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Sequence of Triassic to Early Jurassic rocks in southern Africa
The Upper Karoo Group is a sequence of Triassic to Early Jurassic sedimentary and volcanic rocks found in Botswana, Zambia, and Zimbabwe. It comprises
Upper_Karoo_Group
Sequence of sandstone sedimentary rocks in Africa
The Lower Karoo Group is a sequence of late Carboniferous and Permian sandstone sedimentary rocks of the Karoo Supergroup, found in Botswana, Zambia, Zimbabwe
Lower_Karoo_Group
Geologic formation in Southern Africa
Ma. The Forest Sandstone is the penultimate formation in the Upper Karoo Group of the Karoo Supergroup, lying above the Pebbly Arkose Formation and below
Forest_Sandstone
Semi-desert region in South Africa
known subregions of the Upper Karoo, though most of it is simply known as the Upper Karoo, especially in the north. The Klein Karoo's boundaries are sharply
Karoo
Late Paleozoic-early Mesozoic stratigraphic unit in Africa
The Karoo Supergroup is the most widespread stratigraphic unit in Africa south of the Kalahari Desert. The supergroup consists of a sequence of units
Karoo_Supergroup
Geological formation in Southern Africa
Ma. The Batoka Formation is the uppermost formation in the Upper Karoo Group of the Karoo Supergroup, lying above the Forest Sandstone Formation. The
Batoka_Formation
Geologic formation in southern Africa
Bassa and Limpopo basins. The Pebbly Arkose Formation is part of the Upper Karoo Group, overlies the Escarpment formation (in the Mid-Zambezi and Limpopo
Pebbly_Arkose_Formation
Wildlife reserve in the Western Cape, South Africa
Park. It is therefore partly in the Lower Karoo, at about 850 m above sea level, and partly in the Upper Karoo at over 1300 m altitude. The Park has a camp
Karoo_National_Park
Geological group in South Africa
Beaufort Group is the third of the main subdivisions of the Karoo Supergroup in South Africa. It is composed of a lower Adelaide Subgroup and an upper Tarkastad
Beaufort_Group
Genus of sauropodomorph dinosaurs
by Paul Barrett in sediments of the Pebbly Arkose Formation of the Upper Karoo Group (Spurwing East Palaeosol site) on the shoreline of Spurwing Island
Musankwa
Mountain pass in Western Cape, South Africa
east–west along the northern edge of the semi-arid area called the Little Karoo in the Western Cape province of South Africa. It's the only road access
Swartberg_Pass
Geological formation of southern Africa
formation in the Upper Karoo Group of the Karoo Supergroup, underlying the Pebbly Arkose Formation and overlying the Lower Karoo Group. The formation is
Angwa_Sandstone
Triassic geologic formation in Africa
Formation is the basal unit of the Upper Karoo Group and underlies the Pebbly Arkose Formation. It has been dated as Upper Scythian (Early Triassic). The
Escarpment_Grit
Permian biozone in South Africa
Adelaide Subgroup of the Beaufort Group, a fossiliferous and geologically important geological group of the Karoo Supergroup in South Africa. Outcrops
Endothiodon_Assemblage_Zone
Jurassic geological group in Lesotho and South Africa
Drakensberg Group. The dikes and sills are preserved throughout the Karoo Basin, and have served as a weathering barrier for much of the Karoo Supergroup
Drakensberg_Group
talc. Lower Karoo rocks host coal, while Upper Karoo rocks contain uranium. Geology portal Zambia portal Bangweulu Block Mporokoso Group Hook granite
Geology_of_Zambia
Extinct family of temnospondyls
Jonah N. (26 October 2020). "Sedimentology and palaeontology of the Upper Karoo Group in the Mid-Zambezi Basin, Zimbabwe: new localities and their implications
Metoposauridae
Geological formation in southern Africa
in the Stormberg Group of the greater Karoo Supergroup rocks and represents the final phase of preserved sedimentation of the Karoo Basin. The Clarens
Clarens_Formation
Triassic biozone in South Africa
the upper Adelaide and lower Tarkastad Subgroups of the Beaufort Group, a fossiliferous and geologically important geological Group of the Karoo Supergroup
Lystrosaurus declivis Assemblage Zone
Lystrosaurus_declivis_Assemblage_Zone
Lithostratigraphic layer of the Stormberg Group in South Africa
formation and forms part of the Stormberg Group, the uppermost geological group that comprises the greater Karoo Supergroup. Outcrops of the Elliot Formation
Elliot_Formation
Triassic/Jurassic geological group in the Karoo Supergroup in South Africa
Stormberg Group is one of the four geological groups that comprises the Karoo Supergroup in South Africa. It is the uppermost geological group representing
Stormberg_Group
Geological formation in the Beaufort Group of South Africa
formation that is found in the Beaufort Group, a major geological group that forms part of the greater Karoo Supergroup in South Africa. The Balfour Formation
Balfour_Formation
Paleozoic fold and thrust belt in South Africa
Group is truncated by the overlying Dwyka sediments of glacial origin. The latter forms part of the Karoo Supergroup. Therefore, the Witteberg Group forms
Cape_Fold_Belt
Permian biozone in South Africa
Adelaide Subgroup of the Beaufort Group, a majorly fossiliferous and geologically important geological group of the Karoo Supergroup in South Africa. This
Cistecephalus_Assemblage_Zone
Geological strata in southern Africa
The Ecca Group is the second of the main subdivisions of the Karoo Supergroup of geological strata in southern Africa. It mainly follows conformably after
Ecca_Group
Biozone of fossils
the Adelaide Subgroup of the Beaufort Group, a majorly fossiliferous and geologically important Group of the Karoo Supergroup in South Africa. This biozone
Daptocephalus_Assemblage_Zone
Defined groups of plant communities with similar biotic and abiotic features
below contains 45 types from the 2012 map. 14 Nama Karoo vegetation types, code NK: The Azonal group was reduced from 34 to 18 types in the 2018 map revision
List of vegetation types of South Africa
List_of_vegetation_types_of_South_Africa
Species of cactus
2018. Opuntia cespitosa Opuntia Web, accessed 25 January 2018 "Cactus control in the Klein Karoo". Rhodes University. 2014-09-17. Retrieved 2021-04-19.
Opuntia_cespitosa
Permian biozone in South Africa
Adelaide Subgroup of the Beaufort Group, a fossiliferous and geologically important geological group of the Karoo Sequence. The thickest outcrops, reaching
Tapinocephalus Assemblage Zone
Tapinocephalus_Assemblage_Zone
Genus of synapsid from late Permian and early Triassic South Africa
been found in the Late Permian to Earliest Triassic of the South African Karoo Supergroup. It was a large carnivorous therapsid, reaching 1.1–1.5 metres
Moschorhinus
Genus of Late Permian and Early Triassic dicynodont therapsids
the Karoo—which led to suggestions that L. curvatus immigrated from Zambia into the Karoo. However, a reexamination of Permian specimens in the Karoo has
Lystrosaurus
Miscellaneous Publications 3:1-2 G. Bond, J. F. Wilson, and M. A. Raath. 1970. Upper Karroo pillow lava and a new sauropod horizon in Rhodesia. Nature 227:1339
List of fossiliferous stratigraphic units in Zimbabwe
List_of_fossiliferous_stratigraphic_units_in_Zimbabwe
UNESCO World Heritage Site in Northern Cape, South Africa
of Nǁnǂe). The two areas consist of semi-arid to arid tracts of the Upper Karoo (to the south) and the Southern Kalahari (to the north). Both areas are
ǀXam_and_ǂKhomani_heartland
Extinct group of saber-toothed therapsids from the Permian
Africa, gorgonopsians have also been found in Karoo outcroppings in the Ruhuhu Valley of Tanzania, the Upper Luangwa Valley of Zambia, and Chiweta, Malawi
Gorgonopsia
Triassic geological formation in the Stormberg Group in Lesotho and South Africa
Stormberg Group of the greater Karoo Supergroup. The Molteno Formation represents the initial phase of preserved sedimentation of the Stormberg Group. The
Molteno_Formation
Extinct genus of therapsids
of renowned Karoo paleontologist, Professor Bruce Rubidge, who has contributed to much of the research conducted on therapsids of the Karoo Basin. The
Dinogorgon
Triassic biozone in South Africa
the Karoo Basin of South Africa. It is equivalent to the Burgersdorp Formation, the youngest lithostratigraphic formation in the Beaufort Group, which
Cynognathus_Assemblage_Zone
Extinct genus of reptiles
pairs of teeth in the upper jaw, each with 13 or possibly 15 cusps. P. serridens (Owen, 1876) is from the Dicynodon Zone, Karoo basin, South Africa. This
Pareiasaurus
Extinct genus of reptiles
crocodyliform. Fossils have been found from the lower Clarens Formation of the Karoo Supergroup in South Africa, dating back to the Pliensbachian stage of the
Notochampsa
Great Karoo, a semi-desert region that is divided by the Great Escarpment into the Upper Karoo (at an elevation of 1,100–1,600 m) and the Lower Karoo (at
Geography_of_South_Africa
Extinct genus of reptiles
the Tapinocephalus Assemblage Zone (Capitanian age) of the South African Karoo. Along with the similarly large dinocephalia, the bradysaurs constituted
Bradysaurus
Late middle Permian geological formation in the Eastern Cape
invertebrate trace fossils from the mid- to Upper Permian Middleton Formation (Adelaide Subgroup, Beaufort Group, Karoo Supergroup), Eastern Cape, South Africa"
Middleton_Formation
Extinct genus of reptiles
of Cathcart. It was found in the middle or upper part of the Katberg Formation of the Beaufort Group (Karoo Basin) and referred to the uppermost Lystrosaurus
Kitchingnathus
Genus of procolophonid reptile
the Theledectinae. These results are displayed in the cladogram below: Karoo Supergroup Pinheiro, Felipe L.; Cisneros, Juan C.; Silva, João Lucas da;
Pentacolophon
Extinct genus of therapsids from late Permian South Africa and Tanzania
represented by abundant occurrences in the Karoo Basin of South Africa, sequestered records in the Upper Permian Ruhuhu Basin of Tanzania and Zambia
Theriognathus
Geological formation of the Beaufort Group in South Africa
of the Adelaide Subgroup of the Beaufort Group, a major geological group that forms part of the greater Karoo Supergroup. It represents the first fully
Abrahamskraal_Formation
Extinct genus of dicynodonts
identified. Tropidostoma fossils are an index fossil in a biozone of the Karoo Basin known as the Tropidostoma Assemblage Zone. This biozone is characterized
Tropidostoma
Extinct genus of therapsids that lived in the Guadalupian epoch
though Broom suggested that they were from the Permian upper Ecca Group (part of the Karoo Supergroup). He came to this conclusion based on the absence
Moschops
Geological group of post-Karoo Mesozoic rocks in South Africa
The Uitenhage Group is one of three geological groups, which comprise the onshore and offshore post-Karoo middle to lower Upper Mesozoic geological rock
Uitenhage_Group
Geologic formation in Thailand
Province. The formation has been correlated with the Lower Elliot Formation (Karoo Basin) and Forest Sandstone of Africa, the Caturrita Formation of the Paraná
Nam_Phong_Formation
Genus of anteosaurid synapsid from the Permian
001241. Bamford, M.K. (2016). "Fossil woods from the Upper Carboniferous to Lower Jurassic Karoo Basin and their environmental interpretation". In Linol
Anteosaurus
described from the Upper Triassic Upper Karoo Group (Zimbabwe) by Barrett et al. (2020), representing the first record of members of this group from sub-Saharan
2020_in_reptile_paleontology
Extinct genus of therapsids
Lower, Middle, and Upper part of the Tapinocephalus Assemblage Zone (Capitanian age) of the Lower Beaufort Beds of the South African Karoo. Taurops is considered
Tapinocephalus
Extinct clade of therapsid stem-mammals
Permo-Triassic terrestrial tetrapod ecological representation in the Beaufort Group (Karoo Supergroup) of South Africa". Lethaia. 43 (1): 45–59. Bibcode:2010Letha
Dinocephalia
Extinct genus of dicynodonts
described by Richard Owen in 1876 from fossils discovered in the Karoo region of Beaufort Group, South Africa based on a skull and mandible. The genus was described
Endothiodon
Ice age
also known as the Late Paleozoic Ice Age (LPIA) and formerly known as the Karoo Ice Age, was an ice age that began in the Late Devonian and ended in the
Late_Paleozoic_icehouse
Major topographical feature in Africa
rocks of the KwaZulu-Natal Midlands belong to the Beaufort and Ecca Groups (of the Karoo Supergroup), aged 220–310 million years. The eastern portion of the
Great Escarpment, Southern Africa
Great_Escarpment,_Southern_Africa
Extinct genus of dicynodonts
that the front of the mouth closed and the back opened. The South African Karoo Supergroup is a fossil-rich series of bedded shales that was continuously
Eodicynodon
Group of rock formations within the Cape Supergroup sequence of rocks
Group is truncated by the overlying Dwyka sediments of glacial origin. The latter forms part of the Karoo Supergroup. Therefore, the Witteberg Group forms
Table_Mountain_Sandstone
Extinct genus of dinosaurs
is known from a specimen found in the Upper Elliot Formation of the Stormberg Group of the southern African Karoo Basin. The Elliot Formation spans the
Pegomastax
Extinct genus of dicynodonts
from the Karoo Supergroup of South Africa: implications for the dating and biostratigraphy of the Cynognathus assemblage zone, Upper Beaufort Group. South
Angonisaurus
Extinct genus of therapsids
(2020). "Biostratigraphy of the Daptocephalus Assemblage Zone (Beaufort Group, Karoo Supergroup), South Africa". South African Journal of Geology. 123 (2):
Gorgonops
Mountain range in South Africa
(250 million years old) that also are part of the Karoo Supergroup.[citation needed] The Ecca and Beaufort groups are composed of sedimentary rocks that are
Drakensberg
Peninsular. The Sibilobilo area is underlain by rocks of the Mesozoic Upper Karoo Group, predominantly sandstones and basalts. Specimens of Vulcanodon karibaensis
Sibilobilo_Safari_Area
Sixth and last period of the Paleozoic Era
while those of the Middle and Late Permian are dominated by temperate Karoo Supergroup sediments of South Africa and the Ural region of European Russia
Permian
Outdated infraorder of extinct anomodont synapsids
as "Dromasauroidea") traditionally includes three genera, all from the Karoo Supergroup of South Africa: Galepus, Galechirus, and Galeops. These genera
Dromasauria
Fold (South Africa) Drakensberg-Maloti Highlands (Lesotho, South Africa) Karoo (South Africa) Southern Kalahari (South Africa) Southern Temperate Highveld
List of freshwater ecoregions in Africa and Madagascar
List_of_freshwater_ecoregions_in_Africa_and_Madagascar
Extinct genus of reptiles
Eunotosaurus is common enough in the Karoo to be used as a biostratigraphic marker. It is present in the upper Tapinocephalus Assemblage Zone and in
Eunotosaurus
Extinct genus of dicynodonts
Individuals of Aulacephalodon are commonly found in the Lower Beaufort Group of the Karoo Supergroup of South Africa. Rising to dominance during the Late Permian
Aulacephalodon
Late Permian geological formation that forms part of the Beaufort Group of South Africa
formation that forms part of the Beaufort Group, one of the five geological groups that comprises the Karoo Supergroup in South Africa. The Teekloof Formation
Teekloof_Formation
Extinct genus of therapsids
superpredator in one of the oldest geological strata of the Karoo Supergroup. Gorgonopsians were the first group of predatory animals to develop saber teeth, long
Inostrancevia
Extinct genus of dicynodonts
dicynodont, an extinct type of therapsid (a group which modern mammals also belong to), that lived in what is now the Karoo Basin of South Africa during the late
Lystrosauravus
Extinct genus of cynodonts
the Balfour Formation of the Beaufort Group, pertaining to the Karoo Supergroup of South Africa. In the Karoo Basin of South Africa riverbanks would
Cynosaurus
Extinct genus of therapsids
Cistecephalus Assemblage Zone of the South African Karoo Supergroup, the Usili Formation of Tanzania, and the Upper Madumabisa Mudstone of Zambia. The holotype
Lende
Sedimentary basin of the Congo River in Central Africa
Lukuga Formation (part of the Lower Karoo) Early Triassic to Early Jurassic - Haute Lueki Formation (part of Upper Karoo) Late Jurassic - Stanleyville Formation
Congo_Basin
Extinct genus of dicynodonts
distinct lower and upper faunal assemblage. These assemblages have been correlated with those of the well-studied framework in the Karoo Basin of South Africa
Madumabisa
Species of plant
Cucurbitaceae, indigenous to rocky, karoo slopes in South Africa and Namibia. Its distribution is across the Karoo region and Swartberg mountains, as far
Kedrostis_capensis
Group of restored Karoo-type cottages in Bourke and Parliament Streets. Karoo-type with finely moulded broken pediment parapets and heavy cornices. Walls
List of heritage sites in Graaff-Reinet
List_of_heritage_sites_in_Graaff-Reinet
Group of mammals
dicynodont (Therapsida, Anomodontia) from the Tapinocephalus Assemblage Zone, Karoo Basin, Middle Permian of South Africa". Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology
Pristerodontia
Extinct genus of therapsids
(2020). "Biostratigraphy of the Endothiodon Assemblage Zone (Beaufort Group, Karoo Supergroup), South Africa". South African Journal of Geology. 123 (2):
Glanosuchus
South African affiliate of Conservation International
and Port Nolloth. Its current work spans Namakwa and the Succulent Karoo, the upper Umzimvubu catchment and Eastern Grasslands of the Eastern Cape, and
Conservation_South_Africa
Geological formation in Madagascar
forms the lowest part of the 4000 m thick Sakamena Group (which is sometimes considered part of the Karoo Supergroup) within the Morondava Basin of southern
Lower_Sakamena_Formation
Extinct genus of cynodonts
and postcanines on both the upper and lower jaw. Abdalodon was discovered in rocks from the Beaufort Group of the Karoo Basin of South Africa. During
Abdalodon
Extinct family of therapsids
the Beaufort Group of the Karoo Basin in South Africa from rocks of the Abrahamskraal and Teekloof Formations, corresponding to the upper Tapinocephalus
Lycosuchidae
Permian–Triassic geological formation in Namibia
(Wuchiapingian) to Middle Triassic (Ladinian) geologic formation, part of the Karoo Supergroup, in the western Otjozondjupa Region and northeastern Erongo Region
Omingonde_Formation
Extinct family of therapsids
Group, South Africa. The specimen comes more precisely from the upper Cistecephalus Assemblage Zone, within the Karoo Supergroup. It is in the Karoo supergroup
Akidnognathidae
Antelope of southwest and south Africa
(mixed-sex herds). In earlier times, springbok of the Kalahari Desert and Karoo migrated in large numbers across the countryside, a practice known as trekbokking
Springbok
Extinct clade of therapsids
"The Late Capitanian Mass Extinction of Terrestrial Vertebrates in the Karoo Basin of South Africa". Frontiers in Earth Science. 9 631198: 15. Bibcode:2021FrEaS
Anteosauria
Extinction event around 260 million years ago
extinction event. Analysis of vertebrate extinction rates in the Karoo Basin, specifically the upper Abrahamskraal Formation and lower Teekloof Formation, show
Capitanian mass extinction event
Capitanian_mass_extinction_event
Extinct genus of therapsids
Russia. Despite its advanced characteristics, it lived slightly before the Karoo forms, showing that the Moschopines, and indeed the Tapinocephalidae in
Ulemosaurus
Extinct genus of dicynodont therapsid from the late Permian
dicynodont (Therapsida, Anomodontia) from the Tapinocephalus Assemblage Zone, Karoo Basin, Middle Permian of South Africa". Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology
Pristerodon
Extinct genus of therapsids
Maisch, M.W., 2002. Observations on Karoo and Gondwana vertebrates. Part 3: Notes on the gorgonopsians from the Upper Permian of Tanzania. Neues Jahrbuch
Rubidgea
Very large volume eruption of basalt lava
igneous provinces in Siberia, the Central Atlantic Magmatic Province, and the Karoo-Ferrar flood basalt. Some idea of the impact of flood basalts can be given
Flood_basalt
Genus of therapsid from the Middle Triassic of southern Africa
130 millimetres (5.1 in). Most fossils of Microgomphodon come from the Karoo Basin of South Africa. Skulls of Microgomphodon have been found in two regions
Microgomphodon
Species of bird
though both short and long-distance movements are common. In the Karoo one pair or family group occupies between 4.4 and 8.6 km2 while around Windhoek one pair
Pale_chanting_goshawk
Extinct genus of reptiles
F (2004). Review of the tetrapod fauna of the "Lower Stormberg Group" of the main Karoo Basin (southern Africa): Implication for the age of the Lower Elliot
Basutodon
Species of mammal
a species of rabbit that lives among patches of thick vegetation in the Karoo of South Africa's Western and Northern Cape provinces. It is the only member
Riverine_rabbit
Extinct genus of therapsids from the middle Permian of South Africa
in 1903 by Robert Broom from a nearly complete skull discovered in the Karoo Supergroup. Additional specimens of the same taxon, with a more or less
Lycosuchus
Geological formation in the Beaufort Group of the Karoo Supergroup in South Africa
formation that is found in the Beaufort Group, a major geological group that forms part of the greater Karoo Supergroup in South Africa. The Katberg Formation
Katberg_Formation
Extinct genus of dicynodonts from Southern Africa
1934 on the basis of a single specimen from late Permian deposits in the Karoo Basin of South Africa. Two additional specimens from South African museum
Compsodon
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