List of fossiliferous stratigraphic units in Tanzania

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Map of the Ruhuhu Basin with
Manda Formation in orange
Usili Formation in blue
Ruhuhu Formation in green Lifua Member of the Manda beds.png
Map of the Ruhuhu Basin with
Manda Formation in orange
Usili Formation in blue
Ruhuhu Formation in green

This is a list of fossiliferous stratigraphic units in Tanzania .

Contents

List of fossiliferous stratigraphic units

GroupFormationPeriodNotes
Mbuga Clays Formation Pleistocene-Holocene [1] [2]
Peninj Gorge Humbu Formation Gelasian-Calabrian [3]
Sambu Lavas Formation Zanclean-Calabrian [4]
Vogel River Olduvai Formation Pleistocene [5]
Zanclean-Gelasian [6]
Upper Laetolil Beds Zanclean [7]
Mikindani Formation Messinian-Pliocene [8]
Wembere-Manonga Formation Miocene-Pliocene [9]
Pemba Formation Early-Middle Miocene [10]
Masingini Formation Early Miocene [11]
Pugu Formation Early Miocene [12]
Red Sandstone Nsungwe Formation Late Oligocene [13]
Galula Formation Aptian-Campanian [14]
Kilwa Kivinje Formation Selandian [15]
Nangurukuru Formation Santonian-late Campanian [16]
Lindi Formation early Cenomanian-late Turonian [17]
Kingongo Marl early Cenomanian [18]
Tendaguru Formation Oxfordian-Berriasian [19]
Tanga Limestone Bathonian [20]
Songea Manda Formation Anisian [21]
Usili Formation Lopingian [22]
Ruhuhu Formation Wordian-Capitanian [23] [24] [25]
Beaufort Middle Tanga Formation Lopingian [26]
Karoo Hatambulo Formation Wordian-Changhsingian [27]

See also

Related Research Articles

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<span class="mw-page-title-main">Usili Formation</span> Geologic formation in Tanzania

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The Bemaraha Formation is a Middle Jurassic geological formation of the Morondava Basin of Madagascar. The lime mudstones, grainstones and limestones of the formation were deposited in lagoonal and reefal environments. Fossils of groups of invertebrates and theropod and sauropod tracks have been found in the formation. The Sahalaly River tracksite yielded a single trackway belonging to a quadrupedal dinosaur, possibly a sauropod. Sauropod tracks are rare, making up as little as 1 percent of the present sample. The best-preserved tracks are assigned to the ichnogenus Kayentapus.

References

  1. Mbuga Clays Formation at Fossilworks.org
  2. Mbuga Yellow Clays Formation at Fossilworks.org
  3. Hubu Formation at Fossilworks.org
  4. Sambu Lavas Formation at Fossilworks.org
  5. Olduvai Formation at Fossilworks.org
  6. Vogel River Series at Fossilworks.org
  7. Upper Laetolil Beds at Fossilworks.org
  8. Mikindani Formation at Fossilworks.org
  9. Wembere-Manonga Formation at Fossilworks.org
  10. Pemba Formation at Fossilworks.org
  11. Masingini Formation at Fossilworks.org
  12. Pugu Formation at Fossilworks.org
  13. Nsungwe Formation at Fossilworks.org
  14. Galula Formation at Fossilworks.org
  15. Kivinje Formation at Fossilworks.org
  16. Nangurukuru Formation at Fossilworks.org
  17. Lindi Formation at Fossilworks.org
  18. Kingongo Marl at Fossilworks.org
  19. Tendaguru Formation at Fossilworks.org
  20. Tanga Limestone at Fossilworks.org
  21. Manda Formation at Fossilworks.org
  22. Usili Formation at Fossilworks.org
  23. Ruhuhu Formation at Fossilworks.org
  24. Ruhuhu Beds at Fossilworks.org
  25. Ruhuhu Coalfield at Fossilworks.org
  26. Middle Tanga Formation at Fossilworks.org
  27. Hatambulo Formation at Fossilworks.org

Further reading

Hatambulo Formation
Kilwa Group
Kingongo Marl
Mikindani Formation
Olduvai Formation
Pemba Formation
Peninj Gorge Group
Pugu Formation
Tanga Limestone
Wembere-Manonga Formation