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The Dukamaje Formation is a geological formation in Niger and Nigeria whose strata date back to the Late Cretaceous.[1]

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  1. 43 relations: Angolasaurus, Asteracanthus, Bahariasaurus, Ceratodus, Dinosaur, Fossilworks, Geological formation, Geology of Niger, Geology of Nigeria, Ginglymostoma, Goronyosaurus, Gypsum, Halisaurus, Igdabatis, Igdamanosaurus, Ischyrhiza, Iullemmeden Basin, Late Cretaceous, Libycosuchus, List of fossiliferous stratigraphic units in Niger, Lists of dinosaur-bearing stratigraphic units, Lists of fossiliferous stratigraphic units in Africa, Maastrichtian, Marl, Mosasaur, Mosasaurus, Mudstone, Niger, Nigeria, Palaeophis, Platecarpus, Plioplatecarpus, Podocnemis, Pycnodus, Schizorhiza, Shale, Siltstone, Sokoto State, Sokotosuchus, Stephanodus, Stratodus, Tahoua Region, Trematochampsa.

  2. Cretaceous Niger
  3. Geologic formations of Niger
  4. Geologic formations of Nigeria
  5. Paleontology in Niger
  6. Paleontology in Nigeria
  7. Sokoto State
  8. Tahoua Region
  9. Upper Cretaceous Series of Africa

Angolasaurus

Angolasaurus ("Angola lizard") is an extinct genus of mosasaur. Dukamaje Formation and Angolasaurus are Cretaceous Niger.

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Asteracanthus

Asteracanthus (from ἀστήρ, 'star' and ἄκανθα, 'spine') is an extinct genus of hybodont, known from the Middle Jurassic (Bathonian) to the Early Cretaceous (Valanginian).

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Bahariasaurus

Bahariasaurus is an enigmatic genus of large theropod dinosaur. Dukamaje Formation and Bahariasaurus are Cretaceous Niger.

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Ceratodus

Ceratodus (from κέρας, 'horn' and ὀδούς 'tooth') is an extinct genus of lungfish.

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Dinosaur

Dinosaurs are a diverse group of reptiles of the clade Dinosauria.

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Fossilworks

Fossilworks is a portal which provides query, download, and analysis tools to facilitate access to the Paleobiology Database, a large relational database assembled by hundreds of paleontologists from around the world.

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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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Geology of Nigeria

The geology of Nigeria formed beginning in the Archean and Proterozoic eons of the Precambrian.

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Ginglymostoma

Ginglymostoma is a genus of shark in the family Ginglymostomatidae.

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Goronyosaurus

Goronyosaurus is an extinct genus of marine lizard belonging to the mosasaur family.

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Gypsum

Gypsum is a soft sulfate mineral composed of calcium sulfate dihydrate, with the chemical formula.

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Halisaurus

Halisaurus is an extinct genus of mosasaur named by Othniel Charles Marsh in 1869.

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Igdabatis

Igdabatis is a prehistoric genus of ray whose fossils are found in rocks dating from the Maastrichtian stage of Spain (Figuerola and La Maçana Formations of the Fontllonga Group), the Dukamaje Formation of Niger and the Takli, Lameta, Fatehgarh and Intertrappean Beds Formations of India.

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Igdamanosaurus

Igdamanosaurus, meaning "lizard from Igdaman", is an extinct genus of Cretaceous marine lizard belonging to the mosasaur family.

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Ischyrhiza

Ischyrhiza is an extinct genus of sclerorhynchoid ray from the Late Cretaceous (Cenomanian-Maastrichtian). Dukamaje Formation and Ischyrhiza are Cretaceous Niger.

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Iullemmeden Basin

The Iullemmeden Basin (Berber language: Iwellemmedden) is a major sub-Saharan inland basin in West Africa, extending about north to south and east to west.

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Late Cretaceous

The Late Cretaceous (100.5–66 Ma) is the younger of two epochs into which the Cretaceous Period is divided in the geologic time scale.

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Libycosuchus

Libycosuchus is an extinct genus of North African crocodyliform possibly related to Notosuchus;Buffetaut, E. 1982.

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List of fossiliferous stratigraphic units in Niger

This is a list of fossiliferous stratigraphic units in Niger. Dukamaje Formation and list of fossiliferous stratigraphic units in Niger are fossiliferous stratigraphic units of Africa, 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. Dukamaje Formation and lists of fossiliferous stratigraphic units in Africa are fossiliferous stratigraphic units of Africa.

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Maastrichtian

The Maastrichtian is, in the International Commission on Stratigraphy (ICS) geologic timescale, the latest age (uppermost stage) of the Late Cretaceous Epoch or Upper Cretaceous Series, the Cretaceous Period or System, and of the Mesozoic Era or Erathem.

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Marl

Marl is an earthy material rich in carbonate minerals, clays, and silt.

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Mosasaur

Mosasaurs (from Latin Mosa meaning the 'Meuse', and Greek σαύρος sauros meaning 'lizard') are an extinct group of large aquatic reptiles within the family Mosasauridae that lived during the Late Cretaceous.

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Mosasaurus

Mosasaurus ("lizard of the Meuse River") is the type genus (defining example) of the mosasaurs, an extinct group of aquatic squamate reptiles.

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Mudstone

Mudstone, a type of mudrock, is a fine-grained sedimentary rock whose original constituents were clays or muds.

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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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Nigeria

Nigeria, officially the Federal Republic of Nigeria, is a country in West Africa.

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Palaeophis

Palaeophis ('ancient snake') is an extinct genus of marine snake that is the type genus of the extinct snake family Palaeophiidae.

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Platecarpus

Platecarpus ("flat wrist") is an extinct genus of aquatic lizards belonging to the mosasaur family, living around 84–81 million years ago during the middle Santonian to early Campanian, of the Late Cretaceous period.

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Plioplatecarpus

Plioplatecarpus is a genus of mosasaur lizard.

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Podocnemis

Podocnemis is a genus of aquatic turtles, commonly known as South American river turtles, in the family Podocnemididae.

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Pycnodus

Pycnodus (from πυκνός, 'dense' and ὀδούς 'tooth') is an extinct genus of ray-finned fish from the Eocene period.

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Schizorhiza

Schizorhiza is an extinct genus of schizorhizid sclerorhynchoid that lived during the Late Cretaceous.

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Shale

Shale is a fine-grained, clastic sedimentary rock formed from mud that is a mix of flakes of clay minerals (hydrous aluminium phyllosilicates, e.g. kaolin, Al2Si2O5(OH)4) and tiny fragments (silt-sized particles) of other minerals, especially quartz and calcite.

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Siltstone

Siltstone, also known as aleurolite, is a clastic sedimentary rock that is composed mostly of silt.

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Sokoto State

Sokoto State (Hausa: Jihar Sokoto; Fula: 𞤤𞤫𞤴𞤣𞤭 𞤧𞤮𞥅𞤳𞤮𞥅𞤼𞤮𞥅, Leydi Sokoto) is one of the 36 states of Nigeria, located in the extreme northwest of the country.

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Sokotosuchus

Sokotosuchus is an extinct genus of dyrosaurid crocodyliform which existed during the Maastrichtian in western Africa.

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Stephanodus

Stephanodus is a genus of fossil fish that lived in the Mesozoic era.

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Stratodus

Stratodus is a genus of giant prehistoric aulopiform fish found in Cretaceous-aged marine strata of Kansas, Alabama, Morocco, Israel, and Niger, South Dakota, Jordan.

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Tahoua Region

Tahoua is one of eight Regions of Niger.

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Trematochampsa

Trematochampsa is a dubious extinct genus of crocodyliform from the Late Cretaceous (Coniacian-Santonian age) In Beceten Formation of Niger. Dukamaje Formation and Trematochampsa are Cretaceous Niger.

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See also

Cretaceous Niger

Geologic formations of Niger

Geologic formations of Nigeria

Paleontology in Niger

Paleontology in Nigeria

  • Dukamaje Formation

Sokoto State

Tahoua Region

Upper Cretaceous Series of Africa

References

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