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{{Short description|Geological formation in Western Africa}}{{Infobox rockunit |
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{{Short description|Geological formation in Western Africa}} |
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{{Infobox rockunit |
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| name = Continental Terminal Formation |
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| name = Continental Terminal Formation |
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| period = Palaeogene |
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| period = Palaeogene |
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| thickness = up to <!-- ] --> |
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{{Location map~ |Africa |
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| lat_deg = 17.9 |
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| lon_deg = 5.6 |
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| mark = Gold pog.svg |
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{{Location map~ |Africa |
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| lat_deg = 10.50 |
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| lon_deg = 17.30 |
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{{Location map~ |Africa |
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| lat_deg = 22.50 |
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| lon_deg = 13.30 |
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| map_caption = Location of the Continental Terminal Formation |
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| map_caption = Location of the Continental Terminal Formation |
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| namedby = <!--Kilian--> |
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| namedby = <!--Kilian--> |
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| year_ts = <!--1931--> |
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| year_ts = <!--1931--> |
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| location_ts = <!--Place,mountain,...--> |
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| location_ts = <!--Place, mountain,...--> |
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| coordinates_ts = <!-- {{Coord|16.5|N|0.3|W|display=inline}} --> |
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| paleocoordinates_ts = <!-- {{Coord||N||W|display=inline}} --><!--Paleocoordinates--> |
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| paleocoordinates_ts = <!-- {{Coord|11.5|N|4.4|W|display=inline}} --><!--Paleocoordinates--> |
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| coordinates_ts = <!-- {{Coord|16.5|N|0.3|W|display=inline}} --> |
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| region_ts = <!--Region of type section--> |
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| region_ts = <!--Region of type section--> |
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| country_ts = <!-- ]--> |
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| thickness_ts = <!--Thickness at type section--> |
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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> |
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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 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> |
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== Description == |
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The formation outcrops in the West African countries of ], ], ], ], ], the ], ], ], and ].<ref name=":1" /><ref name=":2" /> |
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== Fossil content == |
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! colspan="6" | ''']ns from the Continental Teriminal Formation''' |
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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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! colspan="6" | '''] from the Continental Teriminal Formation''' |
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|C. multicostata<ref name=":0" /> |
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== References == |
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{{Reflist}} |
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== Fossil Content == |
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