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title="Jurassic">J</a></div> <div style="position:absolute; height:100%; text-align:center; background-color:rgb(127,198,78); left:170.92307692308px; width:26.738461538462px;"><a href="/wiki/Cretaceous" title="Cretaceous">K</a></div> <div style="position:absolute; height:100%; text-align:center; background-color:rgb(253,154,82); left:197.66153846154px; width:14.543692307692px;"><a href="/wiki/Paleogene" title="Paleogene">Pg</a></div> <div style="position:absolute; height:100%; text-align:center; background-color:rgb(255,230,25); left:212.20523076923px; width:6.9215384615385px;"><a href="/wiki/Neogene" title="Neogene">N</a></div> <div id="end-border" style="position:absolute; height:100%; background-color:#666; width:1px; left:219px"></div><div style="margin:0 auto; line-height:0; clear:both; width:220px; padding:0px; height:8px; overflow:visible; background-color:transparent; position:relative; top:-4px; z-index:100;"> <div style="position:absolute; left:186.15384615385px; 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decoding="async" width="18" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f4/Flag_of_Niger.svg/27px-Flag_of_Niger.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f4/Flag_of_Niger.svg/35px-Flag_of_Niger.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="700" data-file-height="600" /></span></span> </span><a href="/wiki/Niger" title="Niger">Niger</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Extent</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Iullemmeden_Basin" title="Iullemmeden Basin">Iullemmeden Basin</a></td></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header" style="border-style:solid; border-width: 2px 33px; border-color:rgb(179,222,83)">Type section</th></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Named for</th><td class="infobox-data">Echkar, <a href="/wiki/Aderbissinat" title="Aderbissinat">Aderbissinat</a></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-below" style="border-style:solid; border-width: 2px; border-color:rgb(179,222,83)"><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1238443738">.mw-parser-output .locmap .od{position:absolute}.mw-parser-output .locmap .id{position:absolute;line-height:0}.mw-parser-output .locmap .l0{font-size:0;position:absolute}.mw-parser-output .locmap .pv{line-height:110%;position:absolute;text-align:center}.mw-parser-output .locmap .pl{line-height:110%;position:absolute;top:-0.75em;text-align:right}.mw-parser-output .locmap .pr{line-height:110%;position:absolute;top:-0.75em;text-align:left}.mw-parser-output .locmap .pv>div{display:inline;padding:1px}.mw-parser-output .locmap .pl>div{display:inline;padding:1px;float:right}.mw-parser-output .locmap .pr>div{display:inline;padding:1px;float:left}@media screen{html.skin-theme-clientpref-night .mw-parser-output .od,html.skin-theme-clientpref-night .mw-parser-output .od .pv>div,html.skin-theme-clientpref-night .mw-parser-output .od .pl>div,html.skin-theme-clientpref-night .mw-parser-output .od .pr>div{background:#fff!important;color:#000!important}html.skin-theme-clientpref-night .mw-parser-output .locmap{filter:grayscale(0.6)}html.skin-theme-clientpref-night .mw-parser-output .infobox-full-data .locmap div{background:transparent!important}}@media screen and (prefers-color-scheme:dark){html.skin-theme-clientpref-os .mw-parser-output .locmap{filter:grayscale(0.6)}html.skin-theme-clientpref-os .mw-parser-output .od,html.skin-theme-clientpref-os .mw-parser-output .od .pv>div,html.skin-theme-clientpref-os .mw-parser-output .od .pl>div,html.skin-theme-clientpref-os .mw-parser-output .od .pr>div{background:white!important;color:#000!important}html.skin-theme-clientpref-os .mw-parser-output .infobox-full-data .locmap div{background:transparent!important}}</style><div class="center"><div class="locmap" style="width:250px;float:none;clear:both;margin-left:auto;margin-right:auto"><div style="width:250px;padding:0"><div style="position:relative;width:250px"><span class="notpageimage" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Niger_relief_location_map.jpg" class="mw-file-description" title="Echkar Formation is located in Niger"><img alt="Echkar Formation is located in Niger" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/eb/Niger_relief_location_map.jpg/250px-Niger_relief_location_map.jpg" decoding="async" width="250" height="189" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/eb/Niger_relief_location_map.jpg/375px-Niger_relief_location_map.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/eb/Niger_relief_location_map.jpg/500px-Niger_relief_location_map.jpg 2x" data-file-width="1800" data-file-height="1364" /></a></span><div class="od notheme" style="top:46.923%;left:36.667%;font-size:91%"><div class="id" style="left:-6px;top:-6px"><span class="notpageimage" typeof="mw:File"><span title="Echkar Formation"><img alt="Echkar Formation" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/ab/Green_pog.svg/12px-Green_pog.svg.png" decoding="async" width="12" height="12" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/ab/Green_pog.svg/18px-Green_pog.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/ab/Green_pog.svg/24px-Green_pog.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="64" data-file-height="64" /></span></span></div></div></div><div style="font-size:91%;padding-top:3px">Echkar Formation (Niger)</div></div></div></div></td></tr></tbody></table> <p>The <b>Echkar Formation</b> is a geological <a href="/wiki/Formation_(geology)" class="mw-redirect" title="Formation (geology)">formation</a> comprising <a href="/wiki/Sandstone" title="Sandstone">sandstones</a> and <a href="/wiki/Claystone" class="mw-redirect" title="Claystone">claystones</a> in the <a href="/wiki/Agadez_Region" title="Agadez Region">Agadez Region</a> of <a href="/wiki/Niger" title="Niger">Niger</a>, central <a href="/wiki/Africa" title="Africa">Africa</a>. </p> <meta property="mw:PageProp/toc" /> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Description">Description</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Echkar_Formation&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section: Description"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Its strata date back to the <a href="/wiki/Albian" title="Albian">Late Albian</a> to <a href="/wiki/Late_Cretaceous" title="Late Cretaceous">Late Cretaceous</a> (<a href="/wiki/Cenomanian" title="Cenomanian">Cenomanian</a> stages, about 100-95 million years ago). Dinosaur remains are among the fossils that have been recovered from the formation.<sup id="cite_ref-cretaceousdistribution_1-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-cretaceousdistribution-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Fossil_content">Fossil content</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Echkar_Formation&action=edit&section=2" title="Edit section: Fossil content"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p><sup id="cite_ref-FW_2-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FW-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Vertebrates">Vertebrates</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Echkar_Formation&action=edit&section=3" title="Edit section: Vertebrates"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <table class="wikitable" align="center"> <tbody><tr> <th colspan="5" align="center"><b><a href="/wiki/Archosaurs" class="mw-redirect" title="Archosaurs">Archosaurs</a></b> </th></tr> <tr> <th>Genus</th> <th>Species</th> <th>Material</th> <th>Notes</th> <th>Images </th></tr> <tr> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Aegyptosaurus" title="Aegyptosaurus">Aegyptosaurus</a></i> </td> <td><i>A. baharijensis</i> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td><span typeof="mw:File/Frameless"><a href="/wiki/File:Aegyptosaurus_LM.png" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c8/Aegyptosaurus_LM.png/150px-Aegyptosaurus_LM.png" decoding="async" width="150" height="98" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c8/Aegyptosaurus_LM.png/225px-Aegyptosaurus_LM.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c8/Aegyptosaurus_LM.png/300px-Aegyptosaurus_LM.png 2x" data-file-width="6560" data-file-height="4284" /></a></span> </td></tr> <tr> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Araripesuchus" title="Araripesuchus">Araripesuchus</a></i> </td> <td><i>A. rattoides</i> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td><figure class="mw-halign-center" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Araripesuchus_patagonicus_SEND.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4a/Araripesuchus_patagonicus_SEND.jpg/150px-Araripesuchus_patagonicus_SEND.jpg" decoding="async" width="150" height="137" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4a/Araripesuchus_patagonicus_SEND.jpg/225px-Araripesuchus_patagonicus_SEND.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4a/Araripesuchus_patagonicus_SEND.jpg/300px-Araripesuchus_patagonicus_SEND.jpg 2x" data-file-width="575" data-file-height="525" /></a><figcaption></figcaption></figure> </td></tr> <tr> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Bahariasaurus" title="Bahariasaurus">Bahariasaurus</a></i> </td> <td><i>B. ingens</i> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td><span class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Frameless"><a href="/wiki/File:Bahariasaurus_ingens,_like_megaraptora.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4c/Bahariasaurus_ingens%2C_like_megaraptora.jpg/220px-Bahariasaurus_ingens%2C_like_megaraptora.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="100" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4c/Bahariasaurus_ingens%2C_like_megaraptora.jpg/330px-Bahariasaurus_ingens%2C_like_megaraptora.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4c/Bahariasaurus_ingens%2C_like_megaraptora.jpg/440px-Bahariasaurus_ingens%2C_like_megaraptora.jpg 2x" data-file-width="3228" data-file-height="1472" /></a></span> </td></tr> <tr> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Carcharodontosaurus" title="Carcharodontosaurus">Carcharodontosaurus</a></i><sup id="cite_ref-brusatte&sereno2005_3-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-brusatte&sereno2005-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td><i>C. iguidensis</i><sup id="cite_ref-brusatte&sereno2007_4-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-brusatte&sereno2007-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><br /><i>C. saharicus</i><sup id="cite_ref-FW_2-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FW-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td><figure class="mw-halign-center" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Carcharodontosaurus.png" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/52/Carcharodontosaurus.png/150px-Carcharodontosaurus.png" decoding="async" width="150" height="59" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/52/Carcharodontosaurus.png/225px-Carcharodontosaurus.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/52/Carcharodontosaurus.png/300px-Carcharodontosaurus.png 2x" data-file-width="4057" data-file-height="1609" /></a><figcaption></figcaption></figure> </td></tr> <tr> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Ceratodus_(genus)" class="mw-redirect" title="Ceratodus (genus)">Ceratodus</a></i> </td> <td><i>C.</i> sp. </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td><span typeof="mw:File/Frameless"><a href="/wiki/File:Ceratodus.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ee/Ceratodus.jpg/150px-Ceratodus.jpg" decoding="async" width="150" height="95" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ee/Ceratodus.jpg/225px-Ceratodus.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ee/Ceratodus.jpg/300px-Ceratodus.jpg 2x" data-file-width="657" data-file-height="414" /></a></span> </td></tr> <tr> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Elaphrosaurus" title="Elaphrosaurus">Elaphrosaurus</a></i> </td> <td><i>E. iguidiensis</i> (=<a href="/wiki/Theropoda" title="Theropoda">Theropoda</a> indet.) </td> <td> </td> <td>Likely an indeterminate <a href="/wiki/Theropod" class="mw-redirect" title="Theropod">theropod</a>. </td> <td><span class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Frameless"><a href="/wiki/File:Elaphrosaurus.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/33/Elaphrosaurus.jpg/220px-Elaphrosaurus.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="98" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/33/Elaphrosaurus.jpg/330px-Elaphrosaurus.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/33/Elaphrosaurus.jpg/440px-Elaphrosaurus.jpg 2x" data-file-width="3797" data-file-height="1700" /></a></span> </td></tr> <tr> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Elosuchus" title="Elosuchus">Elosuchus</a></i> </td> <td><i>E.</i> sp. </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td><span class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Frameless"><a href="/wiki/File:Elosuchus_BW.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9d/Elosuchus_BW.jpg/220px-Elosuchus_BW.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="113" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9d/Elosuchus_BW.jpg/330px-Elosuchus_BW.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9d/Elosuchus_BW.jpg/440px-Elosuchus_BW.jpg 2x" data-file-width="800" data-file-height="410" /></a></span> </td></tr> <tr> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Fortignathus" title="Fortignathus">Fortignathus</a></i> </td> <td><i>F. felixi</i> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Inosaurus" title="Inosaurus">Inosaurus</a></i> </td> <td><i>I. tedreftensis</i> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Kaprosuchus" title="Kaprosuchus">Kaprosuchus</a></i> </td> <td><i>K. saharicus</i> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td><figure class="mw-halign-center" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Kaprosuchus_NT.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d7/Kaprosuchus_NT.jpg/150px-Kaprosuchus_NT.jpg" decoding="async" width="150" height="83" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d7/Kaprosuchus_NT.jpg/225px-Kaprosuchus_NT.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d7/Kaprosuchus_NT.jpg/300px-Kaprosuchus_NT.jpg 2x" data-file-width="588" data-file-height="325" /></a><figcaption></figcaption></figure> </td></tr> <tr> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Laganosuchus" title="Laganosuchus">Laganosuchus</a></i> </td> <td><i>L. thaumastos</i> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td><figure class="mw-halign-center" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Laganosuchus_thaumastos.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/77/Laganosuchus_thaumastos.jpg/150px-Laganosuchus_thaumastos.jpg" decoding="async" width="150" height="97" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/77/Laganosuchus_thaumastos.jpg/225px-Laganosuchus_thaumastos.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/77/Laganosuchus_thaumastos.jpg/300px-Laganosuchus_thaumastos.jpg 2x" data-file-width="600" data-file-height="387" /></a><figcaption></figcaption></figure> </td></tr> <tr> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Lepidotes" title="Lepidotes">Lepidotes</a></i> </td> <td><i>L.</i> sp. </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td><span typeof="mw:File/Frameless"><a href="/wiki/File:2015_museum_Le_Havre_Lepidotes.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/44/2015_museum_Le_Havre_Lepidotes.jpg/150px-2015_museum_Le_Havre_Lepidotes.jpg" decoding="async" width="150" height="100" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/44/2015_museum_Le_Havre_Lepidotes.jpg/225px-2015_museum_Le_Havre_Lepidotes.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/44/2015_museum_Le_Havre_Lepidotes.jpg/300px-2015_museum_Le_Havre_Lepidotes.jpg 2x" data-file-width="4288" data-file-height="2848" /></a></span> </td></tr> <tr> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Onchopristis" title="Onchopristis">Onchopristis</a></i> </td> <td><i>O. numida</i> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td><span class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Frameless"><a href="/wiki/File:Onchopristis_numidus_052013.JPG" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/16/Onchopristis_numidus_052013.JPG/220px-Onchopristis_numidus_052013.JPG" decoding="async" width="220" height="96" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/16/Onchopristis_numidus_052013.JPG/330px-Onchopristis_numidus_052013.JPG 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/16/Onchopristis_numidus_052013.JPG/440px-Onchopristis_numidus_052013.JPG 2x" data-file-width="3688" data-file-height="1614" /></a></span> </td></tr> <tr> <td><i><a href="/w/index.php?title=Platyspondylus&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Platyspondylus (page does not exist)">Platyspondylus</a></i> </td> <td><i>P. foureaui</i> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Rebbachisaurus" title="Rebbachisaurus">Rebbachisaurus</a></i> </td> <td><i>R. tamesnensis</i><br /><i>R.</i> sp.<sup class="noprint Inline-Template Template-Fact" style="white-space:nowrap;">[<i><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed" title="Wikipedia:Citation needed"><span title="This claim needs references to reliable sources. (February 2023)">citation needed</span></a></i>]</sup> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td><span class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Frameless"><a href="/wiki/File:Rebbachisaurus_BW.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f4/Rebbachisaurus_BW.jpg/220px-Rebbachisaurus_BW.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="90" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f4/Rebbachisaurus_BW.jpg/330px-Rebbachisaurus_BW.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f4/Rebbachisaurus_BW.jpg/440px-Rebbachisaurus_BW.jpg 2x" data-file-width="592" data-file-height="242" /></a></span> </td></tr> <tr> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Rugops" title="Rugops">Rugops</a></i> </td> <td><i>R. primus</i> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td><figure class="mw-halign-center" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Rugops_(cropped).png" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a9/Rugops_%28cropped%29.png/150px-Rugops_%28cropped%29.png" decoding="async" width="150" height="55" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a9/Rugops_%28cropped%29.png/225px-Rugops_%28cropped%29.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a9/Rugops_%28cropped%29.png/300px-Rugops_%28cropped%29.png 2x" data-file-width="5250" data-file-height="1937" /></a><figcaption></figcaption></figure> </td></tr> <tr> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Spinosaurus" title="Spinosaurus">Spinosaurus</a></i> </td> <td><i>S. aegyptiacus</i> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td><figure class="mw-halign-center" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Spinosaurus_aegyptiacus.png" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e0/Spinosaurus_aegyptiacus.png/150px-Spinosaurus_aegyptiacus.png" decoding="async" width="150" height="92" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e0/Spinosaurus_aegyptiacus.png/225px-Spinosaurus_aegyptiacus.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e0/Spinosaurus_aegyptiacus.png/300px-Spinosaurus_aegyptiacus.png 2x" data-file-width="4485" data-file-height="2764" /></a><figcaption></figcaption></figure> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Stegosauria" title="Stegosauria">?Stegosauria</a> indet. </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td>No genus given. May not actually belong to Stegosauria. </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Testudines" class="mw-redirect" title="Testudines">Testudines</a> indet. </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td>No genus given. </td> <td> </td></tr> </tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="See_also">See also</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Echkar_Formation&action=edit&section=4" title="Edit section: See also"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/List_of_dinosaur-bearing_rock_formations" class="mw-redirect" title="List of dinosaur-bearing rock formations">List of dinosaur-bearing rock formations</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Lists_of_fossiliferous_stratigraphic_units_in_Africa" title="Lists of fossiliferous stratigraphic units in Africa">Lists of fossiliferous stratigraphic units in Africa</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/List_of_fossiliferous_stratigraphic_units_in_Niger" title="List of fossiliferous stratigraphic units in Niger">List of fossiliferous stratigraphic units in Niger</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Geology_of_Niger" title="Geology of Niger">Geology of Niger</a></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="References">References</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Echkar_Formation&action=edit&section=5" title="Edit section: References"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1239543626">.mw-parser-output .reflist{margin-bottom:0.5em;list-style-type:decimal}@media screen{.mw-parser-output .reflist{font-size:90%}}.mw-parser-output .reflist .references{font-size:100%;margin-bottom:0;list-style-type:inherit}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns-2{column-width:30em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns-3{column-width:25em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns{margin-top:0.3em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns ol{margin-top:0}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns li{page-break-inside:avoid;break-inside:avoid-column}.mw-parser-output .reflist-upper-alpha{list-style-type:upper-alpha}.mw-parser-output .reflist-upper-roman{list-style-type:upper-roman}.mw-parser-output .reflist-lower-alpha{list-style-type:lower-alpha}.mw-parser-output .reflist-lower-greek{list-style-type:lower-greek}.mw-parser-output .reflist-lower-roman{list-style-type:lower-roman}</style><div class="reflist"> <div class="mw-references-wrap"><ol class="references"> <li id="cite_note-cretaceousdistribution-1"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-cretaceousdistribution_1-0">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text">Weishampel, David B; et al. (2004). "Dinosaur distribution (Early Cretaceous, Africa)." In: Weishampel, David B.; Dodson, Peter; and Osmólska, Halszka (eds.): The Dinosauria, 2nd, Berkeley: University of California Press. Pp. 571-573. <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1238218222">.mw-parser-output cite.citation{font-style:inherit;word-wrap:break-word}.mw-parser-output .citation q{quotes:"\"""\"""'""'"}.mw-parser-output .citation:target{background-color:rgba(0,127,255,0.133)}.mw-parser-output .id-lock-free.id-lock-free a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/6/65/Lock-green.svg")right 0.1em center/9px no-repeat}.mw-parser-output .id-lock-limited.id-lock-limited a,.mw-parser-output .id-lock-registration.id-lock-registration a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/d/d6/Lock-gray-alt-2.svg")right 0.1em center/9px no-repeat}.mw-parser-output .id-lock-subscription.id-lock-subscription a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/a/aa/Lock-red-alt-2.svg")right 0.1em center/9px no-repeat}.mw-parser-output .cs1-ws-icon a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/4/4c/Wikisource-logo.svg")right 0.1em center/12px no-repeat}body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .id-lock-free a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .id-lock-limited a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .id-lock-registration a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .id-lock-subscription a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .cs1-ws-icon a{background-size:contain;padding:0 1em 0 0}.mw-parser-output .cs1-code{color:inherit;background:inherit;border:none;padding:inherit}.mw-parser-output .cs1-hidden-error{display:none;color:var(--color-error,#d33)}.mw-parser-output .cs1-visible-error{color:var(--color-error,#d33)}.mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{display:none;color:#085;margin-left:0.3em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-left{padding-left:0.2em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-right{padding-right:0.2em}.mw-parser-output .citation .mw-selflink{font-weight:inherit}@media screen{.mw-parser-output .cs1-format{font-size:95%}html.skin-theme-clientpref-night .mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{color:#18911f}}@media screen and (prefers-color-scheme:dark){html.skin-theme-clientpref-os .mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{color:#18911f}}</style><a href="/wiki/ISBN_(identifier)" class="mw-redirect" title="ISBN (identifier)">ISBN</a> <a href="/wiki/Special:BookSources/0-520-24209-2" title="Special:BookSources/0-520-24209-2">0-520-24209-2</a>.</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-FW-2"><span class="mw-cite-backlink">^ <a href="#cite_ref-FW_2-0"><sup><i><b>a</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-FW_2-1"><sup><i><b>b</b></i></sup></a></span> <span class="reference-text"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://paleobiodb.org/classic/displayCollResults?collection_no=25221">In Abangarit-Tamesna</a> at <a href="/wiki/Fossilworks" title="Fossilworks">Fossilworks</a>.org</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-brusatte&sereno2005-3"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-brusatte&sereno2005_3-0">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text">Brusatte, S. and Sereno, P.C. (2005). "A new species of <i>Carcharodontosaurus</i> (Dinosauria: Theropoda) from the Cenomanian of Niger and its implications for allosauroid phylogeny." <i>Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology</i>, <b>25</b>: 40A.</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-brusatte&sereno2007-4"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-brusatte&sereno2007_4-0">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text">Brusatte, S.L. and Sereno, P.C. (2007). "A new species of <i>Carcharodontosaurus</i> (dinosauria: theropoda) from the Cenomanian of Niger and a revision of the genus." <i>Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology</i>, <b>27</b>(4)</span> </li> </ol></div></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Bibliography">Bibliography</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Echkar_Formation&action=edit&section=6" title="Edit section: Bibliography"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite id="CITEREFYoungHastingsAllainSmith2017" class="citation cs2">Young, Mark T.; Hastings, Alexander K.; Allain, Ronan; Smith, Thomas J. 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F. d. Lapparent. 1953. Gisements de Dinosauriens dans le "Continental intercalaire" d'In Abangarit (Sahara méridional) [Dinosaur localities in the "Continental Intercalaire" of In Abangarit (southern Sahara)]. Comptes Rendus de l'Académie des Sciences à Paris 236:1905-1906</li> <li>P. C. Sereno, J. A. Wilson, and J. L. Conrad. 2004. New dinosaurs link southern landmasses in the mid-Cretaceous. 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