Dukamaje Formation

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Dukamaje Formation
Stratigraphic range: Maastrichtian [1]
Type Geological formation
Sub-unitsGypsiferous shale Member
Lithology
Primary Mudstone, shale
Other Siltstone, marl, gypsum
Location
Coordinates 15°24′N5°48′E / 15.4°N 5.8°E / 15.4; 5.8
Approximate paleocoordinates 5°06′N0°36′E / 5.1°N 0.6°E / 5.1; 0.6
Region Tahoua
Sokoto
CountryFlag of Niger.svg  Niger
Flag of Nigeria.svg  Nigeria
Extent Iullemmeden Basin
Type section
Named forDukamaje, Sokoto, Nigeria
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Dukamaje Formation (Niger)

The Dukamaje Formation is a geological formation in Niger and Nigeria whose strata date back to the Late Cretaceous. Dinosaur remains are among the fossils that have been recovered from the formation. [1] A wealth of Mosasaur fossils have also been recovered from this formation, particularly from the area around Mt. Igdaman. [2]

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Fossil content

Dinosaurs of the Dukamaje Formation
TaxaPresenceDescriptionImages

Genus:

  1.  ?B. ingens. [1]
  1. Geographically present in Département De Tahoua, Niger. [1]
Mosasaurs of the Dukamaje Formation
TaxaPresenceDescriptionImages
Genus:
  1. I. aegyptiacus [2]
  1. Geographically present on Mt. Igdaman, near the village of Igdaman (or In Daman). [2]
Mid-sized globidensine mosasaur. [3] Originally described as a plioplatecarpine. Durophagous. [2]
Goronyosaurus and juvenile elasmosaurs Goronyosaurus nigeriensis abelov.jpg
Goronyosaurus and juvenile elasmosaurs
Genus:
  1. G. nigeriensis
  2. G. sp. [2]
  1. Type locality unknown. From the portion of the Dukamaje Formation located in Nigeria.
  2. Geographically present on Mt. Igdaman. From the portion of the Dukamaje Formation located in Niger. [2]
Large mosasaur of uncertain affiliations. High number of foramina on the snout and small eyes indicate a murky-water hunter. [4]
Genus:
  1.  ?A. sp. [2]
  1. Geographically present on Mt. Igdaman. [2]
Represented here by four vertebrae, one from a juvenile. Fragmentary state makes identification difficult. [2]
Genus:
  1. H. sp. [2]
  1. Geographically present on Mt. Igdaman. [2]
Mid-sized mosasaur. Represented here by four vertebrae. [2]
Genus:
  1. P. sp. [2]
  1. Geographically present on Mt. Igdaman. [2]
Mid-sized plioplatecarpine mosasaur. Represented here by several vertebrae. [2]
Genus:
  1. P. sp. [2]
  1. Geographically present on Mt. Igdaman. [2]
Mid-sized plioplatecarpine mosasaur. Represented here by a single fragmentary vertebrae. [2]
Genus:
  1. cf. M. hoffmannii [2]
  1. Geographically present on Mt. Igdaman. [2]
Massive mosasaurine mosasaur. Represented here by a fragmentary tooth crown. The first example of Mosasaurus from Niger and Nigeria. [2]
Other reptiles
Fishes

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References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 Weishampel, David B; et al. (2004). "Dinosaur distribution (Late Cretaceous, Africa)." In: Weishampel, David B.; Dodson, Peter; and Osmólska, Halszka (eds.): The Dinosauria, 2nd, Berkeley: University of California Press. Pp. 604-605. ISBN   0-520-24209-2.
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 Lingham-Soliar, Theagarten (1991). "Mosasaurs from the upper Cretaceous of Niger". Palaeontology. 34: 653–670.
  3. Lindgren, Johan (2005). "Dental and vertebral morphology of the enigmatic mosasaur Dollosaurus (Reptilia, Mosasauridae) from the lower Campanian (Upper Cretaceous) of southern Sweden". Bulletin of the Geological Society of Denmark. 52: 17–25. doi: 10.37570/bgsd-2005-52-03 .
  4. "Tongues, venom glands, and the changing face of Goronyosaurus". Tetrapod Zoology. Retrieved 2017-01-11.
  5. Gilbedi Hills, Rima River at Fossilworks.org
  6. Mont Igdaman (bed 25) at Fossilworks.org
  7. In Touhout (bed 4) at Fossilworks.org

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