DinoDig
⌘K

Sites/Tanzania/Tendaguru Formation

Tendaguru Formation

Late Jurassic unit in Tanzania; source of giant sauropods including Giraffatitan.

Late Jurassic · 161.5–145 Mya
Period
Late Jurassic
Country
Tanzania

About

The Tendaguru Formation in southeastern Tanzania records a Late Jurassic coastal-floodplain ecosystem and produced the towering Giraffatitan mounted in Berlin's Museum für Naturkunde.

Maintainer: replace this stub with a full narrative.

Map of known sites

Loading known-site map...