Tropidostoma Assemblage Zone

Tropidostoma Assemblage Zone

The Tropidostoma Assemblage Zone is a geological stratum and a faunal zone of the Beaufort Group, of the South African Karoo. The name refers to Tropidostoma, a genus of dicynodont mammal-like reptile, whose fossils have been found in that structure.


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