Normandien Formation

The Normandien Formation is a Triassic-age rock formation located in Free State, South Africa. It is where the fossils of Ericiolacerta, a subtaxa of Ericiolacertidae, were found.

Fossil content

Among others, these fossils were reported from the formation:

• Aenigmasaurus grallator
• Broomistega putterilli
• Ericiolacerta parva
• Galesaurus planiceps
• Lydekkerina huxleyi
• Lystrosaurus curvatus, L. declivis, L. murrayi
• Micropholis stowi
• Moschorhinus kitchingi
• Myosaurus gracilis
• Olivierosuchus parringtoni
• Platycraniellus elegans
• Prolacerta broomi
• Prolystrosaurus strigops
• Proterosuchus fergusi
• Scaloposaurus constrictus
• Tetracynodon darti
• Thrinaxodon liorhinus

See also

• List of fossiliferous stratigraphic units in South Africa
• Geology of South Africa
• Ericiolacertidae

References

Further reading

• A. S. Brink. 1965. A new ictidosuchid (Scaloposauria) from the Lystrosaurus-zone. Palaeontologia Africana 9:129-138