GADb site (microvertebrates): Albian, Niger
collected by P. Taquet & D. Russell 1970

List of taxa
Where & when
Geology
Taphonomy & methods
Metadata & references
Taxonomic list
unclassified
Actinopterygii indet. (Cope 1887)
MNHN.F.GDF-M03, scales; MNHN.F.GDF-M25, lepidotrichia
Amphibia - Temnospondyli
Lissamphibia indet. (Haeckel 1866)
2 specimens
MNHN.F.GDF-M22, tooth; MNHN.F.GDF-M20, vertebra
Anura indet. (Fischer von Waldheim 1813)
1 specimen
MNHN.F.GDF-M27, 1 zeugopod
Reptilia - Testudines - Araripemydidae
Araripemydidae indet. Price 1973
26 specimens
MNHN.F.GDF-M14, 26 plate fragments
Reptilia - Testudines
Teneremys lapparenti de Broin 1980
1 specimen
MNHN.F.GDF-M08, 1 peripheral plate
Reptilia - Crocodyliformes
Crocodyliformes indet. (Hay 1930)
10 specimens
MNHN.F.GDF-M15, 10 osteoderms
Reptilia
Stolokrosuchus lapparenti Larsson and Gado 2000
3 specimens
MNHN.F.GDF-M24, 3 teeth
Reptilia - Abelisauridae
Abelisauridae indet. Bonaparte and Novas 1985
2 specimens
MNHN.F.GDF-M30, 2 carinae
Actinopteri - Pycnodontiformes
Pycnodontiformes indet. Berg 1937
4 specimens
MNHN.F.GDF-M13, 3 teeth; MNHN.F.GDF- M19, 1 prearticular/vomer
Actinopteri
Ginglymodi indet. (Cope 1871)
318 specimens
MNHN.F.GDF-M07, 58 teeth; MNHN.F.GDF-M97, 260 scales
Actinopteri - Amiiformes
Amiiformes indet. Hay 1929
129 specimens
MNHN.F.GDF-M04, 128 teeth; MNHN.F.GDF-M29, premaxilla
Actinopteri
Teleostei indet. (Müller 1846)
79 specimens
MNHN.F.GDF-M06, 79 vertebrae
see common names

Geography
Country:Niger State/province:Agadez
Coordinates: 16.7° North, 9.3° East (view map)
Paleocoordinates:0.7° North, 3.6° East
Basis of coordinate:based on nearby landmark
Altitude:541 meters
Geographic resolution:outcrop
Time
Period:Cretaceous Epoch:Early/Lower Cretaceous
Stage:Albian 10 m.y. bin:Cretaceous 4
Key time interval:Albian
Age range of interval:113.00000 - 100.50000 m.y. ago
Stratigraphy
Geological group:Tegama Formation:Elrhaz
Local section:GAD Local bed:5
Stratigraphic resolution:bed
Stratigraphy comments: GAD 5 is in the upper part of the Elrhaz Formation, slightly higher than the Niveau des Innocents site
Lithology and environment
Primary lithology: not reported
Environment:terrestrial indet.
Taphonomy
Modes of preservation:body
Size of fossils:macrofossils,mesofossils
Preservation of anatomical detail:good
Disassociated major elements:many
Disassociated minor elements:many
Spatial resolution:parautochthonous
Collection methods and comments
Collection methods:bulk,sieve,field collection
Reason for describing collection:general faunal/floral analysis
Museum repositories:MNHN
Collectors:P. Taquet & D. Russell Collection dates:1970
Metadata
Also known as:Gadoufaoua
Database number:228824
Authorizer:M. Carrano Enterer:M. Carrano
Research group:vertebrate
Created:2023-01-10 10:43:18 Last modified:2023-01-10 10:43:18
Access level:the public Released:2023-01-10 10:43:18
Creative Commons license:CC BY
Reference information

Primary reference:

83605. Y. Pochat-Cottilloux, R. Allain, and M. Lasseron. 2022. Microvertebrate fauna from Gadoufaoua (Niger, Aptian, Early Cretaceous). Comptes Rendus Palevol 21(41):901-926 [M. Carrano/M. Carrano]