Tiouraren Formation
| Tiouraren Formation Stratigraphic range: Middle Jurassic | |
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| Type | Geological formation |
| Location | |
| Region | Africa |
The Tiouraren Formation is a geological formation in Niger whose strata were originally thought to be Early Cretaceous. However, re-interpretation of the sediments showed that they are probably mid-Jurassic in age.[1] Dinosaur remains are among the fossils that have been recovered from the formation.[2]
Vertebrate paleofauna
| Dinosaurs reported from the Tiouraren Formation | ||||||
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| Genus | Species | Location | Stratigraphic position | Material | Notes | Images |
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A. abakensis[2] |
Partial skull and associated postcranial remains.[3] |
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J. tiguidensis[2] |
"Skull [and] several skeletons."[4] |
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See also
References
- ↑ Rauhut and Lopez-Arbarello (2009). "Considerations on the age of the Tiouaren Formation (Iullemmeden Basin, Niger, Africa): Implications for Gondwanan Mesozoic terrestrial vertebrate faunas." Palaeogeography, Palaeoclimatology, Palaeoecology, 271: 259-267.
- 1 2 3 4 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.
- ↑ "Table 4.1," in Weishampel, et al. (2004). Page 72.
- ↑ "Table 13.1," in Weishampel, et al. (2004). Page 265.
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