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Assaouas Formation

Coordinates: 17°54′N 7°06′E / 17.9°N 7.1°E / 17.9; 7.1
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Assaouas Formation
Stratigraphic range: Middle Jurassic
TypeGeological formation
Unit ofAgadez Group
UnderliesIrhazer Shale
Lithology
PrimarySandstone
Location
Coordinates17°54′N 7°06′E / 17.9°N 7.1°E / 17.9; 7.1
Approximate paleocoordinates9°12′N 2°36′E / 9.2°N 2.6°E / 9.2; 2.6
RegionAgadez
Country Niger
Type section
Named forAssaouas, Agadez
Assaouas Formation is located in Niger
Assaouas Formation
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

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References

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  1. ^ Weishampel, et al. (2004). "Dinosaur distribution." Pp. 517-607.

Bibliography

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  • Weishampel, David B.; Dodson, Peter; Osmólska, Halszka (2004), The Dinosauria, 2nd edition, Berkeley: University of California Press, pp. 1–880, ISBN 0-520-24209-2, retrieved 2019-02-21

Further reading

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  • 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