CENTRAL NIGER
NIGER
GADOUFAOUA
TENERE DESERT
EL RHAZ FORMATION
APTIAN-ALBIAN STAGE
MIDDLE GALLIC SUBEPOCH
LOWER CRETACEOUS EPOCH
EARLY CRETACEOUS
STEM: TETRAPODA GOODRICH, 1930
SUPERCLASS: AMNIOTA HAECKEL, 1866
CLASS: REPTILIA LAURENTI, 1768
SUBCLASS: DIAPSIDA OSBORN, 1903
SUPERLEGION: NEODIAPSIDA BENTON, 1985
LEGION: ARCHOSAUROMORPHA HUENE, 1946
SUBLEGION: DINOSAUROMORPHA BENTON & NORMAN IN BENTON, 1985
INFRALEGION: DINOSAURIFORMES NOVAS, 1992
SUPERCOHORT: DINOSAURIA OWEN, 1842
COHORT: THEROPODA EMEND MARSH, 1881
AVEPODA PAUL, 2002
SUPERORDER: NEOTHEROPODA BAKKER, 1986
GRANDORDER: TETANURAE GAUTHIER, 1986
MICRORDER: COELUROSAURIA HUENE, 1914
ORDER: MANIRAPTORFORMES HOLTZ, 1996
SUBORDER: ORNITHOMIMOSAURIA BARSBOLD, 1976
Incertae sedis
Gen. sp indet.
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CENTRAL NIGER
TENERE DESERT
GADOUFAOUA
TEGAMA GROUP
ELRHAZ FORMATION
APTIAN STAGE
MIDDLE GALLIC SUBEPOCH
LOWER CRETACEOUS EPOCH
EARLY CRETACEOUS
STEM: TETRAPODA GOODRICH, 1930
SUPERCLASS: AMNIOTA HAECKEL, 1866
CLASS: REPTILIA LAURENTI, 1768
SUBCLASS: CHELONOMORPHA KUHN, 1960
SUPERCOHORT: TESTUDINES LINNAEUS, 1758
COHORT: CASICHELYDIA emend GAFFNEY & MEYLAN, 1988
MAGNORDER: PLEURODIRA GAFFNEY & MEYLAN, 1988
ORDER: PLEURODIRIDA COPE, 1864
SUBORDER: EUPLEURODIRA GAFFNEY & MEYLAN, 1988
Superfamily: PELOMEDUSOIDES Cope, 1868 Cope, 1868
Family: ARAIRPEMYIDAE Price, 1973
*Laganemys tennerensis
SUBCLASS: DIAPSIDA OSBORN, 1903
SUPERLEGION: NEODIAPSIDA BENTON, 1985
LEGION: ARCHOSAUROMORPHA HUENE, 1946
SUPERCOHORT: AVEMETATARSALIA BENTON, 1999
COHORT: PROLACERTIFORMES CAMP, 1945 NOVA
SUPERORDER: TAPINOPLATIA PETERS, 2000
GRANDORDER: CHARACIOPODA PETERS, 2000
MICRORDER: FENESTRASAURIA PETERS, 2000
ORDER: PTEROSAURIA KAUP, 1834
SUBORDER: EUPTERODACTYLOIDEA BENNETT, 1994
Superfamily: ORNITHOCHEIROIDEA Seeley, 1870 (sensu Seeley, 1891)
Incertae sedis
Gen. sp indet.
Superfamily: AZHDARCHIDEA Nesov, 1984
Family: AZHDARCHIDAE Nesov, 1984 emend Padian, 1986
Gen. sp indet.
SUBLEGION: DINOSAUROMORPHA BENTON & NORMAN IN BENTON, 1985
INFRALEGION: DINOSAURIFORMES NOVAS, 1992
SUPERCOHORT: DINOSAURIA OWEN, 1842
AVEPODA PAUL, 2002
SUPERORDER: NEOTHEROPODA BAKKER, 1986
GRANDORDER: CERATOSAURIA NOVAS, 1992
AVEROSTRA PAUL, 2001
ORDER: CERATOSAURIA MARSH, 1884
Superfamily: ABELISAUROIDEA Novas, 1989
Family: ABELISAURIDAE Bonaparte & Novas, 1985
*Kryptops palaios
GRANDORDER: TETANURAE GAUTHIER, 1986
ORDER: SPINOSAURIA OLSHEVSKY, 1991
Family: BARYONYCHIDAE Charig & Milner, 1986
Baronyx tenerensis
= *Suchomimus tenerensis
ORDER: NEOTETANURAE SERENO, WILSON, LARSSON, DUTHEIL &
SUBORDER: AVETHEROPODA PAUL, 1988
Superfamily: ALLOSAUROIDEA Marsh, 1878 (sensu Currie & Zhao, 1994)
Family: CARCHARODONTOSAURIDAE Stromer, 1931
Carcharodontosaurus saharicus
*Eocarcharia dinops
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AFRICA
NIGER
GADOUFAOUNA
TENERE DESERT
EL RHAZ FORMATION
APTIAN-ALBIAN STAGE
MIDDLE GALLIC SUBEPOCH
UPPER EARLY CRETACEOUS EPOCH
MIDDLE CRETACEOUS
STEM: TETRAPODA GOODRICH, 1930
SUPERCLASS: AMNIOTA HAECKEL, 1866
CLASS: REPTILIA LAURENTI, 1768
SUBCLASS: DIAPSIDA OSBORN, 1903
SUPERLEGION: NEODIAPSIDA BENTON, 1985
LEGION: ARCHOSAUROMORPHA HUENE, 1946
SUPERCOHORT: CRUROTARSI SERENO & ARCUCCI, 1990
COHORT: CROCODYLOTARSI BENTON & CLARK, 1988
MAGNORDER: SUCHIA KREBS, 1974
SUPERORDER: CROCODYLOMORPHA WALKER, 1968
GRANDORDER: CROCODILIFORMES HAY, 1930
MICRORDER: MESOEUROCROCODYLIA WHETSTONE & WHYBROW, 1983
ORDER: MESOSUCHIA EMEND HUXLEY, 1875
PARVORDER: METASUCHIA BENTON & CLARK, 1988
INFRAORDER: METAMESOSUCHIA HULKE, 1878
NEOSUCHIA CLARK, IN BENTON & CLARK, 1988
Family: PHOLIDOSAURIDAE Williston, 1902
Sarcosuchus imperator
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AFRICA
NIGER
GADOUFAOUA
ELRHAZ FORMATION
APTIAN STAGE
MIDDLE GALLIC SUBEPOCH
UPPER EARLY CRETACEOUS EPOCH
MIDDLE CRETACEOUS
STEM: TETRAPODA GOODRICH, 1930
SUPERCLASS: AMNIOTA HAECKEL, 1866
CLASS: REPTILIA LAURENTI, 1768
SUBCLASS: DIAPSIDA OSBORN, 1903
SUPERLEGION: NEODIAPSIDA BENTON, 1985
LEGION: ARCHOSAUROMORPHA HUENE, 1946
SUPERCOHORT: CRUROTARSI SERENO & ARCUCCI, 1990
COHORT: CROCODYLOTARSI BENTON & CLARK, 1988
MAGNORDER: SUCHIA KREBS, 1974
SUPERORDER: CROCODYLOMORPHA WALKER, 1968
GRANDORDER: CROCODILIFORMES HAY, 1930
MICRORDER: MESOEUROCROCODYLIA WHETSTONE & WHYBROW, 1983
ORDER: MESOSUCHIA EMEND HUXLEY, 1875
PARVORDER: METASUCHIA BENTON & CLARK, 1988
INFRAORDER: METAMESOSUCHIA HULKE, 1878
NEOSUCHIA CLARK, IN BENTON & CLARK, 1988
Family: PHOLIDOSAURIDAE Williston, 1902
*Sarcosuchus imperator
GONDWANASUCHIA DE SOUZA CARVALHO, RIBEIRO & DOS SANTOS AVILLA, 2004
NOTOSUCHIMORPHA DE SOUZA CARVALHO, RIBEIRO & DOS SANTOS AVILLA, 2004
NOTOSUCHIFORMES DE SOUZA CARVALHO, RIBEIRO & DOS SANTOS AVILLA, 2004
Family: URUGUAYSUCHIDAE Gasparini, 1971
Genus: Nova?
= *Araripesuchus wegeneriSUBLEGION: DINOSAUROMORPHA BENTON & NORMAN IN BENTON, 1985
INFRALEGION: DINOSAURIFORMES NOVAS, 1992
SUPERCOHORT: DINOSAURIA OWEN, 1842
COHORT: THEROPODA EMEND MARSH, 1881
Incertae sedis
non Elaphrosaurus? iguidiensis
AVEPODA PAUL, 2002
SUPERORDER: NEOTHEROPODA BAKKER, 1986
GRANDORDER: TETANURAE GAUTHIER, 1986
ORDER: NEOTETANURAE SERENO, WILSON, LARSSON, DUTHEIL &
SUBORDER: AVETHEROPODA PAUL, 1988
Superfamily: ALLOSAUROIDEA Marsh, 1878 (sensu Currie & Zhao, 1994)
Family: CARCHARODONTOSAURIDAE Stromer, 1931
Carcharodontosaurus saharicus
COHORT: ORNITHISCHIFORMES COOPER, 1985
MAGNORDER: ORNITHISCHIA SEELEY, 1888
SUPERORDER: NEORNITHISCHIA COOPER, 1985
GRANDORDER: ORNITHOPODA MARSH, 1871
MICRORDER: EUORNITHOPODA SERENO, 1986
ORDER: IGUANODONTIA DOLLO, 1888
SUBORDER: ANKYLOPOLLEXIA SERENO, 1986
INFRAORDER: STYRACOSTERNA SERENO, 1986
PARVORDER: HADROSAURIFORMES SERENO, 1997
Superfamily: IGUANODONTIDEA Cope, 1869 (sensu Sereno, 1986)
Family: IGUANODONTIDAE Cope, 1869
Incertae sedis
Gen. sp indet.
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EAST AFRICA
NIGER
GADOUFAUNA
TEGAMA GROUP
APTIAN-ALBIAN STAGE
MIDDLE GALLIC SUBEPOCH
LOWER CRETACEOUS EPOCH
EARLY CRETACEOUS
STEM: TETRAPODA GOODRICH, 1930
SUPERCLASS: AMNIOTA HAECKEL, 1866
CLASS: REPTILIA LAURENTI, 1768
SUBCLASS: DIAPSIDA OSBORN, 1903
SUPERLEGION: NEODIAPSIDA BENTON, 1985
LEGION: ARCHOSAUROMORPHA HUENE, 1946
SUBLEGION: DINOSAUROMORPHA BENTON & NORMAN IN BENTON, 1985
INFRALEGION: DINOSAURIFORMES NOVAS, 1992
SUPERCOHORT: DINOSAURIA OWEN, 1842
COHORT: THEROPODA EMEND MARSH, 1881
ORDER: Incertae sedis
Gen. sp indet.
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EAST AFRICA
NIGER
GADOUFAOUA
TEGAMA FORMATION (WAS EL RHAZ FORMATION)
TEGAMA SERIES
APTIAN STAGE
MIDDLE GALLIC SUBEPOCH
UPPERMOST EARLY CRETACEOUS EPOCH
EARLY CRETACEOUS
STEM: TETRAPODA GOODRICH, 1930
SUPERCLASS: AMNIOTA HAECKEL, 1866
CLASS: REPTILIA LAURENTI, 1768
SUBCLASS: DIAPSIDA OSBORN, 1903
SUPERLEGION: NEODIAPSIDA BENTON, 1985
LEGION: ARCHOSAUROMORPHA HUENE, 1946
SUBLEGION: DINOSAUROMORPHA BENTON & NORMAN IN BENTON, 1985
INFRALEGION: DINOSAURIFORMES NOVAS, 1992
SUPERCOHORT: DINOSAURIA OWEN, 1842
COHORT: THEROPODA EMEND MARSH, 1881
AVEPODA PAUL, 2002
SUPERORDER: NEOTHEROPODA BAKKER, 1986
GRANDORDER: TETANURAE GAUTHIER, 1986
ORDER: SPINOSAURIA OLSHEVSKY, 1991
Family: BARYONYCHIDAE Charig & Milner, 1986
Gen. sp indet.
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NIGER
GADOUFAOUA
GAD b
TEGAMA FORMATION (WAS EL RHAZ FORMATION)
TEGAMA SERIES
APTIAN STAGE
MIDDLE GALLIC SUBEPOCH
LOWER CRETACEOUS EPOCH
EARLY CRETACEOUS
STEM: TETRAPODA GOODRICH, 1930
SUPERCLASS: AMNIOTA HAECKEL, 1866
CLASS: REPTILIA LAURENTI, 1768
SUBCLASS: CHELONOMORPHA KUHN, 1960
SUPERCOHORT: TESTUDINES LINNAEUS, 1758
COHORT: CASICHELYDIA emend GAFFNEY & MEYLAN, 1988
MAGNORDER: PLEURODIRA GAFFNEY & MEYLAN, 1988
ORDER: PLEURODIRIDA COPE, 1864
Family: PELOMEDUSIDAE Cope, 1868
Teneremys lapparenti
Family: ARAIRPEMYIDAE Price, 1973
Gen. sp indet.
SUBCLASS: DIAPSIDA OSBORN, 1903
SUPERLEGION: NEODIAPSIDA BENTON, 1985
LEGION: ARCHOSAUROMORPHA HUENE, 1946
SUPERCOHORT: CRUROTARSI SERENO & ARCUCCI, 1990
COHORT: CROCODYLOTARSI BENTON & CLARK, 1988
MAGNORDER: SUCHIA KREBS, 1974
SUPERORDER: CROCODYLOMORPHA WALKER, 1968
GRANDORDER: CROCODILIFORMES HAY, 1930
Incertae sedis
Gen. sp indet.
MICRORDER: MESOEUROCROCODYLIA WHETSTONE & WHYBROW, 1983
PARVORDER: METASUCHIA BENTON & CLARK, 1988
GONDWANASUCHIA DE SOUZA CARVALHO, RIBEIRO & DOS SANTOS AVILLA, 2004
NOTOSUCHIMORPHA DE SOUZA CARVALHO, RIBEIRO & DOS SANTOS AVILLA, 2004
NOTOSUCHIFORMES DE SOUZA CARVALHO, RIBEIRO & DOS SANTOS AVILLA, 2004
Family: URUGUAYSUCHIDAE Gasparini, 1971
Gen. sp indet.
TERRIASUCHIA DE SOUZA CARVALHO, RIBEIRO & DOS SANTOS AVILLA, 2004
PEIROSAURIMORPHA DE SOUZA CARVALHO, RIBEIRO & DOS SANTOS AVILLA, 2004
Family: CANDIDODONTIDAE de Souza Carvalho, Ribeiro & dos Santos Avilla, 2004
PEIROSAURIFORMES DE SOUZA CARVALHO, RIBEIRO & DOS SANTOS AVILLA, 2004
Superfamily: PEIROSAURIDEA Gasparini, 1982 emend de Souza Carvalho, Ribeiro & dos Santos Avilla, 2004
Family: PEIROSAURIDAE Gasparini, 1982
Stolokrosuchus lapparenti
SUBLEGION: DINOSAUROMORPHA BENTON & NORMAN IN BENTON, 1985
INFRALEGION: DINOSAURIFORMES NOVAS, 1992
SUPERCOHORT: DINOSAURIA OWEN, 1842
AVEPODA PAUL, 2002
SUPERORDER: NEOTHEROPODA BAKKER, 1986
GRANDORDER: CERATOSAURIA NOVAS, 1992
AVEROSTRA PAUL, 2001
ORDER: CERATOSAURIA MARSH, 1884
Superfamily: ABELISAUROIDEA Novas, 1989
?Family: ABELISAURIDAE Bonaparte & Novas, 1985
Gen. sp indet.
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NIGER
GADOUFAOUA
GAD 5
THE REGION OF NIVEAU DES INNOCENTS
UPPER PART OF LOWER MEMBER
TEGAMA FORMATION (WAS EL RHAZ FORMATION)
TEGAMA SERIES
APTIAN STAGE
MIDDLE GALLIC SUBEPOCH
LOWER CRETACEOUS EPOCH
EARLY CRETACEOUS
STEM: TETRAPODA GOODRICH, 1930
SUPERCLASS: AMNIOTA HAECKEL, 1866
CLASS: AMPHIBIA LINNAEUS, 1758
SUBCLASS: LISSAMPHIBIA, HAECKEL, 1866?
SUPERORDER: SALIENTIA LAURENTI, 1768
ORDER: ANURA RAFINESQUE, 1815
Incertae sedis
Gen. sp indet.
CLASS: REPTILIA LAURENTI, 1768
SUBCLASS: CHELONOMORPHA KUHN, 1960
SUPERCOHORT: TESTUDINES LINNAEUS, 1758
COHORT: CASICHELYDIA emend GAFFNEY & MEYLAN, 1988
MAGNORDER: PLEURODIRA GAFFNEY & MEYLAN, 1988
ORDER: PLEURODIRIDA COPE, 1864
Family: PLATYCHELYIDAE Bram, 1965
Platycheloides nyasae
SUBORDER: EUPLEURODIRA GAFFNEY & MEYLAN, 1988
Superfamily: PELOMEDUSOIDES Cope, 1868
Family: PELOMEDUSIDAE Cope, 1868
Teneremys lapparenti
Family: ARAIRPEMYIDAE Price, 1973
Araripemys sp
*Taquetochelys decorata = *Lagaremys tenerensis
Gen. sp indet.
SUBCLASS: DIAPSIDA OSBORN, 1903
SUPERLEGION: NEODIAPSIDA BENTON, 1985
LEGION: ARCHOSAUROMORPHA HUENE, 1946
SUPERCOHORT: CRUROTARSI SERENO & ARCUCCI, 1990
COHORT: CROCODYLOTARSI BENTON & CLARK, 1988
MAGNORDER: SUCHIA KREBS, 1974
SUPERORDER: CROCODYLOMORPHA WALKER, 1968
GRANDORDER: CROCODILIFORMES HAY, 1930
Incertae sedis
Gen. sp indet.
Morphotype I
Morphotype II
Morphotype III
MICRORDER: MESOEUROCROCODYLIA WHETSTONE & WHYBROW, 1983
PARVORDER: METASUCHIA BENTON & CLARK, 1988
GONDWANASUCHIA DE SOUZA CARVALHO, RIBEIRO & DOS SANTOS AVILLA, 2004
NOTOSUCHIMORPHA DE SOUZA CARVALHO, RIBEIRO & DOS SANTOS AVILLA, 2004
NOTOSUCHIFORMES DE SOUZA CARVALHO, RIBEIRO & DOS SANTOS AVILLA, 2004
TERRIASUCHIA DE SOUZA CARVALHO, RIBEIRO & DOS SANTOS AVILLA, 2004
PEIROSAURIMORPHA DE SOUZA CARVALHO, RIBEIRO & DOS SANTOS AVILLA, 2004
Family: CANDIDODONTIDAE de Souza Carvalho, Ribeiro & dos Santos Avilla, 2004
PEIROSAURIFORMES DE SOUZA CARVALHO, RIBEIRO & DOS SANTOS AVILLA, 2004
Superfamily: PEIROSAURIDEA Gasparini, 1982 emend de Souza Carvalho, Ribeiro & dos Santos Avilla, 2004
Family: PEIROSAURIDAE Gasparini, 1982
Stolokrosuchus lapparenti
SUPERCOHORT: AVEMETATARSALIA BENTON, 1999
COHORT: PROLACERTIFORMES CAMP, 1945 NOVA
SUPERORDER: TAPINOPLATIA PETERS, 2000
GRANDORDER: CHARACIOPODA PETERS, 2000
MICRORDER: FENESTRASAURIA PETERS, 2000
ORDER: PTEROSAURIA KAUP, 1834
SUBORDER: EUPTERODACTYLOIDEA BENNETT, 1994
Superfamily: ORNITHOCHEIROIDEA Seeley, 1870 (sensu Seeley, 1891)
Family: ORNITHOCHEIRIDAE Seeley, 1870
Morphotype I
Morphotype II
SUBLEGION: DINOSAUROMORPHA BENTON & NORMAN IN BENTON, 1985
INFRALEGION: DINOSAURIFORMES NOVAS, 1992
SUPERCOHORT: DINOSAURIA OWEN, 1842
COHORT: THEROPODA EMEND MARSH, 1881
AVEPODA PAUL, 2002
SUPERORDER: NEOTHEROPODA BAKKER, 1986
GRANDORDER: CERATOSAURIA NOVAS, 1992
AVEROSTRA PAUL, 2001
ORDER: CERATOSAURIA MARSH, 1884
Superfamily: ABELISAUROIDEA Novas, 1989
?Family: ABELISAURIDAE Bonaparte & Novas, 1985
Gen. sp indet
GRANDORDER: TETANURAE GAUTHIER, 1986
ORDER: SPINOSAURIA OLSHEVSKY, 1991
Family: BARYONYCHIDAE Charig & Milner, 1986
Baronyx tenerensis
= *Cristatus lapparentiCOHORT: ORNITHISCHIFORMES COOPER, 1985
MAGNORDER: ORNITHISCHIA SEELEY, 1888
SUPERORDER: NEORNITHISCHIA COOPER, 1985
GRANDORDER: ORNITHOPODA MARSH, 1871
MICRORDER: EUORNITHOPODA SERENO, 1986
ORDER: IGUANODONTIA DOLLO, 1888
SUBORDER: DRYOMORPHA SERNEO, 1986
Family: DRYOSAURIDAE Milner & Norman, 1984
Elrhazosaurus nigeriensis
= *Valdosaurus nigeriensisCLASS: MAMMALIA LINNAEUS, 1758
SUBCLASS: PROTOTHERIA GILL, 1872
INFRACLASS: TRECHNOTHERIA McKENNA, 1975
LEGION: CLADOTHERIA McKENNA, 1975
SUBLEGION: ZATHERIA MCKENNA, 1975
INFRALEGION: TRIBOSPHENIDA (McKENNA, 1975) McKENNA & BELL, 1997
Incertae sedis
?Stem-Boreosphenida gen. sp indet.
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EAST AFRICA
NIGER
‘NIVEAU DES INNOCENTS’
TIOURAREN FORMATION
TEGAMA GROUP
APTIAN-ALBIAN STAGE
MIDDLE GALLIC SUBEPOCH
LOWER CRETACEOUS EPOCH
EARLY CRETACEOUS
STEM: TETRAPODA GOODRICH, 1930
SUPERCLASS: AMNIOTA HAECKEL, 1866
CLASS: REPTILIA LAURENTI, 1768
SUBCLASS: DIAPSIDA OSBORN, 1903
SUPERLEGION: NEODIAPSIDA BENTON, 1985
LEGION: ARCHOSAUROMORPHA HUENE, 1946
SUBLEGION: DINOSAUROMORPHA BENTON & NORMAN IN BENTON, 1985
INFRALEGION: DINOSAURIFORMES NOVAS, 1992
SUPERCOHORT: DINOSAURIA OWEN, 1842
COHORT: ORNITHISCHIFORMES COOPER, 1985
SUPERORDER: SAUROPODOMORPHA HUENE, 1932
GRANDORDER: BRONTOSAURIA OLSHEVSKY, 1991 (emend)
MICRORDER: SAUROPODA MARSH, 1878
ORDER: EUSAUROPODA
SUBORDER: NEOSAUROPODA BONAPARTE, 1986
INFRAORDER: HOMALOSAUROPIA JANENSCH, 1929
PARVORDER: DIPLODOCIMORPHA CALVO & SALGADO, 1995
Superfamily: DIPLODOCOIDEA Upchurch, 1995
Family: REBBACHISAURIDAE
*Nigersaurus taqueti
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