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Tuiguidit foreland , Tchirozerine, Agadez, Niger

Lat/Long (Decimal)16.5225,7.81398
Co-ordinates Derivationbased on nearby landmark
Given LocationAgadez, Niger
Mindat.org Region (for given coordinates)Tchirozerine, Agadez, Niger

Collections

CollectionReferenceStratigraphic NameCommentsLithologyAge
Tuiguidit foreland (PROXY)Witzmann F., Hampe O., et al (2016)Irhazer - Tiourarénmudstone168.3 - 163.5 Ma
Middle Jurassic

Recorded Fossils

Accepted NameHierarchyAge
Taxodiaceae
family
Plantae : Tracheophyta : Pinopsida : Pinales : Taxodiaceae168.3 - 163.5 Ma
Middle Jurassic
Holostei
infraclass
Animalia : Chordata : Actinopteri : Holostei168.3 - 163.5 Ma
Middle Jurassic
Ceratodus sp.
genus
Animalia : Chordata : Sarcopterygii : Ceratodontiformes : Ceratodontidae : Ceratodus168.3 - 163.5 Ma
Middle Jurassic
Osteichthyes
unranked clade
Animalia : Chordata : Osteichthyes168.3 - 163.5 Ma
Middle Jurassic
Crocodylia
order
Animalia : Chordata : Reptilia : Crocodylia168.3 - 163.5 Ma
Middle Jurassic
Sauropoda
unranked clade
Animalia : Chordata : Saurischia : Sauropoda168.3 - 163.5 Ma
Middle Jurassic

References

Witzmann F., Hampe O., et al (2016) Subchondral cysts at synovial vertebral joints as analogies of Schmorl's Nodes in a sauropod dinosaur from Niger, Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology 36 2, e1080719:1-11 doi:10.1080/02724634.2016.1080719
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