134Fossil sites
Fossils in Namibia
134 fossil sites in Namibia, with 27 finds of the groups people look for most; the richest period here: Precambrian.
134Fossil sites
10Dinosaurs
27Finds
10By geological period
Where fossils have been found
QuaternaryNeogenePaleogeneCretaceousJurassicTriassicPermianCarboniferousCambrianPrecambrian
By geological period
Quaternary16
Neogene18
Paleogene8
Cretaceous1
Jurassic9
Triassic25
Permian15
Carboniferous2
Cambrian3
Precambrian37
What was found
Dinosaurs · 10Kayentapus, Grallator, Saurichnium, Anchisauripus, Eubrontes, Otozoum, Massospondylus
Mammoths and mastodons · 13Prodeinotherium, Gomphotherium, Zygolophodon, Deinotherium, Palaeoloxodon, Progomphotherium, Afromastodon
Early humans and great apes · 1Otavipithecus
Ammonites · 3Placenticeras, Allocrioceras
Geological formations
11
Towns with the most fossil sites nearby
OmingondeFossil sites: 25
WitputsFossil sites: 9
RanchFossil sites: 7
GrillenthalFossil sites: 7
AusFossil sites: 5
LüderitzFossil sites: 4
Cape CrossFossil sites: 4
OndwiFossil sites: 3
PomonaFossil sites: 3
AuchasFossil sites: 3
WindhoekFossil sites: 2
GanigobesFossil sites: 2
Berg AukasFossil sites: 2
GaolFossil sites: 2
KamwandiFossil sites: 2
WatervalFossil sites: 2
HomebFossil sites: 1
HardapFossil sites: 1