south of Osis (Ediacaran of Namibia)

Also known as Zaris Formation, Kubis Subgroup, Nama Group, - Germs 1995

Where: Namibia (25.0° S, 17.0° E: paleocoordinates 41.1° S, 177.7° W)

• local area-level geographic resolution

When: Nama other zone, Zaris Formation (Kubis Group), Ediacaran (635.0 - 541.0 Ma)

• formation-level stratigraphic resolution

Environment/lithology: marine; lithified limestone

• Nama Group formed as a result of collision between the Congo, Kalahari, and Rio de la Platat plates.
• small amount of siltstone capping limestone

Size classes: macrofossils, mesofossils

Preservation: cast

Primary reference: G. J. B. Germs. 1995. The Neoproterozoic of southwestern Africa, with emphasis on platform stratigraphy and paleontology. Precambrian Research 73:137-151 [M. Patzkowsky/P. Borkow]more details

Purpose of describing collection: taxonomic analysis

PaleoDB collection 7912: authorized by Mark Patzkowsky, entered by Phil Borkow on 07.06.2000

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Taxonomic list

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Bavlinella
  -
Bavlinella fav.
Bavlinella fav. Shepeleva 1963
Cloudina
  - Cloudinidae
Cloudina sp.
Cloudina sp. Germs 1972
 Life -
Comasphaeridium sp.
Comasphaeridium sp. Staplin et al. 1965 acritarchs
Algae
  -
? Conophyton sp.
? Conophyton sp. Maslov 1937