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