Teberemt Formation
Geological formation in Mali
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The Teberemt Formation is a geological formation in Mali, West Africa. It dates to the middle to possibly the late Palaeocene epoch.[2]
| Teberemt Formation | |
|---|---|
| Stratigraphic range: Middle to ?Late Palaeocene (Selandian to ?Thanetian)
[1] ~ | |
| Type | Geological formation |
| Underlies | Tamaguélelt Formation |
| Lithology | |
| Primary | Phosphorite |
| Location | |
| Coordinates | 17.4°N 0.5°E |
| Approximate paleocoordinates | 5.3°N 3.1°W |
| Region | Er Rachidia |
| Country |  Mali, |
  Teberemt Formation (Mali) | |
Fossil Content
Reptiles
Testudines
| Testudines from the Teberemt Formation | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Genus | Species | Material | Notes | Member | Images |
| Acleistochelys[3] | A.maliensis | A nearly complete skull, shell fragments, pelvic fragments, and a cervical vertebra | A large Bothremydid Pleurodiran Turtle | ||
| Azabbaremys[4] | A.moragjonesi | A skull | A botheremydid Pleurodiran Turtle related to Acleistochelys | ||
Crocodylomorphs
| Crocodylomorphs from the Teberemt Formation | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Genus | Species | Material | Notes | Member | Images |
| Hyposaurus | H.sp[5] | A Dyrosaurid Crocodylomorph | |||
| Crocodylomorpha | Crocodylomorpha indet.[6] | ||||
