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Where to find Fossils in Africa

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African fossils. A list of where to find fossils in Africa including geological formations as well as single sites. Fossils are the remains of living organisms that have been preserved through either permineralization, casts/molds, recrystallization, or other forms of mineralization. Dig sites such as these can be rich in fossils, yet some suggest we have only scratched the surface of the fossil record. The study of fossils is paleontology. Fossils are studied in relation to evolutionary theory as well as their comparison and relationships between taxa. The earliest fossils paleontologists have found are fossilized bacteria dating back billions of years.
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    Afar Depression

    Ethiopia, Africa, Earth
    Period of Time: Pliocene
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    Ahl al Oughlam

    Morocco, Africa, Earth
    Period of Time: Upper Pliocene
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    Ameki Formation

    Period of Time: Middle Eocene
  4. 4

    Awash River

    Ethiopia, Africa, Earth
    Period of Time: Pliocene
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    Bahariya Formation

    Period of Time: Upper Cretaceous
  6. 6

    Clarens Formation

    Period of Time: Lower Jurassic
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    Cradle of Humankind

    Period of Time: Pliocene – Pleistocene
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    Elliot Formation

    Period of Time: Triassic – Jurassic
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    Elrhaz Formation

    Period of Time: Lower Cretaceous
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    Hadar Formation

    Period of Time: Pliocene
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    Bouri Formation

    Period of Time: Pleistocene
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    Hoedjiespunt

    South Africa, Africa
    Period of Time: Pleistocene
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    Alnif

    Period of Time: Cambrian – Late Permian
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    Jebel Irhoud

    Period of Time: Pleistocene
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    Jebel Qatrani Formation

    Period of Time: Eocene – Oligocene
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    Karoo Supergroup

    Period of Time: Permian – Lower Jurassic
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    Klasies River Caves

    South Africa, Africa
    Period of Time: Pleistocene
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    Koobi Fora

    Period of Time: Pliocene – Pleistocene
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    Laetoli

    Period of Time: Pliocene – Pleistocene
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    Lothagam

    Period of Time: Miocene – Pliocene
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    Maevarano Formation

    Period of Time: Upper Cretaceous
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    Molteno Formation

    Period of Time: Upper Triassic
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    Olduvai Gorge

    Tanzania, Africa, Earth
    Period of Time: Pliocene
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    Omo Kibish Formation

    Period of Time: Pliocene – Pleistocene
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    Orapa

    Botswana, Africa, Earth
    Period of Time: Upper Cretaceous

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