107Fossil sites
Fossils in Democratic Republic of the Congo
107 fossil sites in Democratic Republic of the Congo, with 22 finds of the groups people look for most; the richest period here: Quaternary.
107Fossil sites
1Dinosaurs
22Finds
7By geological period
Where fossils have been found
QuaternaryNeogenePaleogeneCretaceousJurassicPermianPrecambrian
By geological period
Quaternary30
Neogene27
Paleogene10
Cretaceous24
Jurassic6
Permian6
Precambrian4
What was found
Dinosaurs · 1
Pterosaurs · 1Ornithocheirus
Mosasaurs · 4Halisaurus, Mosasaurus, Plioplatecarpus, Prognathodon
Mammoths and mastodons · 9Palaeoloxodon, Stegodon, Loxodonta
Early humans and great apes · 7Homo
Towns with the most fossil sites nearby
MukumbwaFossil sites: 29
KasindiFossil sites: 11
KesaFossil sites: 6
SabuniFossil sites: 5
LuanyaFossil sites: 5
IsangoFossil sites: 4
SiliwaFossil sites: 4
KianaFossil sites: 4
BulambembaFossil sites: 3
Mbuji-MayiFossil sites: 3
KanziFossil sites: 3
Songo-MatumbiFossil sites: 2
MbuluFossil sites: 2
WekaFossil sites: 2
SanziFossil sites: 2
NdemoleFossil sites: 1
KawaFossil sites: 1
KaseyaFossil sites: 1