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758:, and blue indicates flooded areas or ocean. The top illustration depicts the geology about 510 million years ago, with the sediments which would eventually form the Cape Supergroup settling in the Agulhas Sea. The middle illustration depicts the Falkland Plateau drifting northwards once again to close the Agulhas Sea, causing the Cape Supergroup to be rucked into a series of folds, running predominantly east–west. The lowest illustration shows how subduction of the paleo-Pacific Oceanic plate under the Falkland Plateau, during the Early Permian period, raised a massive range of mountains. These eventually eroded into the Karoo Sea, forming, especially, the 655: 1117: 567: 751: 646: 1234: 916: 4477: 4463: 4489: 895: 620: 4501: 949:, which can be seen in the south west corner of the Karoo today (see photograph lower down on the right). Turbidites have for some time been recognized as petroleum producing rocks, because the underwater avalanches that cause these deposits often carry organic matter from close to the coastline, especially near river estuaries and deltas, into the anoxic depths of adjoining troughs. Here it is buried in the turbidite and turns into 998: 1315: 1075: 981: 770:, with the result that an ice sheet several kilometers thick covered much of Africa, and other parts of Gondwana. The glacial deposits from this ice sheet were the first of the sediments to be deposited to the north of the Cape Fold Mountains (and partially over these incipient mountains). The basin into which these sediments settled was deepest immediately north of the 1058:
sandstone-dominated strata are known as the Katberg formation (within the Beaufort Group), which accumulated to a thickness of 1 km. With time the Beaufort deposits became more fine-grained once again, probably indicating a recovery of the vegetation in the Karoo, and with it the appearance of a wide range of new species, including the
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The magma welled up through long crack-like fissures, with occasional spatter cones, but typical volcanoes were rare. Each surface lava flow was between 10 and 20 meters thick. These flows piled up in rapid succession over 2 million years, to form a single continuous 1 to 1.6 km thick
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causing the crust under the Karoo Supergroup to rupture, releasing huge volumes of basaltic lava over the Clarens desert, covering nearly the whole of Southern Africa and other portions of Gondwana.The pile of lava that accumulated over the course of several eruptions was more than 1600 m thick,
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Periods. Today's continents into which this Supercontinent eventually broke up, are indicated in brown. A rift developed about 510 million years ago, separating Southern Africa from the Falkland Plateau. Flooding of the rift formed the Agulhas Sea. The sediments which accumulated in this shallow
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of mud and sand cascading down the steep slope of the edge of the shelf. When the avalanche settles in the deep water trough, the sand and other coarse material settles first, then the mud and eventually the finest particles. Organic matter that came down with the avalanche ends up in the turbidite
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The continued erosion of Southern Africa over the past 180 million years has meant that rocks younger than The Drakensberg Group are almost non-existent over most of the interior. Some of the eroded material from the interior was trapped between the Cape Fold Mountains to the south during the
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in the north of the country, and in the Lebombo mountains along the Mozambique border. Once the layer of hard lava was eroded away, the softer Karoo sediments over the rest of the basin eroded even faster. However, the dolerite sills resisted erosion, protecting the softer Beaufort and Ecca shales
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As Gondwana drifted north, conditions in the portion that was to become Southern Africa became increasingly hot and arid. Sandstones were the predominant rocks that formed. However, in some areas there was sufficient water to form swamps with consequent coal formation, but the quality is poor. The
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were the only mammal-like reptiles that survived this event. The Beaufort sediments that were laid down after this event tend to be coarser than the ones that preceded them, probably because of a massive die-off of vegetation, which had protected the surface against erosion. These early Triassic
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With the formation of the Falkland Plateau and Cape Fold Mountain ranges, rivers from the south began to dominate the sedimentation in the Karoo Sea, which began to silt up. (The highlands to the north of the Karoo Sea had, by this time, been leveled by erosion and begun to be buried under newer
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sills found further inland (illustrated and described lower down, on the right, in the article) . The turbidites can be recognized at close quarters by the fact that the lowermost portion of each layer tends to be made up of sandstone which gradually grades into fine siltstone at the top of the
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periods. After closure of the rift valley, and compression of the Cape Supergroup into a series of parallel folds, running mainly east–west, the continued subduction of the paleo-Pacific Plate beneath the Falkland Plateau and the resulting collision of the latter with Southern Africa, raised a
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Karoo regions have thus, recently, come under scrutiny by the petroleum industry and geologists, who have found them to have rich and readily accessible deposits of oil and gas. Thus the north-eastern Ecca basin is rich in coal, while its south-western corner is becoming renowned for its oils
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sediments.) Several Mississippi-like rivers flowed over the silted up Karoo Basin from the south, creating rich new habitats for a variety of flora and fauna. The terrestrial (as opposed to lacunar or marine) deposits created by these rivers gave rise to the
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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
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of rocks, which form the Cape Fold Belt today. This portion of Gondwana was probably located on the opposite side of the South Pole from Africa's present position, but compass bearings are nevertheless given as if Africa was in its present
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Weishampel, David B; et al (2004). "Dinosaur distribution (Early Jurassic, Africa)." In: Weishampel, David B.; Dodson, Peter; and Osmólska, Halszka (eds.): The Dinosauria, 2nd, Berkeley: University of California Press. Pp. 535–536.
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As Gondwana drifted away from the South Pole, the glaciers melted, leaving a vast inland sea, extending across South Africa, and neighboring regions of Gondwana. It might have had an opening to the ocean (similar to the
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During the Ecca period the Falklands Plateau collided and then fused with Southern Africa, forming a vast range of mountains to the south of the Cape Fold Belt. This new mountain range was comparable in size to the
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foreland system, which became flooded to form the Karoo Sea. Sedimentation, beginning with glacial deposits from the north, but later from the Falkland Mountains to the south, into this depression formed the
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A schematic geological map of the outcrops of the Karoo Supergroup rocks in Southern Africa. The location and approximate structure of the Cape Fold Mountains are also diagrammatically indicated for reference
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lava layer. However, not all of the magma reached the surface, but extruded under high pressure between the horizontal strata of the Ecca and Beaufort rocks. When this magma solidified it formed multiple
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are deposited in deep water at the bottom of the edges of continental shelves or similar structures in deep lakes, such as the south-western Karoo Sea about 300 million years ago. They are the result of
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along the southern border of what eventually became Southern Africa, in southern Gondwana. Its sediments attain a maximum cumulative thickness of 12 km, with the overlying basaltic lavas (the
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A north-south cross-section through the Agulhas Sea (see above). The brown structures are continental plates, the thick black layer on the left is paleo-Pacific Oceanic plate, red indicates the
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today, extending from the Cape Fold Mountains many thousands of kilometers northwards over large parts of Gondwana. Only a small remnant of this massive formation can be found in and around
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today. This formation was formerly known as “Cave Sandstone” as wind-eroded shallow caves often developed in cliffs made up of these rocks. These caves were later used by the
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along what were to become the sea borders of the subcontinent. As these rift valleys widened they became flooded to form the proto-Indian and Southern Atlantic Oceans, as
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mountain range of immense proportions to the south of the former rift valley. The folded Cape Supergroup formed the northern foothills of this mountain range.
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Nyambe, Imasiku A.; Utting, John (1997). "Stratigraphy and palynostratigraphy, Karoo Supergroup (Permian and Triassic), mid-Zambezi Valley, southern Zambia".
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are harder and more erosion resistant than the Beaufort shales into which they were intruded, giving these hills their tabletop summits and stepped sides.
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at various depths throughout the southern and south-western Karoo sediments. These sills vary in thickness from a few centimeters to hundreds of meters.
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deposits whenever it partially melted, but, in addition, it scoured the bedrock, leaving behind striations (scratch marks) which can be seen near
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Eon; the oldest rocks on Earth are therefore less than 4000 million years old. One of the first microcontinents to form was the
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Bordy, Emese M.; Catuneanu, Octavian (2001). "Sedimentology of the upper Karoo fluvial strata in the Tuli Basin, South Africa".
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especially in the east (in present-day Lesotho). This massive lava outpouring brought the Karoo sedimentation to an abrupt end.
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and ice sheet to the north deposited vast quantities of mud and rocks of various sizes and origins. Such deposits are known as
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zone along the southern margin of Gondwana, and the consequent drift of the Falkland Plateau back towards Africa, during the
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on the right. Diagrammatic and not to scale. The color code of the Karoo Supergroup is the same as in the illustration above.
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Geological Atlas of Africa: With Notes on Stratigraphy, Tectonics, Economic Geology, Geohazards and Geosites of Each Country
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The uplifting of Southern Africa heralded a phase of massive erosion, removing a layer several kilometers thick from the
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Geological map of South Africa, Lesotho and Swaziland (1970). Council for Geoscience, Geological Survey of South Africa.
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In southern Africa, rocks of the Karoo Supergroup cover almost two thirds of the present land surface, including all of
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The weight of the Falkland-Cape Supergroup mountains caused the continental crust of Southern Africa to sag, forming a
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The uppermost strata of the Stormberg group were probably laid down under true sand desert conditions, similar to the
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Jackson, A.A., Stone, P. (2008). "Bedrock Geology UK South". p. 6-7. Keyworth, Nottingham: British Geological Survey.
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A timeline of the Earth's geological history, with an emphasis on events in Southern Africa. The green block labeled
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This outpouring of lava coincided with uplifting of the Southern African portion of Gondwana, and the formation of
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d'Engelbronner, E.R. (1996). "New palynological data from Karoo sediments, Mana Pools basin, northern Zimbabwe".
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beneath them. This created numerous and widespread flat topped hills, known as Karoo Koppies ("koppie" being the
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In close association with this rifting, a second episode of basalt eruption occurred along the border with
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contains South Africa's earliest dinosaur fossils. It also contains the fossil remains of the shrew-sized
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Compton, J.S. (2004).The Rocks and Mountains of Cape Town. p. 24-26. Double Storey Books, Cape Town.
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flora flourished. This dense vegetation accumulated as peat, which eventually turned into coal. The
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In Zambia, Zimbabwe and Mozambique the Karoo Supergroup is divided into (from oldest to youngest):
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term for hill), which are iconic of the Karoo, and, by extension, the South African landscape. The
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therefore initiated frequent underwater mud- and rock-slides, forming fan-shaped accumulations of
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were being formed towards the south. The Ecca Turbidite deposits should not be confused with the
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is formed by the 1400 m thick Drakensberg Lavas, which rest on the Clarens Formation rocks.
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was laid down, very much further in the past. The graph also indicates the period during which
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Catuneanu, O; Wopfner, H; Eriksson, P; Cairncross, B; Rubidge, B; Smith, R; Hancox, P (2005).
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providing important paleontological evidence of the existence of the Gondwana supercontinent.
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developed across Southern Gondwana just south of Southern Africa, but extending westward into
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are found in these Ecca deposits. This is a fossil reptile found only in Southern Africa and
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are, in terms of the Earth's and South Africa's geological history, relatively recent events.
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landscape probably resembled the Kalahari desert of today, with rivers like the present-day
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During the course of the laying down of the 6 km thick Beaufort deposits, the massive
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About 182 million years ago the southern African portion of Gondwana passed over the
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region, on the KwaZulu-Natal/Lesotho border. The uppermost layer of this portion of the
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sp. n. from the Lopingian of South Africa, and a redescription of the type species of
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Jones, D. L.; Duncan, R. A.; Briden, J. C.; Randall, D. E.; MacNiocaill, C. (2001).
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on the international border between Lesotho and KwaZulu-Natal, often referred to as
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ever discovered were found in the Clarens Formation in 1978. The eggs were from the
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The northern shores contain mainly fossil plants, pollens and spores. Fossils of a
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consists of a sequence of units, mostly of nonmarine origin, deposited between the
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Shone R.W. & Booth P.W.K. (2005). "The Cape Basin, South Africa: A review".
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is derived from the fact that this layer forms the uppermost 1400 m of the
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running through it, sustaining localized areas of Triassic flora and fauna. The
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An approximate SW-NE geological cross section through South Africa, with the
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to the east, so it is difficult to gauge how far the lava spread laterally.
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Geology off the beaten track; exploring South Africa's hidden treasures
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The role of fossils in interpreting the development of the Karoo basin,
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ranges. The ice sheet therefore floated on an inland lake, termed the
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indicates when the Karoo Supergroup was deposited, in relation to the
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has been used as the international standard for global correlation of
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Baiyegunhi, Christopher; Liu, Kuiwu; Gwavava, Oswald (2017-08-16).
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in an anoxic (oxygen free) environment where it is converted to
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About 330 million years ago Gondwana had drifted over the
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Geologic formations of the Democratic Republic of the Congo
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formation (in the Mid-Zambezi and Limpopo basins) and the
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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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Stratigraphy of the Karoo Supergroup in the Karoo Basin
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Sukatsheva I.D., Beattie R. & Mostovski M.B. 2007.
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Schriftenreihe der Deutschen Geologischen Gesellschaft
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Ponomarenko, Alexandr G.; Mostovski, Mike B. (2005).
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and gas. The turbidites in the Ecca formation of the
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Tectonic evolution of the Barberton greenstone belt
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Struik Publishers, Cape Town. 1813: 1749: 1747: 1745: 1743: 1741: 1739: 1136:in Namibia. It was probably as large as the 810:. In South Africa the layer is known as the 2385: 1769: 1737: 1735: 1733: 1731: 1729: 1727: 1725: 1723: 1721: 1719: 1697:Hancox, P. J. and Bruce S. Rubidge (1997). 1640: 1629: 1627: 1625: 1623: 1621: 1619: 1617: 1615: 1613: 1611: 1609: 1483:Selden, P.; and Nudds, J. (2011). "Karoo". 1152:. Today the Cave Sandstones are called the 1124:cave in the UKhahlamba Drakensberg Park of 1066:during the late Triassic – early Jurassic. 4500: 3911: 3635: 3054:Department of Mineral Resources and Energy 2378: 2364: 1709: 1707: 1673:Adelmann, D. and Kerstin Fiedler, (1996). 1660:Hamilton, G.N.G. and Finlay, J.G. (1928). 1607: 1605: 1603: 1601: 1599: 1597: 1595: 1593: 1591: 1589: 1551:"The Karoo basins of south-central Africa" 1521:(2nd ed.). Springer. pp. 26–28. 1082:is composed of sandstone belonging to the 858:These sedimentary deposits are termed the 2746: 2398: 2292: 2254: 2050: 1955:"Early dinosaurs crawled before they ran" 1901: 1807: 1664:, Central News Agency Ltd., Johannesburg. 1318:Typical flat topped Karoo Koppies in the 1755:The Geological Evolution of South Africa 1716: 1544: 1542: 1540: 1538: 1514: 1383:The Karoo supergroup elsewhere in Africa 1313: 1232: 1115: 1073: 996: 979: 914: 893: 749: 653: 644: 618: 565: 21: 18: 2342:Julius-Maximilians-Universität WĂĽrzburg 2022:Gohl, K.; Uenzelmann-Neben, G. (2001). 1946: 1704: 1586: 1449: 1371:and similar deposits near the coast of 1078:The Brandwag Rock (or Sentinel) in the 594:were formed on Earth, indicative of an 394:, a period of about 120 million years. 4522: 2329: 1972: 1952: 1927: 500:" Basin. This basin was formed by the 4421: 4394: 4393: 4249: 3070: 2983: 2745: 2397: 2359: 1978: 1535: 851:Karoo Sea, and is mined today in the 461:of the Karoo Supergroup is the Great 16:Mesozoic stratigraphic unit in Africa 2984: 2235:Geochemistry, Geophysics, Geosystems 1701:Palaeontologica Africana, 33: 41–54. 1443: 1357: 1268:into today's separate continents of 614: 543:amphibians, and in the upper strata 4605:Geologic formations of South Africa 1633:McCarthy, T., Rubridge, B. (2005). 1183:Golden Gate Highlands National Park 1120:San rock painting of an eland in a 1080:Golden Gate Highlands National Park 1027:, with some interbedded lenticular 685:About 510 million years ago a 512:Group) at least 1.4 km thick. 481:to terrestrial deposition from the 13: 4276:Geological Society of South Africa 2266: 1862:Norman, N., Whitfield, G. (2006). 1757:. pp. 131–159. Purnell, Cape Town. 1476: 1069: 733: 14: 4631: 4590:Geologic formations of Mozambique 4585:Geologic formations of Madagascar 2828:List of volcanoes in South Africa 2196:Journal of African Earth Sciences 2161:Journal of African Earth Sciences 2126:Journal of African Earth Sciences 2031:Geophysical Journal International 1932:. Struik Nature. pp. 58–59. 1823:Journal of African Earth Sciences 1781:Journal of African Earth Sciences 1559:Journal of African Earth Sciences 1008:Permian–Triassic extinction event 969: 837:in which plants belonging to the 817: 4499: 4488: 4487: 4475: 4461: 4373:Eduard Meine van Zinderen-Bakker 3071: 2083:South African Journal of Geology 2052:10.1046/j.1365-246x.2001.01368.x 1843:10.1016/j.jafrearsci.2004.01.004 1801:10.1016/j.jafrearsci.2005.07.013 1580:10.1016/j.jafrearsci.2005.07.007 1457:South African Journal of Geology 1189:(canine toothed animals), small 4620:Geologic formations of Zimbabwe 4610:Geologic formations of Tanzania 4565:Geologic formations of Botswana 4550:Paleontological sites of Africa 3658:Pristerognathus Assemblage Zone 2222: 2187: 2152: 2117: 2066: 2015: 1869: 1760: 1237:Panorama of the Drakensberg in 4595:Geologic formations of Namibia 4580:Geologic formations of Lesotho 4266:Evolutionary Studies Institute 3663:Tapinocephalus Assemblage Zone 1691: 1667: 1654: 1486:Evolution of Fossil Ecosystems 1197:Drakensberg and Lebombo groups 675:Origins of sediment deposition 1: 4615:Geologic formations of Zambia 4555:Geologic formations of Africa 3648:Daptocephalus Assemblage Zone 3643:Cistecephalus Assemblage Zone 3044:Minerals Council South Africa 2901:1620 Robben Island earthquake 2216:10.1016/S0899-5362(96)00049-8 2181:10.1016/S0899-5362(01)00090-2 2146:10.1016/S0899-5362(97)00081-X 1953:Knight, Will (28 July 2005). 1437: 1181:have since been found in the 891:are also found in the north. 666:) on left, and north-eastern 636:sea consolidated to form the 582:, immediately before it. The 4575:Geologic formations of Kenya 4251:Research and administration‎ 3924:Lystrosaurus Assemblage Zone 3668:Tropidostoma Assemblage Zone 1635:The Story of Earth and Life. 1128:close to the Lesotho border. 693:, and eastward into Eastern 7: 4545:Paleozoic Erathem of Africa 3919:Cynognathus Assemblage Zone 3653:Eodicynodon Assemblage Zone 1420: 1416:, capped by Batoka basalts. 1179:More examples of these eggs 1051:end-Permian mass extinction 808:Theory of Continental Drift 800:University of KwaZulu-Natal 592:banded ironstone formations 10: 4636: 4540:Mesozoic Erathem of Africa 2947:Vredefort impact structure 2937:Morokweng impact structure 2911:2006 Mozambique earthquake 2104:10.2113/gssajg.114.3-4.379 1414:Forest Sandstone Formation 1200: 1089: 973: 821: 743: 737: 678: 154: 109: 4455: 4428: 4422: 4417: 4400: 4389: 4348:Daniel Rossouw Kannemeyer 4300: 4284: 4256: 4245: 4229:Waterloo Farm lagerstätte 4201: 4170: 4149: 4133: 4082: 3936: 3680: 3404: 3213: 3192: 3131: 3100: 3092:Waterloo Farm lagerstätte 3077: 3066: 2990: 2979: 2955: 2924: 2891: 2873:Barberton Greenstone Belt 2820: 2752: 2741: 2717: 2544: 2458: 2417: 2404: 2393: 1515:SchlĂĽter, Thomas (2008). 1432:Geography of South Africa 1406:Angwa Sandstone Formation 989:was a therapsid from the 782:which had calved off the 489:. These accumulated in a 405:, and large parts of the 359: 263: 248: 220: 215: 187: 168: 144: 88: 76: 72: 62: 52: 3969:Coelophysis rhodesiensis 2838:Pilanesberg Game Reserve 2489:Table Mountain Sandstone 2425:Bushveld Igneous Complex 919:An Ecca mountain in the 762:of the Karoo Supergroup. 588:Witwatersrand supergroup 519:(both macro-fossils and 4482:South Africa portal 4318:Charles Kimberlin Brain 2906:1969 Tulbagh earthquake 2621:Abrahamskraal Formation 2575:Sundays River Formation 2499:Abrahamskraal Formation 2387:Geology of South Africa 2316:(Insecta: Trichoptera). 1753:Truswell, J.F. (1977). 1427:Geology of South Africa 1410:Pebbly Arkose Formation 697:and possibly even into 419:KwaZulu-Natal Provinces 370:is the most widespread 43:Formation east of 24°E 4560:Stratigraphy of Africa 4333:Anusuya Chinsamy-Turan 4261:Council for Geoscience 4224:West Coast Fossil Park 2916:2014 Orkney earthquake 2797:Terra Australis Orogen 2747:‎Tectonics and orogeny 2560:Buffelskloof Formation 2330:Werner, Mario (2006). 2310:Permomerope natalensis 1450:Rubidge, B.S. (2005). 1334: 1246: 1129: 1087: 1011: 994: 933: 912: 763: 671: 651: 642: 611: 596:oxygen-free atmosphere 401:, almost the whole of 2843:Prince Edward Islands 2399:Geological formations 2320:African Invertebrates 2280:African Invertebrates 1981:"Rhebok Hiking Trail" 1928:Norman, Nick (2013). 1903:10.1515/geo-2017-0028 1814:Catuneanu O. (2004). 1317: 1236: 1119: 1077: 1000: 983: 918: 904:underwater avalanches 897: 753: 657: 648: 622: 569: 531:, common and diverse 4405:Geology of Cape Town 4363:John Talbot Robinson 4313:Lieuwe Dirk Boonstra 3019:Coal in South Africa 3010:Banket (mining term) 2707:Normandien Formation 2450:Transvaal Supergroup 2256:10.1029/2000GC000110 1322:region of the Great 1159:The oldest dinosaur 4600:Geology of Eswatini 4368:George William Stow 4209:Cradle of Humankind 2963:Bellsbank meteorite 2856:Finsch diamond mine 2812:Witwatersrand Basin 2787:Makhonjwa Mountains 2658:Whitehill Formation 2636:Middleton Formation 2524:Whitehill Formation 2514:Ganigobis Formation 2474:Ganigobis Formation 2247:2001GGG.....2.1022J 2208:1996JAfES..23...17D 2173:2001JAfES..33..605B 2138:1997JAfES..24..563N 2096:2011SAJG..114..379G 2043:2001GeoJI.144..632G 1894:2017OGeo....9...28B 1864:Geological Journeys 1835:2004JAfES..38..225C 1793:2005JAfES..43..196S 1572:2005JAfES..43..211C 1367:Period to form the 1266:Gondwana fragmented 925:Cape Fold Mountains 855:and KwaZulu-Natal. 586:indicates when the 563:nonmarine strata. 425:. Karoo supergroup 4468:Geology portal 4343:Alfred W. Crompton 4308:Andrew Geddes Bain 3592:Pristerognathoides 3032:Titanium in Africa 3027:Platinum in Africa 3023:Iron ore in Africa 2866:Koffiefontein mine 2861:Jagersfontein Mine 2772:Gondwanide orogeny 2670:Bushveld Sandstone 2641:Teekloof Formation 2570:Kirkwood Formation 2519:Teekloof Formation 2430:Fig Tree Formation 1680:2005-09-03 at the 1335: 1247: 1130: 1088: 1012: 995: 934: 913: 772:Cape Fold Mountain 764: 672: 652: 643: 612: 483:Late Carboniferous 429:are also found in 388:Late Carboniferous 4517: 4516: 4451: 4450: 4433:Pothole (geology) 4413: 4412: 4395:Regional articles 4385: 4384: 4381: 4380: 4338:H. Basil S. Cooke 4241: 4240: 4237: 4236: 4014:Heterodontosaurus 3932: 3931: 3676: 3675: 3607:Promoschorhynchus 3062: 3061: 3037:Uranium in Africa 2985:‎Mineral deposits 2975: 2974: 2971: 2970: 2737: 2736: 2733: 2732: 2702:Molteno Formation 2697:Katberg Formation 2675:Clarens Formation 2631:Katberg Formation 2626:Balfour Formation 2594:Drakensberg Group 2582:Kalahari Deposits 2504:Balfour Formation 2435:Komatii Formation 1939:978-1-43170-082-0 1688:, 1: 88–89, Bonn. 1470:10.2113/108.1.135 1400:, comprising the 1398:Upper Karoo Group 1392:Lower Karoo Group 1358:Post Karoo period 1305:Lebombo Mountains 1217:Drakensberg Group 1203:Drakensberg Group 1154:Clarens Formation 1122:Clarens Formation 1084:Clarens Formation 615:Geological origin 496:called the "main 364: 363: 4627: 4530:Karoo Supergroup 4503: 4502: 4491: 4490: 4480: 4479: 4478: 4466: 4465: 4419: 4418: 4391: 4390: 4282: 4281: 4247: 4246: 3909: 3908: 3633: 3632: 3562:Macroscelesaurus 3442:Cistecephaloides 3427:Blattoidealestes 3251:Cistecephaloides 3154:Deltacephalaspis 3098: 3097: 3068: 3067: 2981: 2980: 2818: 2817: 2743: 2742: 2692:Elliot Formation 2680:Elliot Formation 2611:Karoo Supergroup 2445:Onverwacht Group 2415: 2414: 2395: 2394: 2380: 2373: 2366: 2357: 2356: 2352: 2350: 2349: 2344:. pp. 1–428 2339: 2304: 2302: 2301: 2296: 2261: 2260: 2258: 2226: 2220: 2219: 2191: 2185: 2184: 2156: 2150: 2149: 2121: 2115: 2114: 2112: 2110: 2090:(3–4): 379–386. 2079: 2070: 2064: 2063: 2061: 2059: 2054: 2028: 2019: 2013: 2001: 1995: 1994: 1992: 1990: 1985: 1976: 1970: 1969: 1967: 1965: 1950: 1944: 1943: 1925: 1916: 1915: 1905: 1882:Open Geosciences 1873: 1867: 1860: 1847: 1846: 1820: 1811: 1805: 1804: 1787:(1–3): 196–210. 1776: 1767: 1764: 1758: 1751: 1714: 1711: 1702: 1695: 1689: 1671: 1665: 1658: 1652: 1649: 1638: 1631: 1584: 1583: 1555: 1546: 1533: 1532: 1512: 1501: 1500: 1480: 1474: 1473: 1447: 1243:Great Escarpment 1221:Great Escarpment 993:of South Africa. 776:Karoo inland sea 728:Karoo Supergroup 515:Fossils 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Index

Period
Group
Formation
Assemblage Zone
Jurassic
Drakensberg
Drakensberg
Stormberg
Clarens
Triassic
Elliot
Molteno
Beaufort
Burgersdorp
Cynognathus
Katberg
Lystrosaurus
Balfour
Permian
Dicynodon
Teekloof
Cistecephalus
Middleton
Tropidostoma
Pristerognathus
Abrahams-Kraal
Abrahams-Kraal
Tapinocephalus
Eodicynodon
Ecca

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