Itombe Formation

The Itombe Formation is a geological formation of the Kwanza Basin in Angola dating back to the Coniacian stage of the Late Cretaceous. The environment of deposition is shallow marine. Reptile fossils have been recovered from the Tadi beds locality within the formation, including the dinosaur Angolatitan,[1] the mosasaurs Angolasaurus and Mosasaurus iembeensis and the turtle Angolachelys.[2]The Itombe formation was formerly considered Turonian in age, but new data suggests to be Coniacian.[3]

Itombe Formation
Stratigraphic range: Coniacian
TypeGeological formation
Sub-unitsTadi Beds
UnderliesN'Golome Marl
OverliesCabo Ledo & Massangano Formations
Thicknessup to 600 m (2,000 ft)
Lithology
PrimaryShale
OtherLimestone, siltstone, sandstone
Location
Coordinates8.2°S 13.2°E / -8.2; 13.2
Approximate paleocoordinates23.0°S 1.4°E / -23.0; 1.4
RegionBengo
Country Angola
ExtentKwanza Basin
Itombe Formation (Angola)

See also

References

  1. Mateus, Octávio; Jacobs, Louis L.; Schulp, Anne S.; Polcyn, Michael J.; Tavares, Tatiana S.; Buta Neto, André; Morais, Maria Luísa; Antunes, Miguel T. (March 2011). "Angolatitan adamastor, a new sauropod dinosaur and the first record from Angola". Anais da Academia Brasileira de Ciências. 83 (1): 221–233. doi:10.1590/S0001-37652011000100012. ISSN 0001-3765. PMID 21437383.
  2. Mateus, Octávio; Jacobs, Louis; Polcyn, Michael; Schulp, Anne S.; Vineyard, Diana; Buta Neto, André; Telles Antunes, Miguel (December 2009). "The Oldest African Eucryptodiran Turtle from the Cretaceous of Angola". Acta Palaeontologica Polonica. 54 (4): 581–588. doi:10.4202/app.2008.0063. ISSN 0567-7920.
  3. Mateus, Octávio; Callapez, Pedro M.; Polcyn, Michael J.; Schulp, Anne S.; Gonçalves, António Olímpio; Jacobs, Louis L. (2019). "The Fossil Record of Biodiversity in Angola Through Time: A Paleontological Perspective". Biodiversity of Angola. Springer International Publishing. pp. 53–76. doi:10.1007/978-3-030-03083-4_4. ISBN 978-3-030-03082-7.

Further reading

  • M. T. Antunes. 1964. O Neocretacio e o Cenozoico do litoral de Angola. Junta de Investigcoes do Ultramar 1-254
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