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
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| Color key Taxon Reclassified taxon Taxon falsely reported as present Dubious taxon or junior synonym Ichnotaxon Ootaxon Morphotaxon | | Notes Uncertain or tentative taxa are in small text; crossed out taxa are discredited. |
| Taxon | Reclassified taxon | Taxon falsely reported as present | Dubious taxon or junior synonym | Ichnotaxon | Ootaxon | Morphotaxon |
Pterosaurs
| Pterosaurs of the Mocuio Formation |
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| Genus | Species | Location | Stratigraphic position | Material | Notes | Image |
| Epapatelo | E. otyikokolo | Namibe Province, Angola | Maastrichtian | Left humerus & Left ulna | A aponyctosaurian pteranodontian | |
Crocodylomorphs
| Crocodylomorphs of the Mocuio Formation |
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| Genus | Species | Location | Stratigraphic position | Material | Notes | Image |
| Hyposaurinae Indet. | Indeterminate | Namibe Province, Angola | Maastrichtian | | A hyposaurine dyrosaurid | |
Mosasaurs
| Mosasaurs of the Mocuio Formation |
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| Genus | Species | Location | Stratigraphic position | Material | Notes | Image |
| Bentiabasaurus | B. jacobsi | Namibe Province, Angola | Maastrichtian | Partial skeleton | A mosasaurin mosasaurine | |
Plesiosaurs
| Plesiosaurs of the Mocuio Formation |
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| Genus | Species | Location | Stratigraphic position | Material | Notes | Image |
| Cardiocorax | C. mukulu | Namibe Province, Angola | Maastrichtian | Partial skeleton | A euelasmosauridan elasmosaurid | |
See also