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Echkar Formation - Wikipedia

Coordinates: 17°54′N 5°36′E / 17.9°N 5.6°E

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Echkar Formation
Stratigraphic range: Late Albian-Cenomanian ~100–95 Ma PreꞒ Ꞓ O S D C P T J K Pg N ↓
Type	Geological formation
Unit of	Tegama Group
Underlies	Farak Formation
Overlies	Elrhaz Formation
Lithology
Primary	Sandstone
Other	Claystone
Location
Coordinates	17°54′N 5°36′E / 17.9°N 5.6°E / 17.9; 5.6
Approximate paleocoordinates	2°48′N 0°24′E / 2.8°N 0.4°E / 2.8; 0.4
Region	Agadez Region
Country	Niger
Extent	Iullemmeden Basin
Type section
Named for	Echkar, Aderbissinat
Echkar Formation (Niger)

The Echkar Formation is a geological formation comprising sandstones and claystones in the Agadez Region of Niger, central Africa.

Description

Its strata date back to the Late Albian to Late Cretaceous (Cenomanian stages, about 100-95 million years ago). Dinosaur remains are among the fossils that have been recovered from the formation.^[1]

Fossil content

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Vertebrates

Fish

Fish of the Echkar Formation
Genus	Species	Material	Notes	Images
Ceratodus	C. sp.
Lepidotes	L. sp.
Onchopristis	O. numida
Platyspondylus	P. foureaui

Dinosaurs

Color key

Taxon	Reclassified taxon	Taxon falsely reported as present	Dubious taxon or junior synonym	Ichnotaxon	Ootaxon	Morphotaxon

Notes
Uncertain or tentative taxa are in small text; ~~crossed out~~ taxa are discredited.

Ornithischians

Ornithischians of the Echkar Formation
Genus	Species	Material	Notes	Images
?Stegosauria indet.			No genus given. May not actually belong to Stegosauria.

Sauropods

Sauropods of the Echkar Formation
Genus	Species	Material	Notes	Images
Aegyptosaurus	A. baharijensis
Rebbachisaurus	R. tamesnensis R. sp.^{[citation needed]}

Theropods

Theropods of the Echkar Formation
Genus	Species	Material	Notes	Images
Bahariasaurus	B. ingens
Carcharodontosaurus^[3]	C. iguidensis^[4] C. saharicus^[2]
Elaphrosaurus	E. iguidiensis (=Theropoda indet.)		Likely an indeterminate theropod.
Inosaurus	I. tedreftensis
Rugops	R. primus
Spinosaurus	S. aegyptiacus

Reptiles