| Farak Formation | |
|---|---|
| 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 | 16°06′N 5°24′E / 16.1°N 5.4°E / 16.1; 5.4 |
| Region | Africa |
| Country |  Niger |
| Extent | Iullemmeden Basin |
  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.
Vertebrate paleofauna
| Dinosaurs | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Genus | Species | Location | Material | Notes | Images |
| Bahariasaurus | B. ingens | ||||
| Rebbachisaurus | R. tamesnensis | ||||
| Aegyptosaurus | A. baharijensis | ||||
| Spinosaurus? | S?.sp. | ||||
| Crocodylomorphs | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Genus | Species | Location | Material | Notes | Images |
| Fortignathus | F. felixi | ||||
See also
References
- ^ 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.; Hastings, Alexander K.; Allain, Ronan; Smith, Thomas J. (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