Reefal biostrome, Kuibis Subgroup: Ediacaran, Namibia
List of taxa
Where & when
Geology
Taphonomy & methods
Metadata & references
Taxonomic list
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unclassified
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Namacalathus hermanastes n. gen., n. sp.
Grotzinger et al. 2000
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Geography
| Country: | Namibia |
| Coordinates: | 24.9° South, 16.6° East (view map) |
| Paleocoordinates: | |
| Basis of coordinate: | estimated from map |
| Geographic resolution: | small collection |
Time
| Period: | Ediacaran | ||
| Key time interval: | Ediacaran | Other zone: | Nama |
| Age range of interval: | 635 - 538.8 m.y. ago |
Stratigraphy
Lithology and environment
| Primary lithology: | lithified bindstone | ||
| Includes fossils? | Y | ||
| Lithology description: Thrombolitic reefal biostrome | |||
| Environment: | reef, buildup or bioherm | Tectonic setting: | passive margin |
Taphonomy
| Modes of preservation: | body |
| Size of fossils: | macrofossils,mesofossils |
Collection methods and comments
| Collection methods: | peel or thin section,field collection |
| Reason for describing collection: | taxonomic analysis |
Metadata
| Also known as: | Reef 3339 | ||
| Database number: | 51737 | ||
| Authorizer: | W. Kiessling | Enterer: | W. Kiessling |
| Modifier: | P. Wagner | Research group: | marine invertebrate |
| Created: | 2005-06-15 11:33:38 | Last modified: | 2025-02-22 15:12:02 |
| Access level: | the public | Released: | 2005-06-15 11:33:38 |
| Creative Commons license: | CC0 | ||
Reference information
Primary reference:
| 13781. | J. P. Grotzinger, W. A. Watters, and A. H. Knoll. 2000. Calcified metazoans in thrombolite-stromatolite reefs of the terminal Proterozoic Nama Group, Namibia. Paleobiology 26(3):334-359 [W. Kiessling/W. Kiessling/W. Kiessling] |