List of fossiliferous stratigraphic units in Mali
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Fossiliferous stratigraphic units in MaliContinental Terminal Formation
Tamaguélelt Formation
Teberemt Formation
Continental Intercalaire Formation
This is a list of fossiliferous stratigraphic units in Mali.
List of fossiliferous stratigraphic units
Formation | Period | Fossils | Notes |
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Continental Terminal Formation | Lutetian | Moeritherium sp., Cubitostrea multicostata | [1] |
Tamaguélelt Formation | Ypresian | Palaeophis colossaeus, Phosphatosaurus gavialoides, Tilemsisuchus lavocati, Maliamia gigas, Numidotheriidae indet., Pliohyracidae indet., ?Proboscidea indet. | [2][3][4][5] |
Teberemt Formation | Paleocene | Acleistochelys maliensis, Azabbaremys moragjonesi, Hyposaurus sp., Crocodylomorpha indet., Cubitostrea multicostata, Linthia sudanensis, Deltoidonautilus sp. | [6][7] |
Continental Intercalaire Formation | Berriasian | cf. Sarcosuchus sp., Crocodylia indet., Lithostrotia indet., Sauropoda indet., Testudines indet. | [8][9] |
See also
References
- ^ Tafidet at Fossilworks.org
- ^ Tamaguélelt at Fossilworks.org
- ^ Butte de Tamaguilelt at Fossilworks.org
- ^ Tamaguélelt 2 at Fossilworks.org
- ^ Patterson, Colin; Longbottom, A. E. (1989-12-27). "An Eocene Amiid Fish from Mali, West Africa". Copeia. 1989 (4): 827. doi:10.2307/1445965. ISSN 0045-8511.
- ^ Samit, north of In Fargas at Fossilworks.org
- ^ Gao Trench locality 2 at Fossilworks.org
- ^ Lapparent site 30c, Tilemsi at Fossilworks.org
- ^ Mali12, Tilemsi Valley at Fossilworks.org
Further reading
- E. S. Gaffney, E. Roberts, F. Sissoko, M. L. Bouaré, L. Tapanila and M. A. O'Leary. 2007. Acleistochelys, a New Side-Necked Turtle (Pelomedusoides: Bothremydidae) from the Paleocene of Mali. American Museum Novitates 3549:1-24
- E. S. Gaffney, R. T. J. Moody, and C. A. Walker. 2001. Azabbaremys, a new Side-Necked Turtle (Pelomedusoides: Bothremydidae) from the Paleocene of Mali. American Museum Novitates 3320:1-16
- R. V. Hill, J. A. McCartney, E. Roberts, M. Bouaré, F. Sissoko and M. A. O'Leary. 2008. Dyrosaurid (Crocodyliformes: Mesoeucrocodylia) Fossils from the Upper Cretaceous and Paleogene of Mali: Implications for Phylogeny and Survivorship across the K/T Boundary. American Museum Novitates 3631:1-19
- A. F. d. Lapparent. 1960. Les Dinosauriens du "Continental intercalaire" du Saharal central [The dinosaurs of the "Continental Intercalaire" of the central Sahara]. Mémoires de la Société géologique de France, nouvelle série 39(88A):1-57
- M. A. O’Leary, E. M. Roberts, M. Bouare, F. Sissoko, and L. Tapanila. 2006. Malian Paenungulata (Mammalia: Placentalia): New African Afrotheres from the Early Eocene. Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology 26(4):981-988
- M. A. O'Leary, E. M. Roberts, J. J. Head, F. Sissoko, and M. L. Bouare. 2004. Titanosaurian (Dinosauria: Sauropoda) remains from the "Continental Intercalaire" of Mali. Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology 24(4):923-930
- J.-C. Rage. 1983. Palaeophis colossaeus nov. sp. (le plus grand Seprent connu?) de l’Eocène du Mali et le problème du genre chez les Palaeopheinae. Comptes Rendus à l’ Académie des Sciences, Paris, Sciences de la Terre et des Planètes 2(296):1741-1744
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Fossiliferous stratigraphic units of the countries and dependencies of Africa
- Algeria
- Angola
- Benin
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- Burkina Faso
- Burundi
- Cameroon
- Cape Verde
- Central African Republic
- Chad
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- Democratic Republic of the Congo
- Republic of the Congo
- Djibouti
- Egypt
- Equatorial Guinea
- Eritrea
- Ethiopia
- Gabon
- Gambia
- Ghana
- Guinea
- Guinea-Bissau
- Ivory Coast (Côte d'Ivoire)
- Kenya
- Lesotho
- Liberia
- Libya
- Madagascar
- Malawi
- Mali
- Mauritania
- Mauritius
- Morocco
- Mozambique
- Namibia
- Niger
- Nigeria
- Rwanda
- São Tomé and Príncipe
- Senegal
- Seychelles
- Sierra Leone
- Somalia
- South Africa
- South Sudan
- Sudan
- Swaziland
- Tanzania
- Togo
- Tunisia
- Uganda
- Zambia
- Zimbabwe
States with limited
recognition
recognition
- Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic
- Somaliland