south of Osis: Ediacaran, Namibia
List of taxa
Where & when
Geology
Taphonomy & methods
Metadata & references
Taxonomic list
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unclassified
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Comasphaeridium sp.
Staplin et al. 1965
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Algae
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? Conophyton sp.
Maslov 1937
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Cloudinidae
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Cloudina sp.
Germs 1972
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unclassified
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Bavlinella fav.
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Geography
| Country: | Namibia |
| Coordinates: | 25.0° South, 17.0° East (view map) |
| Paleocoordinates: | 41.1° South, 177.7° West |
| Geographic resolution: | local area |
Time
| Period: | Ediacaran | ||
| *Period: | Late/Upper Neoproterozoic | ||
| Key time interval: | Ediacaran | Other zone: | Nama |
| Age range of interval: | 635.00000 - 538.80000 m.y. ago | ||
| * legacy (obsolete) database fields | |||
Lithology and environment
| Primary lithology: | lithified "limestone" | ||
| Lithology description: small amount of siltstone capping limestone | |||
| Environment: | marine indet. | Tectonic setting: | foreland basin |
| Geology comments: Nama Group formed as a result of collision between the Congo, Kalahari, and Rio de la Platat plates. | |||
Taphonomy
| Modes of preservation: | cast |
| Size of fossils: | macrofossils,mesofossils |
Collection methods and comments
| Collection methods: | field collection |
| Reason for describing collection: | taxonomic analysis |
Metadata
| Also known as: | Zaris Formation, Kubis Subgroup, Nama Group, - Germs 1995 | ||
| Database number: | 7912 | ||
| Authorizer: | M. Patzkowsky | Enterer: | P. Borkow |
| Modifier: | P. Wagner | Research group: | marine invertebrate |
| Created: | 2000-06-07 15:59:33 | Last modified: | 2020-10-29 09:24:52 |
| Access level: | the public | Released: | 2000-06-07 15:59:33 |
| Creative Commons license: | CC BY | ||
Reference information
Primary reference:
| 416. | 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] |