The Kadzi Formation is a geological formation in Zimbabwe whose strata date back to the Tithonian stage of the Late Jurassic. The conglomeratic sandstones and silty mudstones of the formation were deposited in an alluvial environment.Kadzi Formation at Fossilworks.org Dinosaur remains are among the fossils that have been recovered from the formation.Weishampel et al., 2004, "Dinosaur distribution (Late Jurassic, Africa).", p.552
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Dinosaurs
Sauropods Sauropods of the Kadzi FormationGenusSpeciesLocationStratigraphic positionMaterialNotesImage Brachiosauridae Indet. Indeterminate Mashonaland North, Zimbabwe Tithonian A brachiosaurid sauropod ?Camarasaurus ?C. sp. Mashonaland North, Zimbabwe Tithonian A camarasaurid sauropod Dicraeosaurus D. sp. Mashonaland North, Zimbabwe Tithonian A dicraeosaurid sauropod Giraffatitan G. sp. Mashonaland North, Zimbabwe Tithonian A brachiosaurid sauropod; originally referred to Brachiosaurus. Tornieria T. sp. Mashonaland North, Zimbabwe Tithonian A diplodocne diplodocid; originally referred to Barosaurus.
See also List of dinosaur-bearing rock formations List of fossiliferous stratigraphic units in Zimbabwe Mpandi Formation Forest Sandstone Gokwe Formation Tendaguru Formation, contemporaneous Lagerstätte of Tanzania
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Bibliography
Further reading M. A. Raath and J. S. McIntosh. 1987. Sauropod dinosaurs from the central Zambezi Valley, Zimbabwe, and the age of the Kadzi Formation. South African Journal of Geology 90(2):107-119 N. Bertram. 1971. A New Dinosaur Fossil Locality in the Kadsi River Area of the Zambesi Valley. Mennell Society Journal (Detritus) 6:20-21 G. Bond. 1965. Some new fossil localities in the Karroo System of Rhodesia. Arnoldia, Series of Miscellaneous Publications, National Museum of Southern Rhodesia 2(11):1-4