Upper Karroo Sandstone Formation
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The Upper Karroo Sandstone Formation is a geological formation dating to roughly between 200 and 175 million years ago and covering part of the Early Jurassic. The Upper Karroo Sandstone Formation is found in Zimbabwe and is a member of the Karoo Supergroup. As its name suggests, it consists partly of sandstone. Fossils of the prosauropod dinosaur Massospondylus have been recovered from the Upper Karroo Sandstone.
Vertebrate fauna
Sauropodomorphs
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