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List of fossiliferous stratigraphic units in Tanzania

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Map of the Ruhuhu Basin with
Manda Formation in orange
Usili Formation in blue
Ruhuhu Formation in green

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 Hubu Formation Gelasian-Calabrian [3]
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]
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]

See also

References

Further reading

Hatambulo Formation
Kilwa Group
Kingongo Marl
Mikindani Formation
Olduvai Formation
Pemba Formation
Peninj Gorge Group
Pugu Formation
Tanga Limestone
Wembere-Manonga Formation