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Gao Trench, Gao Region, Mali

Lat/Long (Decimal)	16.6667,0.5
Co-ordinates Derivation	based on nearby landmark
Mindat.org Region (for given coordinates)	Gao Region, Mali

Collections

Collection	Reference	Stratigraphic Name	Comments	Lithology	Age
Gao Trench	O'Leary M. A., Bouare M. L., et al (2019)			conglomerate	66 - 56 Ma Paleocene
Gao Trench	McCartney J. A., Roberts E. M., et al (2018)	Teberemt		conglomerate	66 - 56 Ma Paleocene
Gao Trench locality 2	Gaffney E. S., Roberts E., et al (2007)	Teberemt	Unit 3 - Middle to upper portion of the Teberemt Formation	"limestone"	66 - 56 Ma Paleocene

Recorded Fossils

Accepted Name	Hierarchy	Age
Gastrochaenolites ornatus species	Gastrochaenolites : *Gastrochaenolites ornatus*	66 - 56 Ma Paleocene
Gistortia sp. genus	*Gistortia*	66 - 56 Ma Paleocene
Thalassinoides sp. genus	*Thalassinoides*	66 - 56 Ma Paleocene
Fabaceae family	Plantae : Tracheophyta : Magnoliopsida : Fabales : Fabaceae	66 - 56 Ma Paleocene
Pycnodus sp. genus	Animalia : Chordata : Actinopteri : Pycnodontiformes : Pycnodontidae : *Pycnodus*	66 - 56 Ma Paleocene
Eotorpedo hilgendorfi species	Animalia : Chordata : Chondrichthyes : Rajiformes : Torpedinidae : Eotorpedo : *Eotorpedo hilgendorfi*	66 - 56 Ma Paleocene
Hyposaurinae subfamily	Animalia : Chordata : Reptilia : Eosuchia : Dyrosauridae : Hyposaurinae	66 - 56 Ma Paleocene
Sokotosuchus sp. genus	Animalia : Chordata : Reptilia : Crocodylia : Dyrosauridae : *Sokotosuchus*	66 - 56 Ma Paleocene
Crocodylomorpha unranked clade	Animalia : Chordata : Reptilia : Eosuchia : Crocodylomorpha	66 - 56 Ma Paleocene
Amananulam sanogoi species	Animalia : Chordata : Reptilia : Squamata : Nigerophiidae : Amananulam : *Amananulam sanogoi*	66 - 56 Ma Paleocene
Acleistochelys maliensis species	Animalia : Chordata : Reptilia : Testudines : Bothremydidae : Acleistochelys : *Acleistochelys maliensis*	66 - 56 Ma Paleocene
Plesiolampas sp. genus	Animalia : Echinodermata : Echinoidea : Clypeasteroida : Plesiolampadidae : *Plesiolampas*	66 - 56 Ma Paleocene
Linthia sudanensis species	Animalia : Echinodermata : Echinoidea : Spatangoida : Schizasteridae : Linthia : *Linthia sudanensis*	66 - 56 Ma Paleocene
Arcidae family	Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Arcida : Arcidae	66 - 56 Ma Paleocene
Venericardia sp. genus	Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Carditida : Carditidae : *Venericardia*	66 - 56 Ma Paleocene
Lucinidae family	Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Lucinida : Lucinidae	66 - 56 Ma Paleocene
Ostreida order	Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Ostreida	66 - 56 Ma Paleocene
Cubitostrea multicostata species	Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Ostreida : Ostreidae : Cubitostrea : *Cubitostrea multicostata*	66 - 56 Ma Paleocene
Plicatula sp. genus	Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Pectinida : Plicatulidae : *Plicatula*	66 - 56 Ma Paleocene
Raetomya schweinfurthi species	Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Myida : Corbulidae : Raetomya : *Raetomya schweinfurthi*	66 - 56 Ma Paleocene
Unionidae family	Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Unionida : Unionidae	66 - 56 Ma Paleocene
Nautiloidea subclass	Animalia : Mollusca : Cephalopoda : Nautiloidea	66 - 56 Ma Paleocene
Cimomia ogbei species	Animalia : Mollusca : Cephalopoda : Nautilida : Hercoglossidae : Cimomia : *Cimomia ogbei*	66 - 56 Ma Paleocene
Deltoidonautilus sp. genus	Animalia : Mollusca : Cephalopoda : Nautilida : Hercoglossidae : *Deltoidonautilus*	66 - 56 Ma Paleocene
Pseudoliva sp. genus	Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Neogastropoda : Pseudolividae : *Pseudoliva*	66 - 56 Ma Paleocene
Cornulina sp. genus	Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Neogastropoda : Melongenidae : *Cornulina*	66 - 56 Ma Paleocene
Heligmotoma sp. genus	Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Neogastropoda : Melongenidae : *Heligmotoma*	66 - 56 Ma Paleocene
Athleta sp. genus	Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Neogastropoda : Volutidae : *Athleta*	66 - 56 Ma Paleocene
Volutilithes sp. genus	Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Neogastropoda : Volutidae : *Volutilithes*	66 - 56 Ma Paleocene
Stromboidea superfamily	Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Stromboidea	66 - 56 Ma Paleocene
Trochoidea superfamily	Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Trochoidea	66 - 56 Ma Paleocene
Eocypraeidae family	Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Littorinimorpha : Eocypraeidae	66 - 56 Ma Paleocene
Tibia sp. genus	Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Strombidae : *Tibia*	66 - 56 Ma Paleocene
Cerithioidea superfamily	Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Sorbeoconcha : Cerithioidea	66 - 56 Ma Paleocene
Turritellinae subfamily	Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Sorbeoconcha : Turritellidae : Turritellinae	66 - 56 Ma Paleocene

References

Gaffney E. S., Roberts E., et al (2007) Acleistochelys, a New Side-Necked Turtle (Pelomedusoides: Bothremydidae) from the Paleocene of Mali, American Museum Novitates 3549, 1-24

McCartney J. A., Roberts E. M., et al (2018) Large palaeophiid and nigerophiid snakes from Paleogene Trans-Saharan Seaway deposits of Mali, Acta Palaeontologica Polonica 63 2, 207-220 doi:10.4202/app.00442.2017

O'Leary M. A., Bouare M. L., et al (2019) Stratigraphy and Paleobiology of the Upper Cretaceous - Lower Paleogene Sediments from the Trans-Saharan Seaway in Mali, Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History 436, 1-177

Data courtesy of: PBDB: The Paleobiology Database, Creative Commons CC-BY licenced. , GBIF: the Global Biodiversity Information Facility, various licences, iDigBio, various licences, and EOL: The Encyclopedia of Life (Open Data Public Domain). Because fossils are made of minerals too!

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