Tendaguru

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The Tendaguru beds are a fossil rich fomation in Tanzania. It has been considered the richest of Late Jurassic strata in Africa. Tendaguru is similar to the Morrison Formation except in its Marine Interbeds. continental reconstructions show Tendaguru to have been in the southern hemisphere during the Late Jurassic. The life is also similar to the morrison with the presence of Brachiosaurus in both formations.

[edit] Dinosaurs found in Tengaduru

• Tendaguria
• Elaphrosaurus
• Kentrosaurus
• Giraffatitan
• Brachiosaurus

[edit] See Also

• List of fossil sites (with link directory)

[edit] References

• Khalaf-von Jaffa, Norman Ali Bassam Ali Taher (2006). "Ornithomimid Dinosaur Tracks from Beit Zeit, West of Jerusalem, Palestine." Gazelle: The Palestinian Biological Bulletin, Number 56, August 2006. pp.1-7.

• Paul, G. S. 1988. The brachiosaur giants of the Morrison Tendaguru with a description of a new subgenus, Giraffatitan, and a comparison of the world's largest dinosaurs. Hunteria 2 (3): 1-14.