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(Reference retrieved automatically from Web of Science through information on FAPESP grant and its corresponding number as mentioned in the publication by the authors.)

First record of Otozoum from Namibia

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Author(s):
Porchetti, Simone D'Orazi [1] ; Mocke, Helke B. [2] ; Latiano, Marianna [3] ; Wagensommer, Alexander [3]
Total Authors: 4
Affiliation:
[1] Univ Sao Paulo, Fac Filosofia Ciencias & Letras Ribeirao Preto, Dept Biol, BR-14040901 Ribeirao Preto, SP - Brazil
[2] Geol Survey Namibia, Minist Mines & Energy, Windhoek - Namibia
[3] GRID, San Giovanni Rotondo, FG - Italy
Total Affiliations: 3
Document type: Journal article
Source: LETHAIA; v. 48, n. 1, p. 72-82, JAN 2015.
Web of Science Citations: 5
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. (AU)

FAPESP's process: 13/01930-1 - DUNE'S LIFE: THE TRACK RECORD OF A MESOZOIC WARM DESERT - Ichnological analysis of the Botucatu Formation in São Paulo and comparison with other Mesozoic ichnofaunas from similar environmental settings, with emphasis on the record of derived synapsids
Grantee:Simone D'Orazi Porchetti
Support Opportunities: Scholarships in Brazil - Post-Doctoral