Usno Formation
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| Usno Formation | |
|---|---|
| Stratigraphic range: Pliocene | |
| Type | Geological formation |
| Unit of | Omo Group |
| Underlies | Kalam Formation |
| Overlies | Mursi Formation |
| Lithology | |
| Primary | Sandstone |
| Location | |
| Coordinates | Lua error in Module:Coordinates at line 489: attempt to index field 'wikibase' (a nil value). |
| Approximate paleocoordinates | Lua error: callParserFunction: function "#coordinates" was not found. |
| Country | Ethiopia |
| Extent | Omo Subbasin Turkana Basin |
  Usno Formation (Ethiopia) | |
The Usno Formation is a palaeontological formation located in Ethiopia. It dates to the Pliocene period.[1]
Geology
[edit | edit source]Paleofauna
[edit | edit source]See also
[edit | edit source]References
[edit | edit source]- ^ Boaz, N. T., Howell, F. C., & McCrossin, M. L. (1982). Faunal age of the Usno, Shungura B and Hadar Formations, Ethiopia. Nature, 300(5893), 633–635. https://doi.org/10.1038/300633A0
- Vickers-Rich, Patricia & Rich, Thomas Hewett (1993); Wildlife of Gondwana. Reed. Lua error in Module:Citation/CS1/Configuration at line 2172: attempt to index field '?' (a nil value).
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