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

unclassified
  -
Vendotaenia
  -
Vendotaenia sp. Gnilovskaya 1971
Katavia
  -
? Katavia sp. Krylov 1963
 Life -
Chuaria circul. Walcott 1899 acritarchs
Acaciella
  -
? Acaciella sp. Walter 1972
 Erniettomorpha -
Hexactinellida
 Reticulosa - Protospongiidae
Brooksella sp. Bassler 1941 glass sponge
Aspidella
  -
"Cyclomedusa sp." = Aspidella
"Cyclomedusa sp." = Aspidella Billings 1872
Gymnosolen
  -
? Gymnosolen sp. Steinmann 1911
Cloudina
  - Cloudinidae
Cloudina sp. Germs 1972
 Ichnofossils -
Didymaulichnus sp. Young 1972
Archaeichnium sp. Glaessner 1963