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==Vertebrate paleofauna==
==Vertebrate paleofauna==

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==See also==
==See also==
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* [[List of dinosaur-bearing rock formations]]
* [[List of dinosaur-bearing rock formations]]


==Footnotes==
==Footnotes==
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Elrhaz Formation
Stratigraphic range: Aptian-Albian
Outcrops of the formation
TypeGeological formation
Unit ofTegama Group
UnderliesEchkar Formation
OverliesTazolé Formation
Location
Country Niger

The Elrhaz Formation is a geological formation in Niger whose strata date back to the Early Cretaceous (late Aptian-early Albian stages, about 112 million years ago). Dinosaur remains are among the fossils that have been recovered from the formation.

Vertebrate paleofauna

Ornithischians

Ornithischians reported from the Elrhaz Formation
Genus Species Location Stratigraphic position Material Notes Images

Lurdusaurus[1]

L. arenatus[1]

"Partial skull, fragmentary postcranial skeleton."[2]

Ouranosaurus

Ouranosaurus[1]

O. nigeriensis[1]

"Skull and poscrania, second skeleton."[3]

Elrhazosaurus[1]

E. nigeriensis[1]

"Femora."[4]

Saurischians

Saurischians reported from the Elrhaz Formation
Genus Species Location Stratigraphic position Material Notes Images

Eocarcharia[1]

E. dinops[5]

"Partial skull and postcranial remains."[6]

Carcharodontosaurid
Suchomimus

Elaphrosaurus[1]

E. iguidensis[1]

Nigersaurus[1]

N. taqueti[1]

Sauropod

Suchomimus[1]

S. tenerensis[1]

Partial skull and associated skeleton.[7]

A second, possible spinosaurid found in the formation, Cristatusaurus, is considered either a separate species or a synonym to Suchomimus[8]

Kryptops[1]

K. Palaios[1]

Postcranial skeleton and partial skull.[7]

Abelisaurid

See also

Footnotes

  1. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o "68.1 Departement D'Agedez, Niger; 1. Elrhaz Formation," in Weishampel, et al. (2004). Page 572.
  2. ^ "Table 19.1," in Weishampel, et al. (2004). Page 416.
  3. ^ "Table 19.1," in Weishampel, et al. (2004). Page 417.
  4. ^ "Table 19.1," in Weishampel, et al. (2004). Page 415.
  5. ^ Sereno, Paul C.; and Brusatte, Stephen L. (2008). "Basal abelisaurid and carcharodontosaurid theropods from the Lower Cretaceous Elrhaz Formation of Niger" (pdf). Acta Palaeontologica Polonica 53 (1): 15–46. doi:10.4202/app.2008.0102.
  6. ^ "Table 4.1," in Weishampel, et al. (2004). Page 73.
  7. ^ a b "'Table 4.1," in Weishampel, et al. (2004). Page 72. Cite error: The named reference "table-4-1-72" was defined multiple times with different content (see the help page).
  8. ^ Rauhut, O.W.M. (2003). "The interrelationships and evolution of basal theropod dinosaurs". Special Papers in Palaeontology 69: 1-213.

References

  • Weishampel, David B.; Dodson, Peter; and Osmólska, Halszka (eds.): The Dinosauria, 2nd, Berkeley: University of California Press. 861 pp. ISBN 0-520-24209-2.