Oasis Sandstone and Limestone Fm
Period:
Jurassic
Age Interval:
Early Jurassic (Pliensbachian)
Province:
Zimbabwe-Mozambique
Type Locality and Naming
Lower formation in Stormberg Gr
Synonym:
Lithology and Thickness
Sandstone and Limestones.
Lithology Pattern:
Sandy limestone
Relationships and Distribution
Lower contact
Schematic stratigraphic column indicates the lower contact as Bond Greywacke Fm
Upper contact
Schematic stratigraphic column indicates the upper contact as Aeolian Sandstone Fm
Regional extent
Coeval with Clarens Fm
GeoJSON
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Fossils
Age
Early Jurassic (Pliensbachian)
Age Span:
Beginning stage:
Pliensbachian
Fraction up in beginning stage:
0.0
Beginning date (Ma):
192.90
Ending stage:
Pliensbachian
Fraction up in the ending stage:
1.0
Ending date (Ma):
184.20
Depositional setting
Depositional pattern:
Additional Information
Compiler:
From the O. Catuneanu et al. / Journal of African Earth Sciences 43 (2005) 211–253