Farak Formation

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Farak Formation
Stratigraphic range: Cenomanian
~99–94  Ma
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Type Geological formation
Overlies Echkar Formation
Location
Coordinates 16°06′N5°24′E / 16.1°N 5.4°E / 16.1; 5.4
Region Africa
Country Niger
Extent Iullemmeden Basin
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Farak Formation (Niger)

The Farak Formation is a geological formation in Niger, central Africa.

Contents

Its strata date back to the Early Cenomanian. Dinosaur remains are among the fossils that have been recovered from the formation. [1]

Vertebrate paleofauna

Dinosaurs
GenusSpeciesLocationStratigraphic positionMaterialNotesImages
Bahariasaurus B. ingens [1] BahariasaurusNV (flipped).jpg
Rebbachisaurus R. tamesnensis [1] A Rebbachisauridae sauropod Rebbachisaurus BW.jpg
Aegyptosaurus A. baharijensis [1] A titanosauria sauropod Aegyptosaurus LM.png
Spinosaurus S. sp. Spinosaurus TD.png
Crocodylomorphs
GenusSpeciesLocationStratigraphic positionMaterialNotesImages
Fortignathus F. felixi [1]

See also

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 Weishampel, David B; et al. (2004). "Dinosaur distribution (Early Cretaceous, Africa)." In: Weishampel, David B.; Dodson, Peter; and Osmólska, Halszka (eds.): The Dinosauria, 2nd, Berkeley: University of California Press. Pp. 571-573. ISBN   0-520-24209-2.

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