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Mynhardtskraal, Central Karoo District Municipality, Western Cape, South Africa
| Lat/Long (Decimal) | -32.4862,22.1705 |
|---|---|
| Co-ordinates Derivation | based on nearby landmark |
| Given Location | Western Cape, South Africa |
| Mindat.org Region (for given coordinates) | Central Karoo District Municipality, Western Cape, South Africa |
Collections
| Collection | Reference | Stratigraphic Name | Comments | Lithology | Age |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mynhardtskraal | Haughton S. H., Boonstra L. D. (1929) | Beaufort - Abrahamskraal | Kitching (1977, "Distribution of the Karroo Vertebrate Fauna") assigns this locality to the middle Tapinocephalus Zone. Kammerer et al. (2015) and Angielczyk et al. (2016) list this locality as Tapinocephalus Zone. Radioisotopic data constrains the likely age of the Tapinocephalus Zone to Capitanian (Rubidge et al. 2013). | sandstone | 265.1 - 259.9 Ma Permian |
Recorded Fossils
References
Data courtesy of: PBDB: The Paleobiology Database, Creative Commons CC-BY licenced. , GBIF: the Global Biodiversity Information Facility, various licences, iDigBio, various licences, and EOL: The Encyclopedia of Life (Open Data Public Domain). Because fossils are made of minerals too!
