Overview
Identifiers
Inventory Number
3222CB1
Site Name
Putfontein palaeosurface
Site Category
References
Date Retrieved
Reference Types
Journal
Citation
STEAR, W.M. (1978). Sedimentary structures relating to fluctuating hydrodynamic conditions in floodplain deposits of the Beaufort Group near Beaufort West, Cape Province. Trans. Geol. Soc. S. Afr., 81, pp. 393-399.
Reference Types
Other Publication
Citation
COLE, D.I. and SMITH, R.M.H. (2008). Fluvial architecture of the Late Permian Beaufort Group deposits, S.W. Karoo Basin: Point bars, crevasse splays, palaeosols, vertebrate fossils and uranium. Guidebook, Field Excursion FT02, AAPG Conference, Cape Town (26-29 October 2008), 110p.
Reference Types
Other Publication
Citation
SMITH, R.M.H. et al. (1998). Trans-Karoo II: 100 million years of changing terrestrial environments in the main Karoo Basin. Guidebook 10th Gondwana Conference, University of Cape Town, South Africa, 117p.
Record Administration
Post date
Monday, October 28, 2013 - 15:25
Last modified
Thursday, May 2, 2024 - 18:19
Location
Location
Mapping
-32.625536, 22.442969
Western Cape
- Central Karoo
- Beaufort West
Gradings
Grading
Autoid
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Submitted by doug.cole on 28/10/2013 - 15:57.
Grading
Grade IIIa
Grading Date
GradingComment
Forms one of a few palaeosurfaces in the Karoo and should be classified as a Local heritage site Grading by: DOUG COLE
Significance criteria
Significance Categories
Sphere of Significance
National
Level
Medium
Significance Categories
Sphere of Significance
National
Level
Medium
Statement of Significance
Palaeosurface on 0.3 metre-thick sheet sandstone of Beaufort Group with ripple marks, falling water terracettes, scour marks and tool marks etc. Fossils of the mammal-like reptile Diictodon are present. Has been designated a geological heritage site (geosite).
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