List of fossiliferous stratigraphic units in Tanzania

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Major fossiliferous stratigraphic units in Tanzania

Olduvai Formation

Peninj Gorge Group

Pemba Formation

Wembere-Manonga Formation

Nsungwe Formation

Kilwa Group and Kingongo Marl

Galula Formation

Tendaguru Formation

Tanga Limestone

Manda Formation

Middle Tanga Formation

Hatambulo Formation

This is a list of fossiliferous stratigraphic units in Tanzania.

List of fossiliferous stratigraphic units

Group	Formation	Period	Notes
	Mbuga Clays Formation	Pleistocene-Holocene	^[1]^[2]
Peninj Gorge	Humbu Formation	Gelasian-Calabrian	^[3]
Peninj Gorge	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]
Red Sandstone	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]

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