The
Tendaguru beds are a fossil rich
formation in
Tanzania. It has been considered the richest of
Late Jurassic strata in
Africa. Continental reconstructions show Tendaguru to have been in the southern hemisphere during the Late Jurassic. Tendaguru is similar to the
Morrison Formation except in its Marine Interbeds. The dinosaur life is also similar to that of the Morrison, with the presence of
Dryosaurus in both formations, and other dinosaurs with similar counterparts, e.g.,
Brachiosaurus and
Stegosaurus in the Morrison, and
Giraffatitan and
Kentrosaurus in the Tengdaguru.. The Tendaguru bed was first discovered in 1907, and a German expedition began excavations on April 17, 1909.
Vertebrate paleofauna
Possible dinosaur eggs have been recovered from the formation.
[ Weishampel, David B; et al. (2004). "Dinosaur distribution (Late Jurassic, Africa)." In: Weishampel, David B.; Dodson, Peter; and Osmólska, Halszka (eds.): The Dinosauria, 2nd, Berkeley: University of California Press. p. 552. ISBN 0-520-24209-2.]Ornithischians
Sauropods
Theropods
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