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Monts Iguelela, Tahoua, Niger

Lat/Long (Decimal)16.6903,5.84667
Co-ordinates Derivationstated in text
Mindat.org Region (for given coordinates)Tahoua, Niger

Collections

CollectionReferenceStratigraphic NameCommentsLithologyAge
Monts Iguelela, bed 18Meister C., Alzouma K., et al (1992)Horizon VI (Africaensis horizon)"limestone"93.5 - 89.3 Ma
Late/Upper Cretaceous
Monts Iguelela, bed 22Meister C., Alzouma K., et al (1992)Horizon VII (Tassaraensis horizon)"limestone"93.5 - 89.3 Ma
Late/Upper Cretaceous
Monts Iguelela, bed 24Meister C., Alzouma K., et al (1992)Horizon VII (Tassaraensis horizon)"limestone"93.5 - 89.3 Ma
Late/Upper Cretaceous
Monts Iguelela, bed 26Meister C., Alzouma K., et al (1992)Horizon VII (Tassaraensis horizon)"limestone"93.5 - 89.3 Ma
Late/Upper Cretaceous
Monts Iguelela, bed 28Meister C., Alzouma K., et al (1992)Horizon VII (Tassaraensis horizon)"limestone"93.5 - 89.3 Ma
Late/Upper Cretaceous
Monts Iguelela, bed 10Meister C., Alzouma K., et al (1992)Horizon II (Dumbli horizon)"limestone"99.6 - 93.5 Ma
Late/Upper Cretaceous
Monts Iguelela, bed 12Meister C., Alazouma K., et al (1994)Horizon III (Thomelites? horizon)"limestone"99.6 - 93.5 Ma
Late/Upper Cretaceous
Monts Iguelela, bed 14Meister C., Alzouma K., et al (1992)Horizon IVb (Gadeni horizon, Gadeni subhorizon)"limestone"99.6 - 93.5 Ma
Late/Upper Cretaceous
Monts Iguelela, bed 8Meister C., Alzouma K., et al (1992)"limestone"99.6 - 93.5 Ma
Late/Upper Cretaceous

Recorded Fossils

Accepted NameHierarchyAge
Nigericeras gadeni
species
Animalia : Mollusca : Cephalopoda : Ammonoidea : Acanthoceratidae : Nigericeras : Nigericeras gadeni99.6 - 93.5 Ma
Late/Upper Cretaceous
Nigericeras jacqueti
species
Animalia : Mollusca : Cephalopoda : Ammonoidea : Acanthoceratidae : Nigericeras : Nigericeras jacqueti93.5 - 89.3 Ma
Late/Upper Cretaceous
Pseudaspidoceras tassaraensis
species
Animalia : Mollusca : Cephalopoda : Ammonoidea : Acanthoceratidae : Pseudaspidoceras : Pseudaspidoceras tassaraensis93.5 - 89.3 Ma
Late/Upper Cretaceous
Thomelites tenereensis
species
Animalia : Mollusca : Cephalopoda : Ammonoidea : Acanthoceratidae : Thomelites : Thomelites tenereensis99.6 - 93.5 Ma
Late/Upper Cretaceous
Cibolaites africaensis
species
Animalia : Mollusca : Cephalopoda : Ammonoidea : Collignoniceratidae : Cibolaites : Cibolaites africaensis93.5 - 89.3 Ma
Late/Upper Cretaceous
Metengonoceras dumbli
species
Animalia : Mollusca : Cephalopoda : Ammonoidea : Engonoceratidae : Metengonoceras : Metengonoceras dumbli99.6 - 93.5 Ma
Late/Upper Cretaceous
Neolobites sp.
genus
Animalia : Mollusca : Cephalopoda : Ammonoidea : Engonoceratidae : Neolobites99.6 - 93.5 Ma
Late/Upper Cretaceous
Vascoceras silvanense
species
Animalia : Mollusca : Cephalopoda : Ammonoidea : Vascoceratidae : Vascoceras : Vascoceras silvanense93.5 - 89.3 Ma
Late/Upper Cretaceous

References

Meister C., Alzouma K., et al (1992) Les ammonites du Niger (Afrique occidentale) et la transgression Transsaharienne au cours du Cénomanien-Turonien, Geobios 25, 55-100
Meister C., Alazouma K., et al (1994) Nouvelles données sur les ammonites du Niger oriental (Ténéré, Afrique occidentale) dans le cadre de la transgression du Cénomanien-Turonien, Geobios 27, 189-219
Data courtesy of: PBDB: The Paleobiology Database, Creative Commons CC-BY licenced. , GBIF: the Global Biodiversity Information Facility, various licences, iDigBio, various licences, and EOL: The Encyclopedia of Life (Open Data Public Domain). Because fossils are made of minerals too!
 
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