Etjo Sandstone
21°24′S 16°42′E / 21.4°S 16.7°E / -21.4; 16.7Approximate paleocoordinates 30°12′S 8°48′W / 30.2°S 8.8°W / -30.2; -8.8 Region Kunene & Erongo Regions Country 
NamibiaExtent Waterberg Basin
Huab Basin 
Geologic map of Namibia with the Etjo Sandstone partly cropping out in the northwestern area (orange)
NamibiaHuab Basin
Geologic map of Namibia with the Etjo Sandstone partly cropping out in the northwestern area (orange)
The Etjo Sandstone is an Early Jurassic geologic formation in northern Namibia. The formation overlies the Omingonde Formation in the Waterberg Basin and the Doros and Gai-As Formations in the Huab Basin and has a total thickness of 140 metres (460 ft).[1] Fossil theropod tracks of Prosauropoda indet., Theropoda indet., Tetrapodium elmenhorsti, Saurichnium anserinum, S. damarense, S. parallelum and S. tetractis have been reported from the formation, deposited in an aeolian environment.[2][3]
See also
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Dinosaurs portal
- List of dinosaur-bearing rock formations
- List of fossiliferous stratigraphic units in Namibia
- Geology of Namibia
References
- ^ D'Orazi et al., 2015, p.73
- ^ Weishampel, et al. (2004). "Dinosaur distribution." Pp. 517-607.
- ^ Otjihaene-Maparero farm at Fossilworks.org
Bibliography
- D'Orazi Porchetti, S.; H.B. Mocke; M. Latiano, and A. Wagensommer. 2015. First record of Otozoum from Namibia. Lethaia 48. 72–82. Accessed 2018-08-28.
Bubliography
- Weishampel, David B.; Dodson, Peter; and Osmólska, Halszka (eds.): The Dinosauria, 2nd, Berkeley: University of California Press. 861 pp. ISBN 0-520-24209-2.
