Assaouas Formation
| Assaouas Formation | |
|---|---|
| Stratigraphic range: Middle Jurassic | |
| Type | Geological formation |
| Unit of | Agadez Group |
| Underlies | Irhazer Shale |
| Lithology | |
| Primary | Sandstone |
| Location | |
| Coordinates | 17°54′N 7°06′E / 17.9°N 7.1°E |
| Approximate paleocoordinates | 9°12′N 2°36′E / 9.2°N 2.6°E |
| Region | Agadez |
| Country |  Niger |
| Type section | |
| Named for | Assaouas, Agadez |
  Assaouas Formation (Niger) | |
The Assaouas Formation, also referred to as the Assaouas Sandstone (French: Grès d'Assaouas) is a Late Jurassic geologic formation in Niger. Fossil sauropod tracks have been reported from the formation.[1]
See also
- List of dinosaur-bearing rock formations
- Lists of fossiliferous stratigraphic units in Africa
- Geology of Niger
References
- ^ Weishampel, et al. (2004). "Dinosaur distribution." Pp. 517-607.
Bibliography
Further reading
- L. Ginsburg, A. F. d.e. Lapparent, B. Loiret and P. Taquet. 1966. Empreintes de pas de Vertébrés tétrapodes dans le séries continentales à l’Ouest d’Agadès (République du Niger) [Tetrapod vertebrate footprints in the continental series west of Agadez (Republic of Niger)]. Comptes Rendus de l'Académie des Sciences à Paris, Série D 263:28-31