Gadoufaoua, Araripesuchus block (Cretaceous to of Niger)

Where: Agadez, Niger (16.4° N, 9.1° E: paleocoordinates 1.5° N, 3.7° E)

• coordinate based on nearby landmark

• small collection-level geographic resolution

When: Elrhaz Formation (Tegama Group), Aptian to Aptian (125.0 - 100.5 Ma)

• bed-level stratigraphic resolution

Environment/lithology: terrestrial; lithified lithology not reported

• clearly lithified based on preservation of specimens

Size class: macrofossils

Collection methods: surface (in situ), mechanical,

Primary reference: P. C. Sereno and H. C. E. Larsson. 2009. Cretaceous crocodyliformes from the Sahara. ZooKeys 28:1-143 [J. Alroy/J. Alroy/J. Alroy]more details

Purpose of describing collection: taxonomic analysis

PaleoDB collection 92630: authorized by John Alroy, entered by John Alroy on 19.11.2009

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Taxonomic list

Reptilia
 Loricata -
Araripesuchus wegeneri Buffetaut 1981 crocodilian
MNN GAD20 through GAD24