List of fossiliferous stratigraphic units in Somalia

This is a list of fossiliferous stratigraphic units in Somalia.

Major fossiliferous stratigraphic units in Somalia
Guban Group
Hafún Group
Carcar Group
Auradu Formation
Tisje Formation
Gawan Limestone
Earlier Jurassic formations

List of fossiliferous stratigraphic units

GroupFormationPeriodNotes
Guban GroupDubar FormationMiddle Miocene[1]
Early Miocene
Hafún GroupGargorre FormationMiddle Miocene[2][3]
Ghibirti FormationEarly Miocene[4]
Tavo FormationLate Oligocene[5]
Gheldeis FormationEarly Oligocene[6]
Gianti Formation[7]
Buran GroupLate Eocene[8]
Carcar GroupKarkar Formation[9][10]
Lutetian
Daban GroupDaban Formation[11][12]
Auradu FormationYpresian[13]
Paleocene
Maastrichtian
Tisje Formationlate Campanian[14]
Gawan LimestoneTithonian[15]
Meragalleh LimestoneKimmeridgian[16][17]
Daghani Shale[18]
Wanderer Limestoneearly Kimmeridgian[19]
Daua Limestonelate Oxfordian[20]
Gahodleh ShaleOxfordian[21]
Juba Limestone[22]
Sa Wer Formation[23]
Callovian
Bihen or Bihin LimestoneOxfordian[24][25]
Callovian
Bajocian
Bathonian
Uanei Formationearly Toarcian[26]

See also

References

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