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Karoo Basin therapsid beds (Beaufort West / Graaff-Reinet)

Fossil site Documented sitePermission required

What you could find

Reported finds from this ground.

Crystals and mineralsCrystals and minerals

Also reported: Dicynodon, Lystrosaurus, Bradysaurus and other therapsids in Beaufort Group.

Photos via Wikimedia Commons: Stephanie Clifford from Arlington, VA, USA (CC BY 2.0).

Why this spot

Permian / Triassic

World's best therapsid record, but tightly permitted. Not casual collecting.

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