Etjo Sandstone | |
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Stratigraphic range: Early Jurassic | |
Dinosaur trace fossil in the Etjo Sandstone | |
Type | Geological formation |
Unit of | Etendeka Group |
Overlies |
Omingonde Fm. (
Waterberg Basin) Doros or Gai-As Formation ( Huab Basin) |
Thickness | 140 m (460 ft) |
Lithology | |
Primary | Sandstone |
Location | |
Location | Damaraland |
Coordinates | 21°24′S 16°42′E / 21.4°S 16.7°E |
Approximate paleocoordinates | 30°12′S 8°48′W / 30.2°S 8.8°W |
Region | Kunene & Erongo Regions |
Country | ![]() |
Extent |
Waterberg Basin Huab 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]
Etjo Sandstone | |
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Stratigraphic range: Early Jurassic | |
Dinosaur trace fossil in the Etjo Sandstone | |
Type | Geological formation |
Unit of | Etendeka Group |
Overlies |
Omingonde Fm. (
Waterberg Basin) Doros or Gai-As Formation ( Huab Basin) |
Thickness | 140 m (460 ft) |
Lithology | |
Primary | Sandstone |
Location | |
Location | Damaraland |
Coordinates | 21°24′S 16°42′E / 21.4°S 16.7°E |
Approximate paleocoordinates | 30°12′S 8°48′W / 30.2°S 8.8°W |
Region | Kunene & Erongo Regions |
Country | ![]() |
Extent |
Waterberg Basin Huab 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]