List of fossiliferous stratigraphic units in Senegal

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Fossiliferous stratigraphic units in Senegal
Orange ff8040 pog.svg Lumachelle Formation
Orange pog.svg Taiba Formation
Green 008000 pog.svg Nandoumari Formation

This is a list of fossiliferous stratigraphic units in Senegal .

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List of fossiliferous stratigraphic units

FormationPeriodFossilsNotes
Lumachelle Formation Lutetian Ostrea cf. maradensis , Ostrea reili , ?Moeritherium sp. , Condylarthra indet. [1]
Taiba Formation Early Lutetian Carcharias koerti , Galeocerdo latidens , Lamna obliqua , Macrorhizodus praecursor , Chiloscyllium aff. meraense , Abdounia sp. , Burnhamia sp. , Coupatezia sp. , Cylindracanthus sp. , Dasyatis sp. , Rhinobatos sp. , ?Brachycarcharias sp. , Prorastomidae indet., Protocetidae indet. [2]
Nandoumari Formation Cambrian Stage 2 Aldanella attleborensis , Chancelloria sp. , Eiffelia sp. , Glomospira sp. , Hemisphaerammina sp. , Tolypammina sp. , Turritellella sp. , ?Sorosphaera sp. , Echinodermata indet. [3]

See also

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References

  1. ↑ M'Bodione Dadere at Fossilworks.org
  2. ↑ Taiba Ndiaye at Fossilworks.org
  3. ↑ Walidiala Valley at Fossilworks.org

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