Region
Lindi Region, Tanzania
A famous Late Jurassic East African dinosaur formation with sauropod, stegosaur, and theropod records that broaden the atlas beyond North America.
Fossil Atlas formation guide
What Dinosaurs Were Found in the Tendaguru Formation?
Tendaguru Formation records in Fossil Atlas currently connect to Brachiosaurus, Ceratosaurus. The page maps selected modern fossil discovery records from Lindi Region, Tanzania; it is not a complete ancient ecosystem reconstruction.
Mapped records
5 selected records
Modern fossil discovery map: pins show where selected fossil and specimen records were found today, not ancient Earth positions.
Notable animals
Brachiosaurus, Ceratosaurus
These are the animals this batch adds or strengthens in the current Fossil Atlas dataset.
Explore
Explore the Tendaguru Formation cluster
FAQ
Tendaguru Formation fossil questions
What dinosaurs are linked to the Tendaguru Formation here?
The current Fossil Atlas cluster links Brachiosaurus, Ceratosaurus. The list reflects current selected records and profile coverage, not every dinosaur ever reported from the region.
Is the Tendaguru Formation map complete?
No. It shows selected source-backed records that are useful for the atlas. It should be read with the visible map and source caveats.
Can I make a Tendaguru Formation expedition card?
Yes. The hotspot page feeds the card generator with its selected records, age range, notable animals, and source caveats.
Make it shareable
Make a Tendaguru Formation expedition card
Turn the Tendaguru Formation map into a 4:5 source-stamped card with notable animals and caveats.
Sources
Where this page gets its record context
Source links show where Fossil Atlas gets record and curation context. This page is an atlas guide, not an exhaustive scientific bibliography.
- PBDB records and stratigraphic metadata for selected fossil hotspots
- Fossil Atlas v1 manual curation and caveat review