Paleontology or palaeontology is the study of prehistoric life forms on Earth through the examination of plant and animal fossils. This includes the study of body fossils, tracks, burrows, cast-off pa
The Elliot Formation is a geological formation and forms part of the Stormberg Group, the uppermost geological group that comprises the greater Karoo Supergroup. Outcrops of the Elliot Formation have
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…in 1854 Name Status Authors Age Unit Location Notes Images Leptospondylus Junior synonym. Sir Richard Owen Early Jurassic (Hettangian-Sinemurian) Upper Elliot Formation South Africa Junior subjective synonym of Massospondylus. Massospondylus Valid Sir Richard Owen Early Jurassic (Hettangian-Sinemurian) Upper Elliot…
Elliot Formation caves in the Matalane Valley, Leribe, Lesotho