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List of fossiliferous stratigraphic units in Namibia

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10px Elisabeth Bay Formation
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10px Etjo Sandstone
10px Omingonde Formation
10px Huab & Gai-As Formations
10px Whitehill Formation
10px Ganigobis Formation
10px Nama Group

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Fossiliferous stratigraphic units in Namibia are not as numerous as in neighboring South Africa, but several formations have provided unique fossil assemblages, particularly the Ediacaran fauna of the Vendian to Cambrian Nama Group, fossil fish in the Carboniferous to Permian Ganigobis Formation and Eocene Langental Formation, typical Permian Gondwanan biota in the Huab, Gai-As and Whitehill Formations, Early Triassic therapsids in the Omingonde Formation, Early Jurassic dinosaur trackways in the Etjo Sandstone and Early Miocene mammals and reptiles in the Elisabeth Bay Formation.

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List of fossiliferous stratigraphic units

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Group

! Formation

! Period

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Etosha Limestonestyle="background-color: {{period color|pleistocene}};" | Early Pleistocenealign=center | Pickford et al., 2009, p.98
Tsondab Sandstonestyle="background-color: {{period color|pliocene}};" | Mio-Pliocenealign=center | Pickford, 2014, p.72
Andoni Formationstyle="background-color: {{period color|langhian}};" | Langhianalign=center |
Elisabeth Bay Formationstyle="background-color: {{period color|burdigalian}};" | Aquitanian-Burdigalianalign=center | [https://paleobiodb.org/classic/displayStrata?geological_group=&formation=Elisabeth%20Bay&group_formation_member=Elisabeth%20Bay Elisabeth Bay Formation] at Fossilworks.org
Buntfeldschuch Formationstyle="background-color: {{period color|priabonian}};" | Priabonianalign=center | [https://paleobiodb.org/classic/displayStrata?geological_group=&formation=Buntfeldschuch&group_formation_member=Buntfeldschuch Buntfeldschuch Formation] at Fossilworks.org
Langental Formationstyle="background-color: {{period color|priabonian}};" | Bartonian-Priabonianalign=center | [https://paleobiodb.org/classic/displayStrata?geological_group=&formation=Langetal&group_formation_member=Langetal Langetal Formation] at Fossilworks.org
Eocliff Limestonestyle="background-color: {{period color|bartonian}};" | Bartonianalign=center | Pickford, 2015, p.215
Black Crow Limestonestyle="background-color: {{period color|lutetian}};" | Ypresian-Lutetianalign=center | Pickford, 2018a, p.48Pickford, 2018b, p.26
Etendeka GroupEtjo Sandstonestyle="background-color: {{period color|early jurassic}};" | Early Jurassicalign=center | [https://paleobiodb.org/classic/displayStrata?geological_group=Etendeka&formation=Etjo%20Sandstone&group_formation_member=Etjo%20Sandstone Etjo Sandstone] at Fossilworks.org
Karoo SupergroupOmingonde Formationstyle="background-color: {{period color|ladinian}};" | Anisian-Ladinianalign=center | [https://paleobiodb.org/classic/displayStrata?geological_group=Karoo&formation=Omingonde&group_formation_member=Omingonde Omingonde Formation] at Fossilworks.org
rowspan=2 | "Ecca" GroupGai-As Formationstyle="background-color: {{period color|wordian}};" | Kungurian-Wordianalign=center | [https://paleobiodb.org/classic/displayStrata?geological_group=&formation=Gai-As&group_formation_member=Gai-As Gai-As Formation] at Fossilworks.org
Huab Formationstyle="background-color: {{period color|kungurian}};" | Artinskian-Kungurianalign=center | [https://paleobiodb.org/classic/displayStrata?geological_group=%22Ecca%22&formation=Huab&group_formation_member=Huab Huab Formation] at Fossilworks.org
Ecca GroupWhitehill Formationstyle="background-color: {{period color|kungurian}};" | Artinskian-Kungurianalign=center | [https://paleobiodb.org/classic/displayStrata?geological_group=Ecca&formation=Whitehill&group_formation_member=Whitehill Whitehill Formation] at Fossilworks.org
rowspan=2 | Dwyka Grouprowspan=2 | Ganigobis Formationstyle="background-color: {{period color|sakmarian}};" | Sakmarianalign=center | [https://paleobiodb.org/classic/displayStrata?geological_group=&formation=Dwyka&group_formation_member=Dwyka Dwyka Group] at Fossilworks.org
style="background-color: {{period color|gzhelian}};" | Gzhelianalign=center | [https://paleobiodb.org/classic/displayStrata?geological_group=Dwyka%20Tillite&formation=Ganigobis&group_formation_member=Ganigobis Ganigobis Formation] at Fossilworks.org
rowspan=6 | Nama GroupNomtsas Formationstyle="background-color: {{period color|cambrian}};" | Ediacaran-Cambrianalign=center | [https://paleobiodb.org/classic/displayStrata?geological_group=Nama&formation=Nomtsas&group_formation_member=Nomtsas Nomtsas Formation] at Fossilworks.org
Urusis Formationstyle="background-color: {{period color|cambrian}};" | Ediacaran-Cambrianalign=center | [https://paleobiodb.org/classic/displayStrata?geological_group=&formation=Urusis&group_formation_member=Urusis Urusis Formation] at Fossilworks.org
Kuibis Quartzitestyle="background-color: {{period color|ediacaran}};" | Ediacaranalign=center | [https://paleobiodb.org/classic/displayStrata?geological_group=Nama&formation=Kuibis%20Quartzite&group_formation_member=Kuibis%20Quartzite Kuibis Quartzite] at Fossilworks.org
Naldaus/Nudaus Formationstyle="background-color: {{period color|ediacaran}};" | Ediacaranalign=center | [https://paleobiodb.org/classic/displayStrata?geological_group=Nama&formation=Naldaus&group_formation_member=Naldaus Naldaus Formation] at Fossilworks.org
Zaris Formationstyle="background-color: {{period color|ediacaran}};" | Ediacaranalign=center | [https://paleobiodb.org/classic/displayStrata?geological_group=Nama&formation=Zaris&group_formation_member=Zaris Zaris Formation] at Fossilworks.org
Dabis Formationstyle="background-color: {{period color|ediacaran}};" | Ediacaranalign=center | [https://paleobiodb.org/classic/displayStrata?geological_group=&formation=Dabis&group_formation_member=Dabis Dabis Formation] at Fossilworks.org

See also

References

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= Bibliography =

  • {{citation |last=Pickford |first=Martin |year=2018a |title=Zegdoumyidae (Rodentia, Mammalia) from the Middle Eocene of Black Crow, Namibia : taxonomy, dental formula |url=http://www.mme.gov.na/files/publications/57a_Pickford2018_Middle%20Eocene%20rodents%20from%20Black%20Crow,%20Sperrgebiet.pdf |journal=Communications of the Geological Survey of Namibia |volume=18 |pages=48–63 |accessdate=2018-08-26}}
  • {{citation |last=Pickford |first=Martin |year=2018b |title=Freshwater aquatic and aquaphile vertebrates from Black Crow (Ypresian/Lutetian, Namibia) and their palaeoenvironmental significance |url=http://www.mme.gov.na/files/publications/c4b_Pickford2018_Freshwater%20vertebrates%20from%20Black%20Crow,%20Sperrgebiet.pdf |journal=Communications of the Geological Survey of Namibia |volume=18 |pages=26–37 |accessdate=2018-08-26}}
  • {{citation |last=Pickford |first=Martin |year=2015 |title=Bothriogenys (Anthracotheriidae) from the Bartonian of Eoridge, Namibia |url=http://www.mme.gov.na/files/publications/91d_Comms%20GSN%2016,%202015%20Pickford%20Bothriogenys,215-222.pdf |journal=Communications of the Geological Survey of Namibia |volume=16 |pages=215–222 |accessdate=2018-08-26}}
  • {{citation |last=Pickford |first=Martin |year=2014 |title=New Ratite Eggshells from the Miocene of Namibia |url=http://www.mme.gov.na/files/publications/fc5_Pickford_New%20Ratite%20Eggshells.pdf |journal=Communications of the Geological Survey of Namibia |volume=15 |pages=70–90 |accessdate=2018-08-26}}
  • {{citation |last=Pickford |first=Martin |year=2009 |title=Mio-Plio-Pleistocene geology and palaeobiology of Etosha Pan, Namibia |url=http://www.the-eis.com/data/literature/Mio%20Plio%20Pleistocene%20geology%20and%20palaeobiology%20of%20Etosha%20Pan%20Namibia.pdf |journal=Communications of the Geological Survey of Namibia |volume=14 |pages=95–139 |accessdate=2018-08-26}}

Further reading

  • {{citation |last=Mocke |first=Helke |year=2018 |title=The Fossil Collections from the Sperrgebiet at the National Earth Science Museum, Geological Survey of Namibia |url=http://www.mme.gov.na/files/publications/128_Mocke2018_Fossil%20collections%20of%20the%20Nations%20Earth%20Science%20Museum.pdf |journal=Communications of the Geological Survey of Namibia |volume=18 |pages=124–131 |accessdate=2018-08-26}}

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