List of fossiliferous stratigraphic units in Mauritania

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Fossiliferous stratigraphic units in Mauritania
Aratane Group

This is a list of fossiliferous stratigraphic units in Mauritania.

Group	Member	Period	Notes
Aratane Group		Givetian	[1]
	Guelb Makhsar scolithus Sandstone	Llandovery	[2]

See also

• Lists of fossiliferous stratigraphic units in Africa
  • List of fossiliferous stratigraphic units in Mali
  • List of fossiliferous stratigraphic units in Senegal
  • List of fossiliferous stratigraphic units in Western Sahara
• Geology of Mauritania

References

1. Bou Dib, section 73, sample 2764, Aratane Group, Hodh area at Fossilworks.org
2. Aratane, section 62-64, sample 1151, Aratane Group, Hodh area at Fossilworks.org

Further reading

• P. R. Racheboeuf, R. Gourvennec, M. Deynoux and D. Brice. 2004. The Devonian of the Hodh area (Islamic Republic of Mauritania): paleontology and stratigraphy. Journal of Paleontology 78(1):98-110