Farak Formation
Farak Formation | |
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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 | ![]() |
Extent | Iullemmeden Basin |
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]- Bahariasaurus ingens[1]
- Rebbachisaurus tamesnensis[1]
- Aegyptosaurus baharijensis[1]
- Spinosaurus?[1]
- Fortignathus 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