unit is
significant palaeontlologically, because it preserves not only a range of vertebrate fossils, but also a plethora of ichnofossil and
encompasses the boundary of Triassic and Jurassic in Southern Africa. The Formation is considered a stratigraphic equivalent of the
Upper Omingonde Formation, Etjo Basin, Namibia, with the Bodibeng Sandstone Formation, Tuli Basin, Botswana, with the upper
Mosolotsane Formation, Kalahari Karoo Basin. All Upper Triassic-Lower Jurassic continental red beds of South Africa, irrespective
of their geographic locality relative to the main Karoo Basin are now termed Elliot Formation due to their very similar lithologic
character and stratigraphic position.
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Vertebrate fossils, Red bets, Karoo Basin, South Africa (SA)
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Bordy, EM & Eriksson, P 2015, 'Lithostratigraphy of the Elliot Formation (Karoo Supergroup), South Africa', South African Journal of Geology, pp. 118, pp. 311-316.