Karoo Group

Geology

Formations: Forest Sandstone (16), Hatambulo (1), K4 (1), Omingonde (23), Pebbly Arkose (18), Upper Karroo Sandstone (1)

Lithologies: not reported (6), mudstone (6), "shale" (8), siltstone (17), sandstone (22), conglomerate (7), marl (1), "carbonate" (1)

Paleoenvironments: terrestrial indet. (37), fluvial indet. (1), "channel" (1), dry floodplain (13), "floodplain" (3), crevasse splay (1), eolian indet. (2)

Age range: base of the Wordian to the top of the Sinemurian or 266.90000 to 192.90000 Ma
Collections

Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Wordian266.9 - 264.28Mozambique (30348)
Wordian - Changhsingian266.9 - 251.902Tanzania (30942)
Wuchiapingian259.51 - 254.14Zambia (176315)
Lopingian259.51 - 251.902Zambia (Southern) (234484 234490 234494 234498 234500 234503 234506)
Anisian246.7 - 241.464Namibia (99452 99453 99454 99456 99457 99468 99544 99546 99548 99552 99553)
Anisian - Ladinian246.7 - 237.0Namibia (99455 99459 99460 99462 99489 99490 99491 99492 99540 99543 99550 99551)
Carnian237.0 - 227.3Zimbabwe (Mashonaland West) (220586 220587 220588 220589 220708 220710 220712 220714 220715)
Carnian237.0 - 227.3Zimbabwe (Mashonaland Central) (48460 94781 94782 228330 228331 228332 228333 228334)
Carnian - Norian237.0 - 205.7Zimbabwe (Mashonaland West) (220713)
Hettangian - Sinemurian201.4 - 192.9Zimbabwe (Matabeleland North) (35296 35297 48390 48392 50824 57184 57185 80185 80186 80187 80188)
Hettangian - Sinemurian201.4 - 192.9Zimbabwe (Matabeleland South) (24755 65343 65346)
Early/Lower Jurassic201.4 - 174.7Zimbabwe (Mashonaland West) (34777)
Sinemurian - Pliensbachian199.5 - 184.2Zimbabwe (Mashonaland North) (34768 220711)