List of fossiliferous stratigraphic units in Gabon

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Fossiliferous stratigraphic units in Gabon
Lightgreen pog.svg Anguille Formation
Red pog.svg Francevillian B Formation

This is a list of fossiliferous stratigraphic units in Gabon .

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List of fossiliferous stratigraphic units

FormationPeriodFossilsNotes
Anguille Formation Coniacian Acanthocardia cf. denticulata , Agelasina plenodonta , Aphrodina dutrugei , A. gabonensis , Atrina laticostata , Granocardium productum , Plagiostoma pseudohoernesi , Protocardia cf. pauli , ?Anofia sp. [1]
Stanley Pool Formation
Francevillian B Formation Paleoproterozoic Francevillian biota

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