Earth:Farak Formation
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| Farak Formation Stratigraphic range: Cenomanian ~99–94 Ma | |
|---|---|
| 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
| Dinosaurs | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Genus | Species | Location | Stratigraphic position | Material | Notes | Images |
| Bahariasaurus | B. ingens [1] | An enigmatic theropod | thumb | |||
| Rebbachisaurus | R. tamesnensis[1] | A rebbachisaurid sauropod | thumb | |||
| Aegyptosaurus | A. baharijensis[1] | A titanosaurian sauropod | thumb | |||
| Spinosaurus | S. mirabilis | Fragmentary skull (right premaxilla, 4 maxillae, part of the right dentary, a complete right dentary and five maxillary teeth), 3 nasal crests, fragments of the cervical (neck) and dorsal (back) vertebrae, part of the left ischium, and part of the left femur. isolated teeth,partial dorsal and caudal (tail) vertebrae, a partial chevron, a left tibia, and pedal phalanges (toe bones) of multiple specimens | A spinosaurid theropod[2] | thumb | ||
| Crocodylomorphs | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Genus | Species | Location | Stratigraphic position | Material | Notes | Images |
| Fortignathus | F. felixi[1] | A possible itasuchid crocodylomorph[3] | ||||
See also
- List of dinosaur-bearing rock formations
- List of fossiliferous stratigraphic units in Niger
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 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.
- ↑ Sereno, Paul C.; Vidal, Daniel; Myhrvold, Nathan P.; Johnson-Ransom, Evan; Ciudad Real, María; Baumgart, Stephanie L.; Sánchez Fontela, Noelia; Green, Todd L. et al. (19 February 2026). "Scimitar-crested Spinosaurus species from the Sahara caps stepwise spinosaurid radiation". Science 391 (6787). doi:10.1126/science.adx5486.
- ↑ Wilberg, Eric; Hill, Robert V.; Pascucci, Thomas R.; Roberts, Eric M.; Bouaré, Mamadou L.; O'Leary, Maureen A.. "A new itasuchid (Crocodyliformes, Notosuchia) from the Early Cretaceous of Mali and the ancient Paleo-Tegama river system of Gondwana". Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology 0 (0). doi:10.1080/02724634.2025.2505473. ISSN 0272-4634.
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
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