List of fossiliferous stratigraphic units in Senegal

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This is a list of fossiliferous stratigraphic units in Senegal.

FormationPeriodFossilsNotes
Lumachelle FormationLutetianOstrea cf. maradensis, Ostrea reili, ?Moeritherium sp., Condylarthra indet.[1]
Taiba FormationEarly LutetianCarcharias 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 FormationCambrian Stage 2Aldanella attleborensis, Chancelloria sp., Eiffelia sp., Glomospira sp., Hemisphaerammina sp., Tolypammina sp., Turritellella sp., ?Sorosphaera sp., Echinodermata indet.[3]

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