Urusis Formation, Schwarzrnad Subgroup, Nama Group, - Germs 1995 (Ediacaran of Namibia)
Where: Namibia (22.0° S, 17.0° E: paleocoordinates 41.1° S, 178.3° E)
• local area-level geographic resolution
When: Nama other zone, Urusis Formation, Ediacaran (635.0 - 541.0 Ma)
• formation-level stratigraphic resolution
Environment/lithology: marine; lithified limestone and siltstone
• Nama Group formed as a result of the collision between the Congo, Kalahari, and Rio de la Plata plates.
• alternating limestone and siltstone with trough crossbedding.
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 7910: authorized by Mark Patzkowsky, entered by Phil Borkow on 07.06.2000
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Taxonomic list
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unclassified | |
Vendotaenia | |
Vendotaenia sp. Gnilovskaya 1971 | |
Katavia | |
? Katavia sp. Krylov 1963 | |
Chuaria circul. Walcott 1899 acritarchs | |
Acaciella | |
? Acaciella sp. Walter 1972 | |
Pteridinium sp. Gürich 1930 | |
Hexactinellida | |
Brooksella sp. Bassler 1941 glass sponge | |
Aspidella | |
"Cyclomedusa sp." = Aspidella
"Cyclomedusa sp." = Aspidella Billings 1872 | |
Gymnosolen | |
? Gymnosolen sp. Steinmann 1911 | |
Cloudina | |
Cloudina sp. Germs 1972 | |
Didymaulichnus sp. Young 1972
Archaeichnium sp. Glaessner 1963 |