Gokwe Formation is an Early Cretaceous geologic formation in Zimbabwe
Gokwe Formation
Stratigraphic range: Early Cretaceous
Type
Geological formation
Sub-units
White Sandstone Member
Lithology
Primary
Sandstone
Other
Limestone
Location
Coordinates
18°12′S28°54′E / 18.2°S 28.9°E / -18.2; 28.9
Approximate paleocoordinates
36°06′S4°54′E / 36.1°S 4.9°E / -36.1; 4.9
Region
Midlands
Country
Zimbabwe
Type section
Named for
Gokwe region
Gokwe Formation (Zimbabwe)
The Gokwe Formation is an Early Cretaceous geologic formation in Zimbabwe. Dinosaur remains are among the fossils that have been recovered from the formation, although none have yet been referred to a specific genus.[1] Sediments of the formation may have been laid down in a small shallow lake, carried by intermittent floods from a land surface surrounding the lake on which aeolian transport of sand took place. More likely the animals died on a dry lake bed, and their bones were exposed to a period of desiccation, later floods would scatter the fragments and incorporate them in sediment.[2]
^Weishampel, et al. (2004). "Dinosaur distribution." Pp. 517-607.
The GokweFormation is an Early Cretaceous geologic formation in Zimbabwe. Dinosaur remains are among the fossils that have been recovered from the formation...
allosauroids. Bond and Bromley (1970) described teeth deriving from the GokweFormation of Zimbabwe as being similar to Carcharodontosaurus, with Mickey Mortimer...
dinosaur-bearing rock formations List of fossiliferous stratigraphic units in Zimbabwe Mpandi Formation Forest Sandstone GokweFormation Tendaguru Formation, contemporaneous...
Geology of Zimbabwe GokweFormation at Fossilworks.org Kadsi Formation at Fossilworks.org Dande Sandstone at Fossilworks.org Mpandi Formation at Fossilworks...
record that was previously held by a fragmentary specimen from the GokweFormation, which was dated to the Late Jurassic. Other than the fragmentary possible...
needed] 1 April 2005 Aérospatiale Alouette III Crashed soon after take-off in Gokwe, the pilot tried to avoid telephone lines. All four on board survived[citation...
glacial tillites, being the Dwyka Formation in the Mid-Zambezi Basin, Basal Beds in the Limpopo basins and Kondo Pools Formation in the Mana Pools and Cabora...
Catholic churches. Kwekwe has paved roads leading to Gweru, Kadoma, Mvuma and Gokwe Business Centre hence it is considered a well-connected city. Besides being...
the formation of the Baptist Convention of Zimbabwe. Through his efforts Sanyati Baptist Hospital was built as well as a number of clinics in Gokwe. There...
supporters assault five senior officials at the Cotton Company of Zimbabwe's Gokwe branch Hundreds of villagers from the Kezi district flee to the mountains...
14 March – Ángel Floro Martínez, 83, Roman Catholic prelate, bishop of Gokwe (2000–2017). 15 March – Fèlix Millet, 87, businessman and convicted fraudster...
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