Earth:Farak Formation

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Farak Formation
Stratigraphic range: Cenomanian
~99–94 Ma
TypeGeological formation
OverliesEchkar Formation
Location
Coordinates [ ⚑ ] : 16°06′N 5°24′E / 16.1°N 5.4°E / 16.1; 5.4
RegionAfrica
Country Niger
ExtentIullemmeden Basin
Farak Formation is located in Niger
Farak Formation
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

See also

  • List of dinosaur-bearing rock formations
  • List of fossiliferous stratigraphic units in Niger

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 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.

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.