Abrahamskraal Formation

Geology

Group: Beaufort

Members: unnamed (42), Combrinkskraal (1), Grootfontein (1)

Lithologies: not reported (10), "siliciclastic" (1), claystone (12), mudstone (18), siltstone (2), sandstone (22), "carbonate" (1)

Paleoenvironments: terrestrial indet. (12), delta plain (9), fluvial indet. (4), dry floodplain (4), "floodplain" (15)

Age range: base of the Wordian to the top of the Changhsingian or 266.90000 to 252.17000 Ma
Collections

Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Guadalupian273.01 - 259.51South Africa (Eastern Cape) (75452)
Guadalupian273.01 - 259.51South Africa (Northern Cape) (188880)
Guadalupian273.01 - 259.51South Africa (Western Cape) (177007)
Wordian266.9 - 264.28South Africa (226396)
Wordian266.9 - 264.28South Africa (Eastern Cape) (226245)
Wordian266.9 - 264.28South Africa (Western Cape) (94649 94777 94778 94779 176321 221401 226244)
Wordian - Capitanian266.9 - 259.51South Africa (224579 224580)
Capitanian264.28 - 259.51South Africa (224581)
Capitanian264.28 - 259.51South Africa (Northern Cape) (85515 88394 89626 230333)
Capitanian264.28 - 259.51South Africa (Western Cape) (13004 26710 86388 89650 90244 92645 92646 92648 93084 93085 93086 93088 93096 93097 93100 94617 176349 232542)
Capitanian - Wuchiapingian264.28 - 254.17South Africa (Western Cape) (14290)
Lopingian259.9 - 252.17South Africa (Northern Cape) (199946 232551 232552 232553 232554)
Changhsingian254.17 - 252.17South Africa (Northern Cape) (231862)