Farak Formation
| Farak Formation | |
|---|---|
| Stratigraphic range: Cenomanian ~ | |
| Type | Geological formation |
| Overlies | Echkar Formation |
| Location | |
| Coordinates | 16°06′N 5°24′E / 16.1°N 5.4°E |
| 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.[1]
Vertebrate paleofauna
[edit]| Dinosaurs | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Genus | Species | Location | Material | Notes | Images |
| Bahariasaurus | B. ingens [1] | ||||
| Rebbachisaurus | R. tamesnensis[1] | ||||
| Aegyptosaurus | A. baharijensis[1] | ||||
| Spinosaurus?[1] | S?.sp. | ||||
| Crocodylomorphs | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Genus | Species | Location | Material | Notes | Images |
| Fortignathus | F. felixi[1] | ||||
See also
[edit]References
[edit]Bibliography
[edit]- 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