Elliot Formation
| Elliot Formation Stratigraphic range: Upper Triassic-Lower Jurassic, 210–190 Ma |
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| Type | Geological formation |
| Unit of | Stormberg Group |
| Sub-units | Upper Elliot Formation, Lower Elliot Formation |
| Underlies | Molteno Formation |
| Overlies | Clarens Formation |
The Elliot Formation is a geological formation dating to roughly 210 to 190 million years ago and covering the Norian to Sinemurian stages. The Elliot Formation is found in South Africa and Lesotho and is a member of the Stormberg Group. It consists mainly of limestone, sandstone, and mudstone. Fossils of the prosauropod dinosaur Massospondylus have been recovered from the upper Elliot Formation.
Unidentified dinosaur eggs have been recovered from the formation.
An unnamed ornithischian genus has been reported from the Upper Elliot Formation. Geographically it was located in the Mafeteng district, Lesotho. Ornithischian tracks have been reported from the Upper Elliot Formation. Geographically they were located in Leribe District,Mafeteng district, and Mohales Hoek District, Lesotho. Possible indeterminate ornithischian remains have been reported from the Lower and Upper Elliot Formation of Cape Province, South Africa and the Mohales Hoek District, Lesotho.
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