Farak Formation

Farak Formation
Stratigraphic range: Cenomanian~
Type	Geological formation
Overlies	Echkar Formation
Location
Coordinates	16°06′N5°24′E / 16.1°N 5.4°E / 16.1; 5.4
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
Rebbachisaurus	R. tamesnensis[1]				A rebbachisaurid sauropod
Aegyptosaurus	A. baharijensis[1]				A titanosaurian sauropod
Spinosaurus?	S.? sp.[1]				A spinosaurid theropod

Crocodylomorphs
Genus	Species	Location	Stratigraphic position	Material	Notes	Images
Fortignathus	F. felixi[1]				A possible itasuchid crocodylomorph[2]

See also

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

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. ISBN 0-520-24209-2.
2. 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) e2505473. 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