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The '''Continental Terminal Formation''' is a geological formation in West Africa that was deposited during the ] to ] Periods (] to ] Epochs).<ref>{{Cite journal |last=Lang |first=J. |last2=Kogbe |first2=C. |last3=Alidou |first3=S. |last4=Alzouma |first4=K.A. |last5=Bellion |first5=G. |last6=Dubois |first6=D. |last7=Durand |first7=A. |last8=Guiraud |first8=R. |last9=Houessou |first9=A. |last10=de Klasz |first10=I. |last11=Romann |first11=E. |last12=Salard-Cheboldaeff |first12=M. |last13=Trichet |first13=J. |date=1990 |title=The continental terminal in West Africa |url=https://linkinghub.elsevier.com/retrieve/pii/089953629090048J |journal=Journal of African Earth Sciences (and the Middle East) |language=en |volume=10 |issue=1-2 |pages=79–99 |doi=10.1016/0899-5362(90)90048-J}}</ref><ref>{{Cite journal |last=Conrad |first=Georges |last2=Lappartient |first2=Jean-René |date=1987 |title=Le ‘continental terminal’, sa place dans l'évolution géodynamique du bassin sénégalo-mauritanien durant le Cénozoïque |url=https://linkinghub.elsevier.com/retrieve/pii/0899536287901060 |journal=Journal of African Earth Sciences (1983) |language=fr |volume=6 |issue=1 |pages=45–60 |doi=10.1016/0899-5362(87)90106-0}}</ref> The '''Continental Terminal Formation''' is a geological formation in West Africa that was deposited during the ] to ] Periods (] to ] Epochs).<ref name=":1">{{Cite journal |last=Lang |first=J. |last2=Kogbe |first2=C. |last3=Alidou |first3=S. |last4=Alzouma |first4=K.A. |last5=Bellion |first5=G. |last6=Dubois |first6=D. |last7=Durand |first7=A. |last8=Guiraud |first8=R. |last9=Houessou |first9=A. |last10=de Klasz |first10=I. |last11=Romann |first11=E. |last12=Salard-Cheboldaeff |first12=M. |last13=Trichet |first13=J. |date=1990 |title=The continental terminal in West Africa |url=https://linkinghub.elsevier.com/retrieve/pii/089953629090048J |journal=Journal of African Earth Sciences (and the Middle East) |language=en |volume=10 |issue=1-2 |pages=79–99 |doi=10.1016/0899-5362(90)90048-J}}</ref><ref name=":2">{{Cite journal |last=Conrad |first=Georges |last2=Lappartient |first2=Jean-René |date=1987 |title=Le ‘continental terminal’, sa place dans l'évolution géodynamique du bassin sénégalo-mauritanien durant le Cénozoïque |url=https://linkinghub.elsevier.com/retrieve/pii/0899536287901060 |journal=Journal of African Earth Sciences (1983) |language=fr |volume=6 |issue=1 |pages=45–60 |doi=10.1016/0899-5362(87)90106-0}}</ref>

== Description ==
The formation outcrops in the West African countries of ] , ], ], ], ], the ], ], ], and ].<ref name=":1" /><ref name=":2" />

⚫ == Fossil content ==
{| class="wikitable"
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! colspan="6" | ''']ns from the Continental Teriminal Formation'''
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! Genus !! Species !! Material !! Notes !! Member
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|M.sp<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |title=PBDB Collection |url=https://paleobiodb.org/classic/displayCollResults?collection_no=136910 |access-date=2025-01-05 |website=paleobiodb.org}}</ref>
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{| class="wikitable"
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! colspan="6" | '''] from the Continental Teriminal Formation'''
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! Genus !! Species !! Material !! Notes !! Member
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|C. multicostata<ref name=":0" />
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== References ==
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⚫ == Fossil Content ==




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Latest revision as of 09:46, 7 January 2025

Geological formation in Western Africa
Continental Terminal Formation
Stratigraphic range: ?Eocene to Pleistocene
~56–1 Ma PreꞒ Ꞓ O S D C P T J K Pg N
TypeGeological formation
AreaSahara Desert
Thicknessup to
Lithology
PrimarySandstone
Location
Continental Terminal Formation is located in AfricaContinental Terminal FormationContinental Terminal FormationContinental Terminal FormationContinental Terminal FormationContinental Terminal Formation (Africa)

The Continental Terminal Formation is a geological formation in West Africa that was deposited during the Palaeogene to Quaternary Periods (Eocene to Pleistocene Epochs).

Description

The formation outcrops in the West African countries of Mali , Nigeria, Niger, Benin, Togo, the Ivory Coast, Mauritania, Senegal, and Chad.

Fossil content

Proboscideans from the Continental Teriminal Formation
Genus Species Material Notes Member Images
Moeritherium M.sp An early Proboscidean
Moeritherium
Bivalves from the Continental Teriminal Formation
Genus Species Material Notes Member Images
Cubitostrea C. multicostata

References

  1. ^ Lang, J.; Kogbe, C.; Alidou, S.; Alzouma, K.A.; Bellion, G.; Dubois, D.; Durand, A.; Guiraud, R.; Houessou, A.; de Klasz, I.; Romann, E.; Salard-Cheboldaeff, M.; Trichet, J. (1990). "The continental terminal in West Africa". Journal of African Earth Sciences (and the Middle East). 10 (1–2): 79–99. doi:10.1016/0899-5362(90)90048-J.
  2. ^ Conrad, Georges; Lappartient, Jean-René (1987). "Le 'continental terminal', sa place dans l'évolution géodynamique du bassin sénégalo-mauritanien durant le Cénozoïque". Journal of African Earth Sciences (1983) (in French). 6 (1): 45–60. doi:10.1016/0899-5362(87)90106-0.
  3. ^ "PBDB Collection". paleobiodb.org. Retrieved 2025-01-05.
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