Driedoornvlagte
| Driedoornvlagte Driedoornvlagte Fossil Reef |
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National monument in Namibia 
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| Monument type | paleontology | ||
| location | Little Aub | ||
| Geographic coordinates : | 23 ° 51 '26.5 " S , 16 ° 39' 22.8" E | ||
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Recognized by the National Heritage Council |
15th February 2019 | ||
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Driedoornvlagte (full name English Driedoornvlagte Fossil Reef ) is a unique location of three 548 million year old fossils ( Cloudina , Namacalathus and Namapoikia ) near Klein Aub in the Hardap region in Namibia . The 2014 discovered reference is on the farms Rocky Mountains , Driedoornvlagte , diamond , Klein Aub and Kuburuchap and is considered one of the paleontological interessantesten worldwide.
The area has been a National Monument since February 15, 2019 .
literature
- John P. Grotzinger: Facies and paleoenvironmental setting of Thrombolite-Stromatolite Reefs, Terminal Proterozoic Nama Group (approx. 550-543 Ma), central and southern Namibia , In: Communs geol. Surv. Namibia, No. 12, Department of Earth, Atmospheric and Planetary Sciences, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge 2000, pp. 251-264. ( PDF )
- AM Penny, R. Wood, A. Curtis et al: Ediacaran metazoan reefs from the Nama Group, Namibia. In: Science, Vol. 344, Edition 6191, June 27, 2014, pp. 1504-1506.
Individual evidence
- ↑ Reef built by animals 550 million years ago discovered. ucl.ac.uk of June 27, 2014 (English), accessed April 15, 2020
- ↑ Shark Island could become a heritage site. The Namibian, April 25, 2018.
- ^ Government Gazette. Republic of Namibia, February 15, 2013, p. 13.