Tendaguru Formation

The Tendaguru Formation, or Tendaguru Beds are a highly fossiliferous formation and Lagerstätte located in the of southeastern . The formation represents the oldest sedimentary unit of the Mandawa Basin, overlying Neoproterozoic basement, separated by a long hiatus and .
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Tendaguru Formation

Latitude
-10.0502° or 10° 3′ 1″ south
Longitude
39.1166° or 39° 6′ 60″ east
Open location code
5GXXW4X8+WM
Open­Street­Map ID
node 8299206338
Open­Street­Map feature
historic=­archaeological_site
Open­Street­Map feature
natural=­peak
Wiki­data ID
Q1432102
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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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