Sequence stratigraphic analysis of the Early Cretaceous Maconde Formation (Rovuma basin), northern Mozambique

Hancox, P. John; Brandt, D.; Edwards, Henry Ewart

doi:10.1016/s0899-5362(02)00028-3

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“…It was first described as a series of sandstones exposed in southern Tanzania, and referred to as the Makonde Beds (Bornhardt, 1900 (Hancox et al, 2002).…”

Section: Macomia Formationmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…The escarpments extending south from Mueda towards Macomia ( Age: The Macomia Formation contains well preserved assemblages of terrestrial and marine palynomporphs providing evidence of an Aptian-Albian age of the formation (Hancox et al, 2002;Smelror et al, in press). Aitken (1960) accepted an Aptian age for this unit in southern Tanzania.…”

Section: Distributionmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…The NNW-SSE trending Rovuma Basin, a southern part of the extensive East Africa passive margin basin system, extends for about 400 km from southern Tanzania as far south as Nacala (Hancox et al, 2002;Smelror et al, 2006a, Fig. 1).…”

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confidence: 96%

“…1). In northern Mozambique the basin has a maximum E-W width of about 160 km where it covers an area of about 17000 km 2 onshore with a further 12500 km 2 offshore (Flores, 1973;Hancox et al, 2002). Its onshore part either unconformably overlies Precambrian metamorphic and igneous rocks of the East African…”

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confidence: 99%

“…Previous works on the Rovuma Basin of northern Mozambique include those of Bornhardt (1900), Flores (1973), Daniels et al (1977), Civitelli (1988), Afonsky et al (1990), Salman and Abdula (1995) and Hancox et al (2002). They describe a number of litho-and biostratigraphic units throughout the basin.…”

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“…It was first described as a series of sandstones exposed in southern Tanzania, and referred to as the Makonde Beds (Bornhardt, 1900 (Hancox et al, 2002).…”

Section: Macomia Formationmentioning

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The Tendaguru Formation (Late Jurassic to Early Cretaceous, southern Tanzania): definition, palaeoenvironments, and sequence stratigraphy

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The well‐known Late Jurassic to Early Cretaceous Tendaguru Beds of southern Tanzania have yielded fossil plant remains, invertebrates and vertebrates, notably dinosaurs, of exceptional scientific importance. Based on data of the German‐Tanzanian Tendaguru Expedition 2000 and previous studies, and in accordance with the international stratigraphic guide, we raise the Tendaguru Beds to formational rank and recognise six members (from bottom to top): Lower Dinosaur Member, Nerinella Member, Middle Dinosaur Member, Indotrigonia africana Member, Upper Dinosaur Member, and Rutitrigonia bornhardti‐schwarzi Member. We characterise and discuss each member in detail in terms of derivation of name, definition of a type section, distribution, thickness, lithofacies, boundaries, palaeontology, and age. The age of the whole formation apparently ranges at least from the middle Oxfordian to the Valanginian through Hauterivian or possibly Aptian. The Tendaguru Formation constitutes a cyclic sedimentary succession, consisting of three marginal marine, sandstone‐dominated depositional units and three predominantly coastal to tidal plain, fine‐grained depositional units with dinosaur remains. It represents four third‐order sequences, which are composed of transgressive and highstand systems tracts. Sequence boundaries are represented by transgressive ravinement surfaces and maximum flooding surfaces. In a more simple way, the depositional sequences can be subdivided into transgressive and regressive sequences/systems tracts. Whereas the transgressive systems tracts are mainly represented by shallow marine shoreface, tidal channel and sand bar sandstones, the regressive systems tracts predominantly consist of shallow tidal channel, tidal flat, and marginal lagoonal to supratidal deposits. (© 2009 WILEY‐VCH Verlag GmbH & Co. KGaA, Weinheim)

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Migrated hybrid turbidite-contourite channel-lobe complex of the late Eocene Rovuma Basin, East Africa

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Sequence stratigraphic analysis of the Early Cretaceous Maconde Formation (Rovuma basin), northern Mozambique

Cited by 18 publications

References 8 publications

Revised lithostratigraphy of the Mesozoic-Cenozoic succession of the onshore Rovuma Basin, northern coastal Mozambique

Revised lithostratigraphy of the Mesozoic-Cenozoic succession of the onshore Rovuma Basin, northern coastal Mozambique

The Tendaguru Formation (Late Jurassic to Early Cretaceous, southern Tanzania): definition, palaeoenvironments, and sequence stratigraphy

Migrated hybrid turbidite-contourite channel-lobe complex of the late Eocene Rovuma Basin, East Africa

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