First record of Otozoum from Namibia

First record of Otozoum from Namibia

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 fr...

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Veröffentlicht in:Lethaia 2015-01, Vol.48 (1), p.72-82
Hauptverfasser: D'Orazi Porchetti, Simone, Mocke, Helke B., Latiano, Marianna, Wagensommer, Alexander
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Sprache:eng
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Etjo Formation
Gondwana
Lower Jurassic
Namibia
Otozoum
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Zusammenfassung: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.
ISSN:0024-1164
1502-3931
DOI:10.1111/let.12088