User:Abyssal/List of the prehistoric life of Niger
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This list of the prehistoric life of Niger contains the various prehistoric life-forms whose fossilized remains have been reported from within the country of Niger.
Precambrian
[edit]The Paleobiology Database records no known occurrences of Precambrian fossils in Niger.
Paleozoic
[edit]- †Artisia
- †Artisia sp. 1 – informal
- †Bunostegos – type locality for genus
- †Bunostegos akokanensis – type locality for species
- †Callipteris
- †Callipteris sp. 1 – informal
- †Callipteris sp. 2 – informal
- †Cordaicarpus
- †Cordaicarpus sp. 1 – informal
- †Cordaicarpus sp. 2 – informal
- †Cornucarpus
- †Cornucarpus sp. 1 – informal
- †Dorycordaites
- †Dorycordaites sp. 1 – informal
- †Lebachia
- †Lebachia sp. 1 – informal
- †Lycopodiophloios
- †Lycopodiophloios sp. 1 – informal
- †Moradisaurus – type locality for genus
- †Moradisaurus
- †Moradisaurus grandis – type locality for species
- †Moradisaurus grandis
- †Mucrospermum
- †Mucrospermum sp. 1 – informal
- †Nigerpeton – type locality for genus
- †Nigerpeton
- †Nigerpeton ricqlesi – type locality for species
- †Nigerpeton ricqlesi
- †Nucellangium
- †Nucellangium sp. 1 – informal
- †Pachycordaites
- †Pachycordaites sp. 1 – informal
- †Pedicellocarpus
- †Pedicellocarpus sp. 1 – informal
- †Saharastega – type locality for genus
- †Saharastega moradiensis – type locality for species
- †Samaropsis
- †Samaropsis sp. 1 – informal
- †Samaropsis sp. 2 – informal
Mesozoic
[edit]- †Acrotemnus
- †Acutostrea – tentative report
- †Acutostrea
- †Aegyptosaurus
- †Aegyptosuchus – tentative report
- †Afrovenator – type locality for genus
- †Afrovenator abakensis – type locality for species
- †Amia
- †Anatosuchus – type locality for genus
- †Anatosuchus
- †Anatosuchus minor – type locality for species
- †Anatosuchus minor
- †Angolasaurus – tentative report
- †Araripesuchus
- †Araripesuchus wegeneri – type locality for species
- †Araripesuchus wegeneri
- †Asteracanthus
- †Astrodon
- †Bahariasaurus – tentative report
- †Bahariasaurus
- †Baluchicardia – tentative report
- †Baluchicardita – tentative report
- †Carcharodontosaurus
- †Carcharodontosaurus iguidensis – type locality for species
- †Carcharodontosaurus saharicus
- †Ceratodus
- †Choffaticeras
- †Cibolaites – tentative report
- †Cibolaites africaensis – type locality for species
- †Coelodus
- †Coilopoceras
- †Coilopoceras inflatum – or unidentified related form
- †Coilopoceras inflatum
- †Curvostrea – report made of unidentified related form or using admittedly obsolete nomenclature
- †Cylindracanthus
- †Elaphrosaurus
- †Elaphrosaurus iguidiensis – type locality for species
- †Elaphrosaurus iguidiensis
- †Elosuchus
- †Elrhazosaurus
- †Enchodus
- †Eocarcharia – type locality for genus
- †Eocarcharia – tentative report
- †Eocarcharia dinops – type locality for species
- †Eocarcharia dinops
- †Erymnochelys
- †Fortignathus
- †Fortignathus felixi – type locality for species
- †Ginglymostoma
- †Goronyosaurus
- †Halisaurus
- †Igdabatis
- †Igdamanosaurus
- †Inosaurus – type locality for genus
- †Inosaurus
- †Inosaurus tedreftensis – type locality for species
- †Inosaurus tedreftensis
- †Ischyrhiza
- †Jobaria – type locality for genus
- †Jobaria
- †Jobaria tiguidensis – type locality for species
- †Jobaria tiguidensis
- †Kaprosuchus – type locality for genus
- †Kaprosuchus saharicus – type locality for species
- †Kryptops – type locality for genus
- †Kryptops palaios – type locality for species
- †Laganemys – type locality for genus
- †Laganemys tenerensis – type locality for species
- †Laganosuchus – type locality for genus
- †Laganosuchus thaumastos – type locality for species
- †Lamna
- †Lepidotes
- †Libycoceras
- †Libycosuchus
- †Lurdusaurus – type locality for genus
- †Lurdusaurus arenatus – type locality for species
- †Madtsoia
- †Madtsoia madagascariensis – or unidentified related form
- †Mammites – report made of unidentified related form or using admittedly obsolete nomenclature
- †Mammites conciliatum – or unidentified related form
- †Mesocallista
- †Metengonoceras
- †Metoicoceras
- †Modiolus
- †Mosasaurus – or unidentified comparable form
- †Myliobatis
- †Neoceratodus
- †Neolobites
- †Neoptychites
- †Neoptychites cephalotusex gr.
- †Nigeremys
- †Nigeremys gigantea – type locality for species
- †Nigericeras
- †Nigericeras gadeni
- †Nigericeras jacquetiex gr.
- †Nigericeras jacqueti – or unidentified related form
- †Nigericeras jacqueti
- †Nigersaurus – type locality for genus
- †Nigersaurus taqueti – type locality for species
- †Onchopristis
- †Onchosaurus
- †Ostrea – report made of unidentified related form or using admittedly obsolete nomenclature
- †Ouranosaurus – type locality for genus
- †Ouranosaurus nigeriensis – type locality for species
- †Pachycentrata
- †Palaeophis
- †Paralepidosteus – type locality for genus
- †Paralepidosteus africanus – type locality for species
- †Pholadomya
- †Pinna
- †Platecarpus – tentative report
- †Platycheloides
- †Platycheloides nyasae – or unidentified comparable form
- †Pliodetes – type locality for genus
- †Pliodetes nigeriensis – type locality for species
- †Plioplatecarpus
- †Pluridens
- †Podocnemis
- †Protopterus
- †Pseudaspidoceras
- †Pseudaspidoceras tassaraensis – type locality for species
- †Pseudaspidoceras tassaraensis
- †Pseudoptera
- †Pseudotissotia
- †Pseudotissotia nigeriensis – or unidentified related form
- †Pseudotissotia nigeriensis
- †Pycnodonte
- †Pycnodus
- †Rebbachisaurus
- †Rebbachisaurus tamesnensis – type locality for species
- †Rebbachisaurus tamesnensis
- †Rugops – type locality for genus
- †Rugops primus – type locality for species
- †Sarcosuchus
- †Schizorhiza
- †Spinophorosaurus – type locality for genus
- †Spinophorosaurus nigerensis – type locality for species
- †Spinosaurus – tentative report
- †Spinostropheus
- †Stephanodus
- †Stolokrosuchus – type locality for genus
- †Stolokrosuchus lapparenti – type locality for species
- †Stratodus
- †Stromerichthys
- †Suchomimus – type locality for genus
- †Suchomimus
- †Suchomimus tenerensis – type locality for species
- †Suchomimus tenerensis
- †Teneremys
- †Thomasites
- †Thomelites – tentative report
- †Thomelites tenereensis – type locality for species
- †Thomelites tenereensis
- †Titanosaurus
- †Trematochampsa – type locality for genus
- †Trematochampsa
- †Trematochampsa taqueti – type locality for species
- †Trematochampsa taqueti
- †Vascoceras
- †Vascoceras cauvini
- †Vascoceras ellipticumex gr.
- †Vascoceras ellipticum
- †Vascoceras glabrum – or unidentified related form
- †Vascoceras silvanense – or unidentified related form
- †Vascoceras sp.
- †Veniella
Cenozoic
[edit]- †Aspatharia – tentative report
- †Auchenoglanis
- †Bos
- †Canis
- †Clarias
- †Crocodylus
- †Deltoidonautilus
- †Dyrosaurus
- †Felis
- †Gazella
- †Gymnarchus
- †Heterotis
- †Hippopotamus
- †Homo
- †Hyposaurus
- †Kobus
- †Lates
- †Linthia
- †Lyrischapa
- †Lyrischapa soudanense – type locality for species
- †Lyrischapa soudanense
- †Melanoides
- †Mutela
- †Myliobatis
- †Nigerophis – type locality for genus
- †Nigerophis
- †Nigerophis mirus – type locality for species
- †Nigerophis mirus
- †Ostrea
- †Pelusios
- †Phacochoerus
- †Phosphatosaurus
- †Plesiolampas
- †Polypterus
- †Python[disambiguation needed]
- †Redunca
- †Scapanorhynchus
- †Struthio
- †Syncerus
- †Synodontis
- †Thryonomys
- †Tragelaphus
- †Varanus
References
[edit]- Various Contributors to the Paleobiology Database. "Fossilworks: Gateway to the Paleobiology Database". Retrieved 7 August 2017.
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