The Elliot Formation is a geological formation and forms part of the Stormberg Group, the uppermost geological group that comprises the greater Karoo Supergroup. Outcrops of the Elliot Formation have been found in the northern Eastern Cape, southern Free State, and in the eastern KwaZulu-Natal provinces of South Africa. Outcrops and exposures are also found in several localities in Lesotho such as Qacha's Neck, Hill Top, Quthing, and near the capital, Maseru. The Elliot Formation is further divided into the lower (LEF) and upper (UEF) Elliot formations to differentiate significant sedimentological differences between these layers. The LEF is dominantly Late Triassic (Norian-Hettangian) in age while the UEF is mainly Early Jurassic (Sinemurian-Pliensbachian) and is tentatively regarded to preserve a continental record of the Triassic-Jurassic boundary in southern Africa.[1] This geological formation is named after the town of Elliot in the Eastern Cape, and its stratotype locality is located on the Barkly Pass, 9 km north of the town.[2][3][4]
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The ElliotFormation is a geological formation and forms part of the Stormberg Group, the uppermost geological group that comprises the greater Karoo Supergroup...
Choiniere, Jonah N. (2017). "The sauropodomorph biostratigraphy of the ElliotFormation of southern Africa: Tracking the evolution of Sauropodomorpha across...
original on 2023-06-04. Retrieved 2023-06-04. When: Lower Member (ElliotFormation), Norian to Norian (228.0 - 201.3 Ma) Chatterjee, S. 1987. A new theropod...
ornithischians, based on numerous skull and postcranial fossils from the Upper ElliotFormation. It had a simpler tooth and jaw anatomy than later ornithischians,...
Dracovenator was discovered at the "Upper Drumbo Farm" locality in the upper ElliotFormation which is part of the Stormberg Group in Eastern Cape Province, South...
Pegomastax comes from the Red Beds, or upper ElliotFormation, of South Africa and Lesotho. This part of the formation is considered to be from the earliest...
an American paleontologist who led numerous field expeditions in ElliotFormation outcrop localities in South Africa. Blikanasaurus is only known from...
These Clarens Formation cliffs frequently contain shallow caves and overhangs at the contact of the underlying Upper ElliotFormation (UEF) due to processes...
Antetonitrus is a genus of sauropodiform dinosaur found in the Early Jurassic ElliotFormation of South Africa. The only species is Antetonitrus ingenipes. Sometimes...
was discovered at the Voyizane locality, in the ElliotFormation of the Stormberg Group of rock formations, 1,770 m (5,807 ft) above sea level, on Krommespruit...
Munyikwa and Raath described a partial snout of Megapnosaurus from the ElliotFormation in South Africa, but the material has been referred to Dracovenator...
Aliwal North, Dordrecht, Molteno, and Elliot. It extends as far north as Matatiele in the Eastern Cape. The formation's localities lie along the Drakensberg...
by Sidney H. Haughton. They were collected from the Triassic Lower ElliotFormation, dating to the early Norian, on the north slope of the Thaba 'Nyama...
specimen. Massospondylus remains have been found in the Upper ElliotFormation, the Clarens Formation, and the Bushveld Sandstone of South Africa and Lesotho...
age of the Triassic. A specimen of an unnamed lessemsaurid from the ElliotFormation of South Africa probably dates to approximately 218 million years ago...
Early Jurassic. Remains of this animal have been found in the Upper ElliotFormation and it is among the most completely known early ornithischians, shedding...
Elliot Lurie (born August 19, 1948) is an American musician who was the lead guitarist, songwriter, and co-lead vocalist for the band Looking Glass from...
from the Early Jurassic (Hettangian to Sinemurian ages) strata of the ElliotFormation located in the Cape Province, South Africa. Lycorhinus, including the...
Africa and Lesotho. Fossils have only been recovered from the lower ElliotFormation in South Africa and Lesotho, and in one locality in Zimbabwe. In 1863...
declivis, is known from the Early Triassic Panchet Formation of the Damodar Valley and the Kamthi Formation of the Pranhita-Godavari Basin in India. Seven...
archosaur from the late Carnian-early Norian-age Upper Triassic Lower ElliotFormation of Lesotho. The type species is B. ferox. The holotype is a single...
dinosaur, which was closely related to Sarahsaurus, from the lower ElliotFormation of Maphutseng, Lesotho. The type species, Kholumolumo ellenbergerorum...
consensus on kimberlites is that they are formed deep within the mantle. Formation occurs at depths between 150 and 450 kilometres (93 and 280 mi), potentially...
period. The type species is Elliotherium kersteni, named after the ElliotFormation in which the fossils were found. Paleontology portal Sidor, C.A. &...
J.; Choiniere, J.N. (2019). "'Rauisuchian' material from the lower ElliotFormation of South Africa and Lesotho: Implications for Late Triassic biogeography...
found in southern Africa, Whitehill Formation, and eastern South America (Melo Formation, Uruguay and Irati Formation, Brazil), two widely separated regions...
South Africa. These formations are listed below (from oldest to youngest): Molteno FormationElliotFormation Clarens Formation The Stormberg Group contains...
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