Mocuio Formation | |
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Stratigraphic range: Late Campanian—Early Maastrichtian | |
Type | Geological formation |
Overlies | Baba Formation |
Lithology | |
Primary | Sandstone |
Location | |
Country | Angola |
The Mocuio Formation is a Late Cretaceous sedimentary rock formation found in southern Angola. It extends from the latest Campanian to the Early Maastrichtian.[1] Many vertebrate fossils have been collected from the formation.
Paleofauna of the Mocuio Formation | ||||||
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Genus | Species | Location | Stratigraphic position | Material | Notes | Images |
Bentiabasaurus[2] | B. jacobsi | A mosasaur | ||||
Cardiocorax[3] | C. mukulu | A plesiosaur | ||||
Epapatelo[4] | E. otyikokolo | Partial left limb bones from two individuals | A pterosaur |