Vulcanodon Beds
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The Vulcanodon Beds is a geological formation in Zimbabwe
. It dates back to the Early Jurassic
.
Zimbabwe
Zimbabwe is a landlocked country located in the southern part of the African continent, between the Zambezi and Limpopo rivers. It is bordered by South Africa to the south, Botswana to the southwest, Zambia and a tip of Namibia to the northwest and Mozambique to the east. Zimbabwe has three...
. It dates back to the Early Jurassic
Early Jurassic
The Early Jurassic epoch is the earliest of three epochs of the Jurassic period...
.
Vertebrate fauna
| Vertebrate Vertebrate Vertebrates are animals that are members of the subphylum Vertebrata . Vertebrates are the largest group of chordates, with currently about 58,000 species described. Vertebrates include the jawless fishes, bony fishes, sharks and rays, amphibians, reptiles, mammals, and birds... s reported from the Vulcanodon Beds |
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Vulcanodon Vulcanodon Vulcanodon was a relatively small early sauropod dinosaur genus from the Early Jurassic of southern Africa. About 6.5 metres long, Vulcanodon was herbivorous and had unusually long bones of the first toe and large claws on the inside toes. The type species, V. karibaensis, was formally... |
V. karibaensis |
Geographically located in the Bumi Hills Bumi Hills Bumi Hills is the name of a group of hills and luxury hotel in Mashonaland West province Zimbabwe. The hotel is situated on hilly ground overlooking the southern shore of Lake Kariba... area and the Sibilobilo Sibilobilo Safari Area Sibilobilo Safari Area comprises the Sibilobilo Islands in Lake Kariba and is part of the Zimbabwe Parks and Wildlife Estate.-History of the park:... Islands, in Kariba (District), Mashonaland West Mashonaland West Mashonaland West is a province of Zimbabwe. It has an area of 57,441 km² and a population of approximately 1.2 million . Chinhoyi is the capital of the province.Mashonaland West is divided into 6 districts:* Chegutu* Hurungwe* Kadoma* Kariba... , Zimbabwe. |
"Partial skeleton [and] scapula." |
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