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Fosillised Footprints, Pontdrift, Soutpansberg District These fossilised reptile footprints occur in sandstone where there was a dune in earlier times which was later covered by basalt flows. The animals of tile vicinity presumably fled to the dune where a large number of fossilised prints of various animals a Type of site: Trace fossils.
Makapan Valley UNESCO World Heritage Site Location Limpopo, South Africa Part of Fossil Hominid Sites of South Africa Criteria Cultural: (iii)(vi) Reference 915bis-002 Inscription 1999 (23rd Session) Extensions 2005 Area 2,220 ha (5,500 acres) Buffer zone 55,000 ha (140,000 acres) Coordinates 24°9′31″S 29°10′37″E / 24.15861°S 29.17694°E / -24.15861; 29.17694 Location of ...
This list of fossil sites is a worldwide list of localities known well for the presence of fossils. Some entries in this list are notable for a single, unique find, while others are notable for the large number of fossils found there.
Starting in summer 2023, Della Ferrera and the research team conducted further inspections, photographing and mapping hundreds of fossilized traces across the mountain range, which rises to nearly ...
A fossil track or ichnite (Greek "ιχνιον" (ichnion) – a track, trace or footstep) is a fossilized footprint. This is a type of trace fossil. A fossil trackway is a sequence of fossil tracks left by a single organism. Over the years, many ichnites have been found, around the world, giving important clues about the behaviour (and foot ...
Fossilized footprints of Homo heidelbergensis located in Lower Saxony are the oldest known footprints in Germany—an incredible snapshot of the ancient past. Archaeologists Found 300,000-Year-Old ...
Fossil raindrop impressions on the top of a wave-rippled sandstone from the Horton Bluff Formation (Mississippian), near Avonport, Nova Scotia Raindrop impressions are a geological feature characterized by small crater-like pits with slightly raised edges that are the result of the impact of raindrop impacts on soft sediment surfaces.
Lake Fundudzi (a.k.a. Lake Funduzi) is located in the Soutpansberg in the Limpopo Province of South Africa.Measuring about 5 km by 3 km when full, it was created by an ancient landslide blocking the course of the Mutale River.