Africa’s oldest known dinosaur - 230-million-year-old fossil found in Zimbabwe.
The relatively small sauropod ancestor is helping reveal how dinosaurs first spread across ancient Earth.
See the link to the National Geographic article below:-
https://www.nationalgeographic.com/magazine/article/fabulous-230-million...
We regret to announce that Philip Dewhurst passed away in Tunbridge Wells in August 2022
Phil, a geology graduate from UZ, worked for Rio Tinto and Mobil and was a director of Reunion Mining before retiring and then moving to the UK in 2010. During his retirement, he continued to keep up with mining industry developments while writing reports for minerals industry researchers, Roskills.
30 Members of the Society visited the Umkondo in the Nyanga North Area on a two day trip (27-28 November 2021).
The updated field guide will be posted here when it is ready.
The Summer Symposium was held at the Diamond Lecture Theatre, University of Zimbabwe on 26th November 2021 and attended by 80 members and students.
Copies of the presentations can be found below:-
Welcome - Renias Tirivabaya- Geological Society Chair
Official Opening - Prof P. Mapfumo, Vice Chancellor University of Zimbabwe, represented by Prof C Mbohwa, Pro Vice-Chancellor, Strategic Partnerships and Industrialisation
GSZ Mentorship Program - Steve Duma
Society of Economic Geologists - Andrew du Toit
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