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The Assaouas Formation, also referred to as the Assaouas Sandstone (Grès d'Assaouas) is a Late Jurassic geologic formation in Niger.[1]

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  1. 12 relations: Agadez Region, Geological formation, Geology of Niger, Irhazer Shale, Late Jurassic, List of fossiliferous stratigraphic units in Niger, Lists of dinosaur-bearing stratigraphic units, Lists of fossiliferous stratigraphic units in Africa, Middle Jurassic, Niger, Sandstone, Sauropoda.

  2. Agadez Region
  3. Geologic formations of Niger
  4. Jurassic System of Africa
  5. Mesozoic Niger
  6. Middle Jurassic Africa
  7. Paleontology in Niger

Agadez Region

Agadez Region is one of the seven regions of Niger.

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Geological formation

A geological formation, or simply formation, is a body of rock having a consistent set of physical characteristics (lithology) that distinguishes it from adjacent bodies of rock, and which occupies a particular position in the layers of rock exposed in a geographical region (the stratigraphic column).

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Geology of Niger

The geology of Niger comprises very ancient igneous and metamorphic crystalline basement rocks in the west, more than 2.2 billion years old formed in the late Archean and Proterozoic eons of the Precambrian.

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Irhazer Shale

The Irhazer Shale (Argiles de l'Irhazer) or Irhazer II Formation is a Middle Jurassic geologic formation of the Irhazer Group in the Agadez Region of Niger. Assaouas Formation and Irhazer Shale are Agadez Region, geologic formations of Niger, Ichnofossiliferous formations, Jurassic System of Africa, Mesozoic Niger, Middle Jurassic Africa and Paleontology in Niger.

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Late Jurassic

The Late Jurassic is the third epoch of the Jurassic Period, and it spans the geologic time from 161.5 ± 1.0 to 145.0 ± 0.8 million years ago (Ma), which is preserved in Upper Jurassic strata.

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List of fossiliferous stratigraphic units in Niger

This is a list of fossiliferous stratigraphic units in Niger. Assaouas Formation and list of fossiliferous stratigraphic units in Niger are geologic formations of Niger and Paleontology in Niger.

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Lists of dinosaur-bearing stratigraphic units

This list of dinosaur-bearing rock formations is a list of geologic formations in which dinosaur fossils have been documented.

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Lists of fossiliferous stratigraphic units in Africa

These lists of fossiliferous stratigraphic units in Africa enumerate the rock layers which preserve the fossilized remains of ancient life in Africa by the modern countries wherein they are found.

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Middle Jurassic

The Middle Jurassic is the second epoch of the Jurassic Period.

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Niger

Niger or the Niger, officially the Republic of the Niger, is a country in West Africa.

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Sandstone

Sandstone is a clastic sedimentary rock composed mainly of sand-sized (0.0625 to 2 mm) silicate grains, cemented together by another mineral.

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Sauropoda

Sauropoda, whose members are known as sauropods (from sauro- + -pod, 'lizard-footed'), is a clade of saurischian ('lizard-hipped') dinosaurs.

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See also

Agadez Region

Geologic formations of Niger

Jurassic System of Africa

Mesozoic Niger

Middle Jurassic Africa

Paleontology in Niger

References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Assaouas_Formation

Also known as Gres d'Assaouas Formation.