Overview
Identifiers
Inventory Number
3121CD2
Site Name
Geosite: GANSFONTEIN PALAEOSURFACE
Site Category
References
Date Retrieved
Reference Types
Journal
Citation
DE BEER, C.H. (1986). Surface markings, reptilian footprints and trace fossils on a palaeosurfacein the Beaufort Group near Fraserburg, C.P. Annals, Geological Survey of South Africa, vol. 20, p. 129-140.
Reference Types
Journal
Citation
SMITH, R.M.H. (1986). Trace fossils of the ancient Karoo. Sagittarius, vol. 1, No. 3, p. 4-9.
Record Administration
Post date
Friday, October 25, 2013 - 10:58
Last modified
Thursday, May 2, 2024 - 18:19
Location
Location
Mapping
-31.902615, 21.480935
Northern Cape
- Namakwa
- Karoo Hoogland
Gradings
Grading
Autoid
Submitted by
Submitted by doug.cole on 25/10/2013 - 11:08.
Grading
Grade II
Grading Date
GradingComment
Forms one of a few palaeosurfaces in the Karoo and should be classified as a Provincial heritage site Grading by: DOUG COLE
Significance criteria
Significance Categories
Sphere of Significance
National
Level
High
Significance Categories
Sphere of Significance
International
Level
High
Statement of Significance
Palaeosurface on crevasse-splay sandstone of Beaufort Group with fossilised reptile tracks, ripple marks and mud cracks etc. Site locality over a plaque describing the palaeosurface. Has been designated geological heritage site (geosite) and is to be compiled as a website.
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