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Nomtsas, Otjozondjupa Region, Namibia
Formation | Nomtsas |
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Age: | 635 - 541 Ma Neoproterozoic |
Interval | Ediacaran |
Tectonic Setting | Foreland basin |
Lithology | sandstone/"shale" |
Number of Collections | 1 |
Number of Occurrences | 7 |
Recorded Sample Locations
Location | Region | Stratigraphic Name |
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Late Precambrian Dabis Formation | Otjozondjupa Region, Namibia | Nomtsas |
Associated Units
Stratigraphic Name | Age | Lithology | Occurrence Records |
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Dabis | 635 - 541 Ma Neoproterozoic | siltstone/"limestone" | 9 |
Urusis | 635 - 541 Ma Neoproterozoic | limestone/siltstone | 17 |
Recorded Fossils
Accepted Name | Hierarchy | Age |
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Acaciella sp. genus | Acaciella | 635 - 541 Ma Neoproterozoic |
Diplichnites sp. genus | Diplichnites | 635 - 541 Ma Neoproterozoic |
Neonereites sp. genus | Neonereites | 635 - 541 Ma Neoproterozoic |
Neonereites uniserialis species | Neonereites : Neonereites uniserialis | 635 - 541 Ma Neoproterozoic |
Phycodes pedum species | Plantae : Phycodes : Phycodes pedum | 635 - 541 Ma Neoproterozoic |
Cloudina sp. genus | Animalia : Cnidaria : Cloudinidae : Cloudina | 635 - 541 Ma Neoproterozoic |
References
Germs G. J. B. (1995) The Neoproterozoic of southwestern Africa, with emphasis on platform stratigraphy and paleontology, Precambrian Research 73, 137-151 |
Data courtesy of: PBDB: The Paleobiology Database, Creative Commons CC-BY licenced. , GBIF: the Global Biodiversity Information Facility, various licences, iDigBio, various licences, and EOL: The Encyclopedia of Life (Open Data Public Domain). Because fossils are made of minerals too!