Assaouas Formation
Late Jurassic geologic formation in Niger
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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
- ISBN 0-520-24209-2
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, Série D 263:28-31