The Mocuio Formation is a Late Cretaceous sedimentary rock formation found in southern Angola. It extends from the latest Campanian to the Early Maastrichtian. Many vertebrate fossils have been collected from the formation.

Fossil content

Color key Taxon Reclassified taxon Taxon falsely reported as present Dubious taxon or junior synonym Ichnotaxon Ootaxon MorphotaxonNotes Uncertain or tentative taxa are in small text; crossed out taxa are discredited.
TaxonReclassified taxonTaxon falsely reported as presentDubious taxon or junior synonymIchnotaxonOotaxonMorphotaxon

Pterosaurs

Pterosaurs of the Mocuio Formation
GenusSpeciesLocationStratigraphic positionMaterialNotesImage
EpapateloE. otyikokoloNamibe Province, AngolaMaastrichtianLeft humerus & Left ulnaA aponyctosaurian pteranodontian

Crocodylomorphs

Crocodylomorphs of the Mocuio Formation
GenusSpeciesLocationStratigraphic positionMaterialNotesImage
Hyposaurinae Indet.IndeterminateNamibe Province, AngolaMaastrichtianA hyposaurine dyrosaurid

Mosasaurs

Mosasaurs of the Mocuio Formation
GenusSpeciesLocationStratigraphic positionMaterialNotesImage
BentiabasaurusB. jacobsiNamibe Province, AngolaMaastrichtianPartial skeletonA mosasaurin mosasaurine

Plesiosaurs

Plesiosaurs of the Mocuio Formation
GenusSpeciesLocationStratigraphic positionMaterialNotesImage
CardiocoraxC. mukuluNamibe Province, AngolaMaastrichtianPartial skeletonA euelasmosauridan elasmosaurid

See also