The Farak Formation is a geological
formation in
Niger
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Its strata date back to the
Early Cenomanian. Dinosaur remains are among the fossils that have been recovered from the formation.
[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. .]
Vertebrate paleofauna
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Bahariasaurus ingens''
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Rebbachisaurus tamesnensis''
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Aegyptosaurus baharijensis''
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Spinosaurus
''Spinosaurus'' (; ) is a genus of spinosaurid dinosaur that lived in what now is North Africa during the Cenomanian to upper Turonian stages of the Late Cretaceous period, about 99 to 93.5 million years ago. The genus was known first f ...
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Fortignathus felixi''
See also
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List of dinosaur-bearing rock formations
This list of dinosaur-bearing rock formations is a list of geologic formations in which dinosaur fossils have been documented.
Containing body fossils
* List of stratigraphic units with dinosaur body fossils
** List of stratigraphic units with ...
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List of fossiliferous stratigraphic units in Niger
References
Bibliography
* {{cite LSA , last=Young , first=Mark T. , last2=Hastings , first2=Alexander K. , last3=Allain , first3=Ronan , last4=Smith , first4=Thomas J.
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Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society
The ''Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society'' is a monthly peer-reviewed scientific journal covering zoology published by Oxford University Press on behalf of the Linnean Society. The editor-in-chief is Maarten Christenhusz (Linnean Society). ...
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Geologic formations of Niger
Upper Cretaceous Series of Africa
Cretaceous Niger
Cenomanian Stage