List of fossiliferous stratigraphic units in Western Sahara

List of fossiliferous stratigraphic units in Western Sahara is located in Western Sahara
List of fossiliferous stratigraphic units in Western Sahara
List of fossiliferous stratigraphic units in Western Sahara
List of fossiliferous stratigraphic units in Western Sahara
List of fossiliferous stratigraphic units in Western Sahara
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Fossiliferous stratigraphic units in Western Sahara
Samlat Formation
Aridal Formation
Frasnian Formation
Spanish Sahara Formation

This is a list of fossiliferous stratigraphic units in Western Sahara.


Formation Period Notes
Samlat Formation Priabonian [1]
Aridal Formation Bartonian [2]
Frasnian Formation Frasnian [3]
Spanish Sahara Formation Middle Devonian [4]

See also

References

  1. ^ Samlat Formation at Fossilworks.org
  2. ^ Guerran, Garouaz, Punta Güera, Krebb Afedeira at Fossilworks.org
  3. ^ 10 km from Semar at Fossilworks.org
  4. ^ Tindouf Basin of Spanish (Western) Sahara at Fossilworks.org

Further reading

  • S. Adnet, H. Cappetta, and R. Tabuce. 2010. A Middle–Late Eocene vertebrate fauna (marine fish and mammals) from southwestern Morocco; preliminary report: age and palaeobiogeographical implications. Geological Magazine 147(6):860-870
  • C.h. J. Burton and N. Eldredge. 1974. Two new subspecies of Phacops rana (Trilobita) from the middle Devonian of north-west Africa. Palaeontology 17(2):349-363
  • P. D. Gingerich and S. Zouhri. 2015. New fauna of archaeocete whales (Mammalia, Cetacea) from the Bartonian middle Eocene of southern Morocco. Journal of African Earth Sciences 111:273-286
  • A. L. Rode and B. S. Lieberman. 2004. Using GIS to unlock the interactions between biogeography, environment, and evolution in middle and Late Devonian brachiopods and bivalves. Palaeogeography, Palaeoclimatology, Palaeoecology 211(3-4):345-359
  • S. Zouhri, P. D. Gingerich, N. Elboudali, S. Sebti, A., Noubhani, M. Rahali and S. Meslouh. 2014. New marine mammal faunas (Cetacea and Sirenia) and sea level change in the Samlat Formation, Upper Eocene, near Ad-Dakhla in southwestern Morocco. Comptes Rendus Palevol
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