Beaufort Formation, Group

Geology

Formations: unnamed (195), Abrahamskraal (42), Balfour (28), Balfour (?) (2), Burgersdorp (86), Estcourt (25), Katberg (31), Koonap (7), Madumabisa Mudstone (4), Middelton (1), Middleton/Balfour (1), Moseley Creek (3), Normandien (4), Teekloof (35), Volksrust Shale (1)

Members: unnamed (3)

Lithologies: not reported (172), "siliciclastic" (109), claystone (19), mudstone (60), "shale" (24), siltstone (28), sandstone (102), conglomerate (1), "limestone" (1), "carbonate" (1), siderite (1), quartzite (1)

Paleoenvironments: marine indet. (3), terrestrial indet. (311), coastal indet. (1), delta plain (22), deltaic indet. (2), offshore (3), fluvial indet. (58), fine channel fill (1), "channel" (1), dry floodplain (13), "floodplain" (20), crevasse splay (17), fluvial-lacustrine indet. (3), fluvial-deltaic indet. (1), lacustrine indet. (13)

Age range: base of the Wordian to the top of the Thanetian or 266.90000 to 56.00000 Ma
Collections

Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Permian298.9 - 251.902South Africa (190043)
Guadalupian273.01 - 259.51South Africa (Western Cape) (177007)
Guadalupian273.01 - 259.51South Africa (Eastern Cape) (75452)
Guadalupian273.01 - 259.51South Africa (206769 222587)
Guadalupian273.01 - 259.51South Africa (Free State) (188666 188669)
Wordian266.9 - 264.28South Africa (Western Cape) (94649 94777 94778 94779 176321 221401 226244)
Wordian266.9 - 264.28South Africa (Northern Cape) (176318)
Wordian266.9 - 264.28South Africa (Eastern Cape) (75451 226245)
Wordian266.9 - 264.28South Africa (226396)
Wordian - Capitanian266.9 - 259.51South Africa (224579 224580)
Wordian - Capitanian266.9 - 259.51South Africa (Eastern Cape) (176347)
Wordian - Capitanian266.9 - 259.51South Africa (Western Cape) (176306)
Capitanian264.28 - 259.51South Africa (Western Cap) (181088)
Capitanian264.28 - 259.51South Africa (Eastern Cape) (75450 89845 92414 94607)
Capitanian264.28 - 259.51Madagascar (Toliara) (41495)
Capitanian264.28 - 259.51South Africa (221402 224581 224582)
Capitanian264.28 - 259.51South Africa (Northern Cape) (85515 88394 89626 176246 181072 230333)
Capitanian264.28 - 259.51South Africa (Western Cape) (13004 26710 31777 86388 89650 90244 92645 92646 92648 93084 93085 93086 93088 93096 93097 93100 94617 174746 176356 176245 176314 176349 176355 176758 178115 179621 179623)
Capitanian264.28 - 259.51Tanzania (Morogoro) (41486 41487 41488 41489 41490 41491 41492 41493 41494)
Capitanian - Wuchiapingian264.28 - 254.17South Africa (Western Cape) (14290 176922 177588)
Capitanian - Wuchiapingian264.28 - 254.17South Africa (Eastern Cape) (174422)
Capitanian - Wuchiapingian264.28 - 254.17Zimbabwe (79811)
Wuchiapingian259.9 - 254.17South Africa (Limpopo) (178198)
Wuchiapingian259.9 - 254.17Zambia (Eastern) (84914 86257)
Wuchiapingian259.9 - 254.17South Africa (Kwazulu-Natal) (206767)
Wuchiapingian259.9 - 254.17South Africa (Eastern Cape) (80826 114631 115686 131108 144271 144272 144682 176313 171376 171384 174626 174717 174734 176308 176310 176311 176331 176339 176501 176504 176830 176919 177544 177587 178053 178105 178127 178274 178694 178740 178743 179335 179482 180878 180880 181090)
Wuchiapingian259.9 - 254.17South Africa (Northern Cape) (86275 115685 131112 174666 176309 176916 178478 178523 178869 178870 179590 190565 190567 190568 196819)
Wuchiapingian259.9 - 254.17South Africa (Western Cape) (22661 176357 190045 84714 86276 86278 86279 86280 86282 86284 86285 86286 86296 86297 86298 86299 86300 86301 86302 86303 116452 171377 174392 174454 174736 175566 176307 176358 176923 177008 178734 178742 178744 178803 178805 178806 178830 178865 178866 178867 178879 179072 180462 181609 181803 185746 185747 185748 185749 185750 190331 190556)
Wuchiapingian259.9 - 254.17South Africa (Graaff-Reinet) (115405 171378)
Lopingian259.9 - 252.17Zambia (30989)
Lopingian259.9 - 252.17Tanzania (30940)
Lopingian259.9 - 252.17South Africa (Aberdeen Plain) (223844)
Lopingian259.9 - 252.17South Africa (Eastern Cape) (196326 197300)
Lopingian259.9 - 252.17South Africa (Northern Cape) (196325 199946 232551 232552 232553 232554)
Wuchiapingian - Changhsingian259.9 - 252.17South Africa (Northern cape) (228432)
Wuchiapingian - Changhsingian259.9 - 252.17Zimbabwe (Sebungu) (116117)
Wuchiapingian - Changhsingian259.9 - 252.17South Africa (KwaZulu-Natal) (176319 177004 181797)
Wuchiapingian - Changhsingian259.9 - 252.17South Africa (Western Cape) (14288 80176 80178 88342 89859 174623 175567 176924 178260 178268 178273 178276 178277 178278 178477 178695 178802 178868 178875 180463 181811 181812)
Wuchiapingian - Changhsingian259.9 - 252.17South Africa (Eastern Cape) (80174 178500 80216 80219 80220 80225 80226 86258 89863 114905 171146 171147 171337 174663 174735 174741 175553 176312 176330 176336 176667 176917 176918 177038 177039 177563 177601 177604 178272 178864 178872 178889 178891 178900 178903 179588 179646 180724 181802 228433)
Wuchiapingian - Changhsingian259.9 - 252.17South Africa (Northern Cape) (178275 178871 228429)
Wuchiapingian - Changhsingian259.9 - 252.17South Africa (Free State) (177542 179328 179592)
Wuchiapingian - Griesbachian259.9 - 250.5South Africa (Kwazulu-Natal) (14331 14333 14334 14335 14336 14337 14338 14341 14342 14346 14347 14349 14353 14354 14358 14359 14360)
Wuchiapingian - Griesbachian259.9 - 250.5South Africa (Free State) (14329)
Changhsingian254.17 - 252.17South Africa (Natal) (124428 124845)
Changhsingian254.17 - 252.17South Africa (Kwazulu-Natal) (14339 14344 14350 14356 14357 14361 14362 39077)
Changhsingian254.17 - 252.17South Africa (Northern Cape) (231862)
Changhsingian254.17 - 252.17South Africa (Free State) (195279 195280)
Changhsingian254.17 - 252.17South Africa (Western Cape) (80223)
Changhsingian254.17 - 252.17South Africa (Eastern Cape) (231863 231864 231865)
Changhsingian - Induan254.17 - 251.2South Africa (Eastern Cape) (171029)
Changhsingian - Olenekian254.17 - 247.2South Africa (Free State) (92419)
Induan252.17 - 251.2South Africa (224583)
Induan252.17 - 251.2South Africa (KwaZulu-Natal) (143714)
Induan252.17 - 251.2South Africa (Northern Cape) (105718 177589)
Induan252.17 - 251.2South Africa (Eastern Cape) (80064 85942 98601 101956 144320 144321 144322 176503 178125 195281)
Induan252.17 - 251.2South Africa (Free State) (80140 105608 143692 144323 144325 144327 144328 144333 145516 195278)
Early/Lower Triassic252.17 - 247.2South Africa (Free State) (84059 105609 117177 117178 117179 117183)
Early/Lower Triassic252.17 - 247.2South Africa (Eastern Cape) (105606 117176 117184 196535)
Early/Lower Triassic252.17 - 247.2South Africa (Kwazulu-Natal) (105603)
Induan - Olenekian252.17 - 247.2South Africa (KwaZulu-Natal) (34815)
Induan - Olenekian252.17 - 247.2South Africa (Eastern Cape) (13043 85948 94309 105610 117185 171371 181691 182575 182576 182579)
Induan - Olenekian252.17 - 247.2South Africa (Free State) (88282 88300 181689 94365 98602 105607 144326 181690 182577 182578)
Induan - Smithian252.17 - 247.2South Africa (Free State) (145597)
Spathian251.3 - 247.2South Africa (Eastern Cape) (144330 145565)
Spathian251.3 - 247.2South Africa (Free State) (137124 144318 144331 145593 145594)
Spathian - Anisian251.3 - 242.0South Africa (Eastern Cape) (14363 14364 14365 14366 14367 14368 14369 14370 14371 14372 14373 20654 20655 20660 20663 20665 20668 20669 20670 20671 20672 20675 20676 20679 20681 20682 20686 20687 20688 20689 20691 20692 20693 20694 20695 20696)
Olenekian251.2 - 247.2South Africa (Free State) (98611 98612 98613 98614 98615 98616 98617 98618 98619 182942 182943 182944)
Olenekian251.2 - 247.2South Africa (Eastern Cape) (78686 92309 98620 145503)
Anisian247.2 - 242.0South Africa (Eastern Cape) (69697 80060 85943 90309 92312 96327 159738 96329 99751 101955 101957 101962 101963 105293 105294 105295 141537 144319 144344 159734 159735 159736 159737 159739 177022 177025 179589 196999 197000 221535)
Anisian247.2 - 242.0South Africa (Free State) (92310 92313 96328 144343 171026)
Middle Triassic247.2 - 237.0South Africa (Free State) (206547)
Middle Triassic247.2 - 237.0Lesotho (Mokhotlong) (206537)
Carnian237.0 - 228.0South Africa (Free State) (131927)
Late/Upper Triassic237.0 - 201.4South Africa (Free State) (220878 220879)
Paleocene66.0 - 56.0USA (South Carolina) (228981 228982 228983)
Thanetian59.2 - 56.0USA (North Carolina) (187613 187614 187615)