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.
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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
OpenStreetMap ID
OpenStreetMap feature
historic = archaeological_site
OpenStreetMap feature
natural = peak
Wikidata ID
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In Other Languages
From Arabic to Venetian—“Tendaguru Formation” goes by many names.
تشكل تينداغوروArabic
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Chinese
TendaguruCzech
Tendaguru-formatieDutch
Samuwar TendaguruHausa
תצורות טנדגורוHebrew
Letti TendaguruItalian
テンダグル地層Japanese
テンダグル層Japanese
텐다구루 층Korean
Formacja TendaguruPolish
TendaguruSwahili
Letti TendaguruVenetian
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