Tendaguru Formation
The Tendaguru Formation, or Tendaguru Beds are a highly fossiliferous formation and Lagerstätte located in the Lindi Region of southeastern Tanzania. The formation represents the oldest sedimentary unit of the Mandawa Basin, overlying Neoproterozoic basement, separated by a long hiatus and unconformity.
Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.Tendaguru Formation
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- Description: geological formation in Tanzania
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Latitude
-10.0502° or 10° 3′ 1″ south
Longitude
39.1166° or 39° 6′ 60″ east
Open location code
5GXXW4X8+WM
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OpenStreetMap feature
historic=archaeological_site
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natural=peak
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In Other Languages
From Arabic to Venetian—“Tendaguru Formation” goes by many names.
- Arabic: “تشكل تينداغورو”
- Chinese: “坦德古魯”
- Chinese: “坦達格魯層”
- Chinese: “敦达古鲁组”
- Chinese: “敦達古魯”
- Chinese: “敦達古魯層”
- Chinese: “敦達古魯組”
- Chinese: “汤达鸠”
- Chinese: “湯達鳩”
- Chinese: “騰達古魯古生物遺址”
- Czech: “Tendaguru”
- Dutch: “Tendaguru-formatie”
- French: “Formation de Tendaguru”
- French: “Tendaguru”
- German: “Tendaguru-Formation”
- German: “Tendaguru”
- Hausa: “Samuwar Tendaguru”
- Hebrew: “תצורות טנדגורו”
- Italian: “Letti Tendaguru”
- Japanese: “テンダグル地層”
- Japanese: “テンダグル層”
- Korean: “텐다구루 층”
- Polish: “Formacja Tendaguru”
- Portuguese: “Formação Tendaguru”
- Spanish: “Formación de Tendaguru”
- Spanish: “Formación Tendaguru”
- Spanish: “Tendaguru”
- Swahili: “Tendaguru”
- Venetian: “Letti Tendaguru”
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