Dinosaur tracks, Otjihaenamaparero, Namibia
S 21° 02.328 E 016° 24.229
33K E 645870 N 7672916
Situated on Guest Farm Otjihaenamaparero “Dinosaur’s Tracks” in Mt. Etjo Region
Waymark Code: WMPCF3
Location: Namibia
Date Posted: 08/09/2015
Views: 1
Tracksite 1
The trackway left by a small dinosaur can be seen at so-called Tracksite 1 on the way to the main site. It consists of tridactyl imprints of hind feet with a diameter of 6-7 cm, which led to the
interpretation of the trace as left by a bipedal dinosaur of the order Theropoda, suborder Ceratosauria (SCHNEIDER , 2008: 108 f.). The assigned genus is Syntarsus (GEOLOGICAL SOCIETY OF NAMIBIA, undated), which is related to the carnivorous dinosaur Coelophysis
(CARRANO & SAMPSON , 2008). Apart from the 12 m long trackway, some further tracks and short trackways can be found nearby.
Tracksite 2
Here, the exposed bedding plane shows two crossing trackways of a larger dinosaur species with 30 imprints altogether, and numerous single imprints in different states of preservation. The longer of the two tracks can be followed for over 28 m. The size of the individual imprints is 45x35 cm with a step length of 70-90 cm (SCHNEIDER, 2008: 107). The originator of the tracks could so far only generally be assigned to the Ceratosauria (Theropoda) group (GEOLOGICAL SOCIETY OF NAMIBIA, undated). Additionally, the vast plane also contains single imprints and short trackways left by smaller dinosaurs.
(
visit link)