List of fossiliferous stratigraphic units in Madagascar

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Fossiliferous stratigraphic units in Madagascar

Several fossiliferous stratigraphic units in Madagascar have provided fossils, most notably the Maastrichtian Maevarano Formation and the Jurassic Isalo III Formation. The oldest fossil-bearing formations date to ages before the break-up of Madagascar from Africa and India; the units of the are found in both India and Madagascar, while the Beaufort Group is shared with southern Africa.

Group	Formation	Period	Notes
	Berivotra Formation	Maastrichtian	^[1]
	Maevarano Formation	Maastrichtian	^[2]
	Ankazomihaboka Formation	Coniacian	^[3]
	Ambolafotsy Formation	Turonian	^[4]
	Ankarafantsika Formation	Cenomanian	^[5]
	Kandreho Formation	Middle or Late Toarcian	^[6]
	Bemaraha Formation	Early Bajocian-Early Bathonian	^[7]
	Isalo III Formation	Bajocian-Bathonian	^[8]
	Isalo II Formation	Ladinian-Carnian	^[9]
		Induan	^[10]
		Capitanian-Wuchiapingian	^[11]
Beaufort Group		Capitanian	^[12]
		Sakmarian-Artinskian	^[13]
		Sakmarian-Artinskian	^[14]
		Asselian-Sakmarian	^[15]

References[]

^ Berivotra Formation at Fossilworks.org
^ Maevarano Formation at Fossilworks.org
^ Ankazomihaboka Formation at Fossilworks.org
^ Ambalofotsy Formation at Fossilworks.org
^ Ankarafantsika Formation at Fossilworks.org
^ Kandreho Formation at Fossilworks.org
^ Bemaraha Formation at Fossilworks.org
^ Isalo III Formation at Fossilworks.org
^ Isalo II Formation at Fossilworks.org
^ Middle Sakamena Formation at Fossilworks.org
^ Lower Sakamena Formation at Fossilworks.org
^ Toliara at Fossilworks.org
^ Sakoa Formation at Fossilworks.org
^ Karharbari Formation at Fossilworks.org
^ Talchir Formation at Fossilworks.org

Further reading[]

O. Appert. 1977. Die Glossopteris flora der Sakoa in Sudwest-Madagaskar. Palaeontographica Abteilung B 162:1-50
Buffetaut, É.; G. Termier, and H. Termier. 1981. A teleosaurid (Crocodylia, Mesosuchia) from the Toarcian of Madagascar and its palaeobiogeographical significance. Paläontologische Zeitschrift 55. 313–319. Accessed 2018-08-30.
L. R. Cox. 1936. Karroo Lamellibranchia from Tanganyika Territory and Madagascar. Quarterly Journal of the Geological Society of London 92(365):32-56
A. A. Farke and J. J. W. Sertich. 2013. An abelisauroid theropod dinosaur from the Turonian of Madagascar. PLoS ONE 8(4):e62047
M. D. Gottfried, R. R. Rogers, and K. A. Curry Rogers. 2004. First record of Late Cretaceous coelacanths from Madagascar. Recent Advances in the Origin and Early Radiation of Vertebrates, in G. Arratia, M. V. H. Wilson, and R. Cloutier (eds.), Verlag Dr. Friedrich Pfeil, München 687-691
M. D. Gottfried, J. A. Rabarison, and L. L. Randriamiarimanana. 2001. Late Cretaceous elasmobranchs from the Mahajanga Basin of Madagascar. Cretaceous Research 22:491-496
N. J. Mateer, P. Wycisk, L. L. Jacobs, M. Brunet, P. Luger, M. A. Arush, F. Hendriks, T. WEissbrod, G. Gvirtzman, E. Mbede, A. Dina, R. T. J. Moody, G. Weigelt, H. A. El-Nakhal, J. Hell and J. Stets. 1992. Correlation of nonmarine Cretaceous strata of Africa and the Middle East. Cretaceous Research 13:273-318
J. M. Mazin and G. M. King. 1991. The first dicynodont from the Late Permian of Malagasy. Palaeontology 34(4):837-842
R. Paulian. 1965. Découverte d’une faune entomologique permienne à Madagascar. Comptes Rendus de l'Académie des Sciences de Paris 260:4028-4030
C. Dal Sasso and G. Pasini. 2003. First record of pterosaurs (Diapsida, Archosauromorpha, Pterosauria) in the Middle Jurassic of Madagascar. Atti della Societa Italiana di Scienze Naturali e del Museo Civico di Storia Naturale in Milano 144:281-296
Wagensommer, Alexander; Marianna Latiano; Géraud Leroux; Gianluca Cassano, and Simone D'Orazi Porchetti. 2012. New dinosaur track sites from the Middle Jurassic of Madagascar: ichnotaxonomical, behavioral and palaeoenvironmental implications. Palaeontology 55. 109–126. Accessed 2018-08-30.
Wagensommer, A.; M. Latiano, and U. Nicosia. 2010. First report of dinosaur footprints from Madagascar: two tracksites from the Middle Jurassic Bemaraha Formation. Ichnos 17. 127–136. Accessed 2018-08-30.
E. I. White. 1932. On a new Triassic fish from North-east Madagascar. Journal of Natural History 10:80-83

[1] Berivotra Formation at Fossilworks.org

[2] Maevarano Formation at Fossilworks.org

[3] Ankazomihaboka Formation at Fossilworks.org

[4] Ambalofotsy Formation at Fossilworks.org

[5] Ankarafantsika Formation at Fossilworks.org

[6] Kandreho Formation at Fossilworks.org

[7] Bemaraha Formation at Fossilworks.org

[8] Isalo III Formation at Fossilworks.org

[9] Isalo II Formation at Fossilworks.org

[10] Middle Sakamena Formation at Fossilworks.org

[11] Lower Sakamena Formation at Fossilworks.org

[12] Toliara at Fossilworks.org

[13] Sakoa Formation at Fossilworks.org

[14] Karharbari Formation at Fossilworks.org

[15] Talchir Formation at Fossilworks.org

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hide v t Fossiliferous stratigraphic units of the countries and dependencies of Africa
Sovereign states	Angola Benin Botswana Burkina Faso Burundi Cameroon Cape Verde Central African Republic Chad Comoros Democratic Republic of the Congo Republic of the Congo Djibouti Equatorial Guinea Eritrea Ethiopia Gabon Gambia Ghana Guinea Guinea-Bissau Ivory Coast (Côte d'Ivoire) Kenya Lesotho Liberia Madagascar Malawi Mali Mauritania Mauritius Mozambique Namibia Niger Rwanda São Tomé and Príncipe Senegal Seychelles Sierra Leone Somalia South Africa South Sudan Sudan Swaziland Tanzania Togo Zambia Zimbabwe
Territories and dependencies	Îles Éparses / Mayotte / Réunion France Pantelleria / Pelagie Islands Italy Madeira Portugal Canary Islands / Ceuta / Melilla / Plazas de soberanía Spain Saint Helena, Ascension and Tristan da Cunha UK Socotra Western Sahara¹
States with limited recognition	Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic
¹ Unclear sovereignty

List of fossiliferous stratigraphic units in Madagascar

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