Farak Formation Explained

Farak Formation
Type:	Geological formation
Age:	Cenomanian ~
Period:	Cenomanian
Region:	Africa
Coordinates:	16.1°N 5.4°W
Overlies:	Echkar Formation
Extent:	Iullemmeden Basin

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	Material	Notes	Images
Bahariasaurus	B. ingens
Rebbachisaurus	R. tamesnensis
Aegyptosaurus	A. baharijensis
Spinosaurus?	S?.sp.

See also

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

References

Bibliography

Notes and References

1. 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. .