FossilRange
Country · Jurassic / Triassic

Dinosaurs of Zimbabwe

6 genera on this site have fossil records in Zimbabwe (11th of 14 countries), from 21 records. None of them is recorded only here.

Genera found in Zimbabwe

Records in this country; the last column shows how many countries each genus is recorded in.

GenusRecordsAgeGroupCountries
Massospondylus14199.5–192.9 MaSauropodomorphs4
Camarasaurus2154.8–145 MaSauropodomorphs4
Thecodontosaurus2247.2–192.9 MaSauropodomorphs5
Barosaurus1154.8–145 MaSauropodomorphs2
Brachiosaurus1154.8–145 MaSauropodomorphs4
Dicraeosaurus1154.8–145 MaSauropodomorphs2

Through time

ThecodontosaurusThecodontosaurus: 247.2–192.9 MaMassospondylusMassospondylus: 199.5–192.9 MaBarosaurusBarosaurus: 154.8–145 MaBrachiosaurusBrachiosaurus: 154.8–145 MaCamarasaurusCamarasaurus: 154.8–145 MaDicraeosaurusDicraeosaurus: 154.8–145 MaCarnianNorianToarcian251.9247.2242237227205.7201.4192.9184.2174.7168.2161.5154.8149.2145139.8million years ago
ThecodontosaurusThecodontosaurus: 247.2–192.9 MaMassospondylusMassospondylus: 199.5–192.9 MaBarosaurusBarosaurus: 154.8–145 MaBrachiosaurusBrachiosaurus: 154.8–145 MaCamarasaurusCamarasaurus: 154.8–145 MaDicraeosaurusDicraeosaurus: 154.8–145 MaNorian251.9227205.7184.2165.3145million years ago

Fossil sites

Records with coordinates.

Top formations

  • Mpandi8
  • Forest Sandstone6
  • Kadzi5
  • Upper Karroo Sandstone1
  • Pebbly Arkose1

Regions

  • Matabeleland South9
  • Mashonaland North5
  • Matabeleland North5
  • Mashonaland West2