Musankwa fossil map
Where fossils of Musankwa have been found, shown on the Earth as it looked about 215 million years ago and on today’s map.
Dots are fossil collections recorded in the Paleobiology Database. The “then” view moves today’s fossil sites back to their positions 215 million years ago (the time slice nearest the median age of the fossils) using the Merdith et al. (2021) plate model; positions are approximate. Open on the timeline map →
| Group | Sauropods & prosauropods |
|---|---|
| Lived | 237–205.7 million years ago (Carnian to Norian) |
| Periods | Triassic |
| Named by | Barrett et al. 2024 |
| Fossil records | 1 occurrences at 1 locations (PBDB) |
| Found in | Zimbabwe |
| Rock formations | Pebbly Arkose |
About Musankwa
Musankwa is an extinct genus of massopodan sauropodomorph dinosaurs from the Late Triassic (Norian) Pebbly Arkose Formation of Zimbabwe. The genus contains a single species, Musankwa sanyatiensis, known from an incomplete hindlimb. Musankwa represents the fourth dinosaur genus to be named from Zimbabwe.
Text in “About” is quoted from the Wikipedia article Musankwa (revision 1359606541), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0; introduction excerpted verbatim, formatting removed. Ages, family, authority and fossil records: Paleobiology Database, accessed 23 October 2026. Ages are those of the rock layers the fossils were found in. Wikidata: Q126193276.
.png){kind=link}