| Mare aux Songes | |
|---|---|
| Stratigraphic range: Holocene | |
| Type | Geological formation |
| Location | |
| Region | Africa |
| Country | Mauritius |
 Mare aux Songes encircled on a map of the Mauritian railway system in 1866 | |
The Mare aux Songes (English: "sea of taro";[1] French: [ma.ʁ‿o sɔ̃ʒ]) swamp is a lagerstätte located close to the sea in south eastern Mauritius. Many subfossils of recently extinct animals have accumulated in the swamp, which was once a lake, and some of the first subfossil remains of dodos were found there.
- ^ Parker, Ian (14 January 2007). "Digging for Dodos". New Yorker. Retrieved 3 July 2023.