Farak Formation

The Farak Formation is a geological formation in Niger, central Africa.

Farak Formation
Stratigraphic range: Cenomanian ~99–94 Ma PreꞒ Ꞓ O S D C P T J K Pg N ↓
Type	Geological formation
Overlies	Echkar Formation
Location
Coordinates	16.1°N 5.4°E / 16.1; 5.4
Region	Africa
Country	Niger
Extent	Iullemmeden Basin
Farak Formation (Niger)

Its strata date back to the Early Cenomanian. Dinosaur remains are among the fossils that have been recovered from the formation.^[1]

Vertebrate paleofauna

Dinosaurs
Genus	Species	Location	Material	Notes	Images
Bahariasaurus	B. ingens [1]
Rebbachisaurus	R. tamesnensis[1]
Aegyptosaurus	A. baharijensis[1]
Spinosaurus?[1]	S?.sp.

Crocodylomorphs
Genus	Species	Location	Material	Notes	Images
Fortignathus	F. felixi[1]

See also

• List of dinosaur-bearing rock formations
• List of fossiliferous stratigraphic units in Niger