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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 ] , ], ], ] and the ].<ref name=":1" /><ref name=":2" /> | |||
| == Fossil Content == | == Fossil Content == | ||
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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 | |
| Type | Geological formation |
| Area | Sahara Desert |
| Thickness | up to |
| Lithology | |
| Primary | Sandstone |
| Location | |
  Continental 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, Benin, Togo and the Ivory Coast.
Fossil Content
| Proboscideans from the Continental Teriminal Formation | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Genus | Species | Material | Notes | Member | Images |
| Moeritherium | M.sp | An early Proboscidean | |||
| Bivalves from the Continental Teriminal Formation | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Genus | Species | Material | Notes | Member | Images |
| Cubitostrea | C. multicostata | ||||
References
- ^ 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.
- ^ 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.
- ^ "PBDB Collection". paleobiodb.org. Retrieved 2025-01-05.