List of fossiliferous stratigraphic units in Senegal

List of fossiliferous stratigraphic units in Senegal is located in Senegal
List of fossiliferous stratigraphic units in Senegal
List of fossiliferous stratigraphic units in Senegal
List of fossiliferous stratigraphic units in Senegal
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Fossiliferous stratigraphic units in Senegal
Lumachelle Formation
Taiba Formation
Nandoumari Formation

This is a list of fossiliferous stratigraphic units in Senegal.


List of fossiliferous stratigraphic units

Formation Period Fossils Notes
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

References

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

Further reading

  • S. J. Culver, J. E. Repetski, J. Pojeta, Jr. and D. Hunt. 1996. Early and Middle (?) Cambrian metazoan and protistan fossils from West Africa. Journal of Paleontology 70(1):1-6
  • A. Gorodiski and R. Lavocat. 1953. Premiere decouverte de Mammiferes dans le Tertiaire (Lutetien) du Senegal. Comptes Rendus sommaires de la Societe geologique de France 15:315-317
  • L. Hautier, R. Sarr, R. Tabuce, F. Lihoreau, S. Adnet, D. P. Domning, M. Samb and P. M. Hameh. 2012. First prorastomid sirenian from Senegal (Western Africa) and the Old World origin of sea cows. Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology 32(5):1218-1222
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