Balfour Formation

Geology

Group: Beaufort

Members: unnamed (18), Oudeberg (3), Palingkloof (7)

Lithologies: not reported (8), "siliciclastic" (9), claystone (1), mudstone (10), siltstone (1), sandstone (4)

Paleoenvironments: terrestrial indet. (24), fluvial indet. (2), dry floodplain (1), "floodplain" (3), fluvial-lacustrine indet. (1)

Age range: base of the Wuchiapingian to the top of the Induan or 259.90000 to 251.20000 Ma
Collections

Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Wuchiapingian259.9 - 254.17South Africa (Eastern Cape) (80826 114631 174717 176339 176504)
Lopingian259.9 - 252.17South Africa (Eastern Cape) (197300)
Wuchiapingian - Changhsingian259.9 - 252.17South Africa (Western Cape) (80176 80178 88342 89859)
Wuchiapingian - Changhsingian259.9 - 252.17South Africa (Northern cape) (228432)
Wuchiapingian - Changhsingian259.9 - 252.17South Africa (Eastern Cape) (80174 80216 80219 80220 80225 80226 86258 89863 171147 177604 178903 180724 190281 228433)
Wuchiapingian - Changhsingian259.9 - 252.17South Africa (Northern Cape) (228429)
Changhsingian254.17 - 252.17South Africa (Eastern Cape) (119437 222191)
Changhsingian254.17 - 252.17South Africa (Free State) (195279 195280)
Induan252.17 - 251.2South Africa (224583)
Induan252.17 - 251.2South Africa (Free State) (195278)
Induan252.17 - 251.2South Africa (Eastern Cape) (80064 98601)
Early/Lower Triassic252.17 - 247.2South Africa (Eastern Cape) (196533)
Early/Lower Triassic252.17 - 247.2South Africa (East Cape) (188978)
Induan - Olenekian252.17 - 247.2South Africa (Eastern Cape) (85948)