Title:
First record of Otozoum from Namibia
Publication Year:
2014
Abstract:
The first incontrovertible Otozoum moodii of Gondwana is described from the Etjo Formation (Waterberg Plateau, Namibia). Distinct Otozoum trackways and isolated footprints are reported from the Omuramba Omambonde tracksite, in the Otjozondjupa Region (North-central Namibia). Previously known only from North America, Europe and possibly Lesotho, the occurrence of Otozoum is a definitive time constraint for an Early Jurassic age of the Etjo Formation. The presence of Otozoum in the hyperarid facies and specifically in interdune setting of the Etjo Formation is in accordance with previous claims of environmental selectivity for this ichnomorph. Keywords: Etjo Formation, Gondwana, Lower Jurassic, Namibia, Otozoum.
Publication Title:
Lethaia
Volume:
Early view
Item Type:
Journal Article
Language:
en