Karoo Basin, South Africa

GPTKB entity

Statements (45)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf geological formation
gptkbp:age Late Carboniferous to Early Jurassic
gptkbp:contains gptkb:Beaufort_Group
gptkb:Dwyka_Group
gptkb:Ecca_Group
gptkb:Stormberg_Group
fossil deposits
coal deposits
shale gas
Clarens Formation
Molteno Formation
Abrahamskraal Formation
Balfour Formation
Cistecephalus Assemblage Zone
Cynognathus Assemblage Zone
Dicynodon Assemblage Zone
Eodicynodon Assemblage Zone
Katberg Formation
Koonap Formation
Lystrosaurus Assemblage Zone
Middleton Formation
Normandien Formation
Palingkloof Member
Poortjie Member
Prince Albert Formation
Ripon Formation
Tapinocephalus Assemblage Zone
Tarkastad Subgroup
Teekloof Formation
Tropidostoma Assemblage Zone
Volksrust Formation
Vryheid Formation
Waterford Formation
Whitehill Formation
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Karoo Basin, South Africa
gptkbp:knownFor gptkb:Permian-Triassic_boundary
paleontological significance
fossil therapsids
gptkbp:locatedIn gptkb:South_Africa
gptkbp:overlies gptkb:Drakensberg_Group
gptkbp:partOf gptkb:Karoo_Supergroup
gptkbp:servesArea approximately 600,000 square kilometers
gptkbp:underlies gptkb:Cape_Supergroup
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Dicynodon
gptkbp:bfsLayer 8