A chronostratigraphic framework for the upper Stormberg Group: Implications for the Triassic-Jurassic boundary in southern Africa
www.sciencedirect.com
Sjekket: 8.9.2026
VERIFY:period_start_mya: stored=227 suggested=217 confidence=medium — U-Pb detrital zircon and magnetostratigraphic synthesis indicates a mid-Norian to Rhaetian age for the lower Elliot Formation, the unit yielding Eucnemesaurus, so a 227 Ma (Carnian-Norian boundary) start is about 10 Myr too old. A mid-Norian base of roughly 217 Ma is the currently supported value.
Åpne kilde ↗A chronostratigraphic framework for the upper Stormberg Group: Implications for the Triassic-Jurassic boundary in southern Africa
www.sciencedirect.com
Sjekket: 8.9.2026
VERIFY:period_end_mya: stored=208.5 suggested=201.4 confidence=medium — The lower Elliot Formation is now dated as extending through the Rhaetian to near the Triassic-Jurassic boundary, not terminating at the Norian-Rhaetian boundary (208.5 Ma). An end age of about 201.4 Ma reflects current geochronology.
Åpne kilde ↗PBDB Taxon - Eucnemesaurus fortis
paleobiodb.org
Sjekket: 8.9.2026
VERIFY:geological_stage: stored=norian suggested=norian-rhaetian confidence=medium — The type locality of Eucnemesaurus fortis (farm Zonderhout, Slabberts) is logged as Norian/Rhaetian in the Elliot Formation, and the chronostratigraphic revision of the lower Elliot Formation assigns it a mid-Norian-Rhaetian age. A Norian-only stage assignment is therefore incomplete.
Åpne kilde ↗Solving a dinosaurian puzzle: the identity of Aliwalia rex Galton
Historical Biology (Taylor & Francis)
Sjekket: 8.9.2026
Yates (2007) redescribes Eucnemesaurus fortis, shows Aliwalia rex is its junior synonym, and erects Riojasauridae within Sauropodomorpha/Massopoda, establishing the lineage used here.
Åpne kilde ↗The sauropodomorph biostratigraphy of the Elliot Formation of southern Africa: Tracking the evolution of Sauropodomorpha across the Triassic–Jurassic boundary
Acta Palaeontologica Polonica
Sjekket: 8.9.2026
McPhee et al. (2017) map the geographic localities and stratigraphic distribution of Eucnemesaurus and other sauropodomorphs through the lower Elliot Formation of South Africa and Lesotho.
Åpne kilde ↗Fluvial style variations in the Late Triassic–Early Jurassic Elliot Formation, main Karoo Basin, South Africa
Journal of African Earth Sciences (Elsevier)
Sjekket: 8.9.2026
Bordy, Hancox & Rubidge document the meandering-river and floodplain depositional environments with seasonal climate that characterise the Elliot Formation palaeoenvironment inhabited by Eucnemesaurus.
Åpne kilde ↗PBDB Taxon – Eucnemesaurus fortis
The Paleobiology Database
Sjekket: 8.9.2026
The Paleobiology Database taxon page records Eucnemesaurus fortis as a ground-dwelling herbivore, along with its type specimen and occurrence data.
Åpne kilde ↗A chronostratigraphic framework for the upper Stormberg Group: Implications for the Triassic–Jurassic boundary in southern Africa
Earth-Science Reviews (Elsevier)
Sjekket: 8.9.2026
Extinct taxon; conservation status NE
Åpne kilde ↗A second species of Eucnemesaurus Van Hoepen, 1920 (Dinosauria, Sauropodomorpha): new information on the diversity and evolution of the sauropodomorph fauna of South Africa's lower Elliot Formation (latest Triassic)
Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology (Taylor & Francis)
Sjekket: 8.9.2026
McPhee et al. (2015) provide a detailed anatomical and phylogenetic overview of the genus Eucnemesaurus, including comparison with the type species E. fortis and confirmation of its riojasaurid affinities.
Åpne kilde ↗A second species of Eucnemesaurus Van Hoepen, 1920 (Dinosauria, Sauropodomorpha): new information on the diversity and evolution of the sauropodomorph fauna of South Africa's lower Elliot Formation (latest Triassic)
Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology (Taylor & Francis)
Sjekket: 8.9.2026
McPhee et al. (2015) provide a detailed anatomical and phylogenetic overview of the genus Eucnemesaurus, including comparison with the type species E. fortis and confirmation of its riojasaurid affinities.
Åpne kilde ↗A second species of Eucnemesaurus Van Hoepen, 1920 (Dinosauria, Sauropodomorpha): new information on the diversity and evolution of the sauropodomorph fauna of South Africa's lower Elliot Formation (latest Triassic)
Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology (Taylor & Francis)
Sjekket: 8.9.2026
McPhee et al. (2015) provide a detailed anatomical and phylogenetic overview of the genus Eucnemesaurus, including comparison with the type species E. fortis and confirmation of its riojasaurid affinities.
Åpne kilde ↗A second species of Eucnemesaurus Van Hoepen, 1920 (Dinosauria, Sauropodomorpha): new information on the diversity and evolution of the sauropodomorph fauna of South Africa's lower Elliot Formation (latest Triassic)
Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology (Taylor & Francis)
Sjekket: 8.9.2026
McPhee et al. (2015) provide a detailed anatomical and phylogenetic overview of the genus Eucnemesaurus, including comparison with the type species E. fortis and confirmation of its riojasaurid affinities.
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