Farak Formation
Geological formation in Niger
Farak Formation | |
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Stratigraphic range: Cenomanian ~99–94 Ma PreꞒ Ꞓ O S D C P T J K Pg N ↓ | |
Type | Geological formation |
Overlies | Echkar Formation |
Location | |
Coordinates | Farak Formation (Niger) |
The Farak Formation is a geological formation in Niger, central Africa.
Its strata date back to the Early Cenomanian. Dinosaur remains are among the fossils that have been recovered from the formation.[1]
Vertebrate paleofauna
- Bahariasaurus ingens[1]
- Rebbachisaurus tamesnensis[1]
- Aegyptosaurus baharijensis[1]
- Spinosaurus?[1]
- Fortignathus felixi[1]
See also
References
- ^ a b c d e f 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.
Bibliography
- Young, Mark T.; Alexander K. Hastings; Ronan Allain, and Thomas J. Smith. 2017. Revision of the enigmatic crocodyliform Elosuchus felixi de Lapparent de Broin, 2002 from the Lower–Upper Cretaceous boundary of Niger: potential evidence for an early origin of the clade Dyrosauridae. Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society 179. 377–403. .