Type Geological formation Underlies Molteno Formation | Overlies Clarens Formation Unit of Stormberg Group | |
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Sub-units Upper Elliot Formation, Lower Elliot 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.
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Dinosaurs
Unidentified dinosaur eggs have been recovered from the formation.
Ornithischia
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.
Sauropodomorpha
Prosauropod tracks have been found in the Lower and Upper Elliot Formation. Geographically, these finds have been located in Leribe District, Mafeteng District, Mohales Hoek district, Quthing District, and Maseru District, Lesotho. Possible prosauropod tracks have been located in the Lower Elliot Formation. Geographically these were located in Cape Province, South Africa.
Theropoda
Theropod tracks are stratigraphically located in both the Lower and Upper Elliot Formation. Geographically, they are located in the Leribe District, Mafeteng District, Quthing District, Maseru District and Mohales Hoek district, Lesotho.