Dinosaurs found in
South Africa
23 kinds of dinosaur have been found in South Africa, from 57 recorded finds. The best known are Massospondylus, Heterodontosaurus and Aardonyx.
Most of the fossils come from the Elliot Formation, the Clarens Formation and the Kirkwood Formation.
Where the fossils were found
From the field
Famous dinosaurs from South Africa
Elliot Fm. · named 1854
Massospondylus
4 mEarly Jurassic
Elliot Fm. · named 1962
Heterodontosaurus
1.2 mHerbivoreEarly Jurassic
Elliot Fm. · named 2010
Aardonyx
8 mEarly Jurassic
Elliot Fm. · named 2005
Dracovenator
CarnivoreEarly Jurassic
Elliot Fm. · named 1978
Lesothosaurus
1 mHerbivoreEarly Jurassic
Forest Sandstone Fm. · named 2001
Megapnosaurus
CarnivoreEarly Jurassic
Elliot Fm. · named 2012
Pegomastax
HerbivoreEarly Jurassic
Elliot Fm. · named 1924
Melanorosaurus
Late Triassic
