Usno Formation

The Usno Formation is a palaeontological formation located in Ethiopia. It dates to the Pliocene period.^[1]

Usno Formation
Stratigraphic range: Pliocene
Type	Geological formation
Unit of	Omo Group
Underlies	Kalam Formation
Overlies	Mursi Formation
Lithology
Primary	Sandstone
Location
Coordinates	5.3°N 36.0°E / 5.3; 36.0
Approximate paleocoordinates	5.1°N 35.7°E / 5.1; 35.7
Country	Ethiopia
Extent	Omo Subbasin  Turkana Basin
Usno Formation (Ethiopia)

Geology

Paleofauna

See also

• List of fossil sites
• List of fossiliferous stratigraphic units in Ethiopia