User:Abyssal/List of the prehistoric life of Niger

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

The Paleobiology Database records no known occurrences of Precambrian fossils in Niger.

Paleozoic

• †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

• †Acrotemnus
  • †Acrotemnus faba
• †Acutostrea – tentative report
• †Acutostrea
  • †Acutostrea sp.
• †Aegyptosaurus
  • †Aegyptosaurus baharijensis
• †Aegyptosuchus – tentative report
  • †Aegyptosuchus sp.
• †Afrovenator – type locality for genus
  • †Afrovenator abakensis – type locality for species
• †Amia
  • †Amia sp.
• †Anatosuchus – type locality for genus
• †Anatosuchus
  • †Anatosuchus minor – type locality for species
  • †Anatosuchus minor
• †Angolasaurus – tentative report
  • †Angolasaurus sp.
• †Araripesuchus
  • †Araripesuchus wegeneri – type locality for species
  • †Araripesuchus wegeneri
• †Asteracanthus
  • †Asteracanthus aegyptiacus
• †Astrodon
  • †Astrodon sp.
• †Bahariasaurus – tentative report
• †Bahariasaurus
  • †Bahariasaurus ingens
• †Baluchicardia – tentative report
  • †Baluchicardia sp.
• †Baluchicardita – tentative report
  • †Baluchicardita sp.
• †Carcharodontosaurus
  • †Carcharodontosaurus iguidensis – type locality for species
  • †Carcharodontosaurus saharicus
• †Ceratodus
  • †Ceratodus humei
  • †Ceratodus sp.
• †Choffaticeras
  • †Choffaticeras sp.
• †Cibolaites – tentative report
  • †Cibolaites africaensis – type locality for species
• †Coelodus
  • †Coelodus plethodon
• †Coilopoceras
  • †Coilopoceras inflatum – or unidentified related form
  • †Coilopoceras inflatum
• †Curvostrea – report made of unidentified related form or using admittedly obsolete nomenclature
  • †Curvostrea tevesthensis
• †Cylindracanthus
  • †Cylindracanthus bisulcatus
• †Elaphrosaurus
  • †Elaphrosaurus iguidiensis – type locality for species
  • †Elaphrosaurus iguidiensis
• †Elosuchus
  • †Elosuchus sp.
• †Elrhazosaurus
  • †Elrhazosaurus nigeriensis
• †Enchodus
  • †Enchodus lamberti
• †Eocarcharia – type locality for genus
• †Eocarcharia – tentative report
  • †Eocarcharia dinops – type locality for species
  • †Eocarcharia dinops
• †Erymnochelys
  • †Erymnochelys madagascariensis
• †Fortignathus
  • †Fortignathus felixi – type locality for species
• †Ginglymostoma
  • †Ginglymostoma sp.
• †Goronyosaurus
  • †Goronyosaurus sp.
• †Halisaurus
  • †Halisaurus sp.
• †Igdabatis
  • †Igdabatis sigmodon
• †Igdamanosaurus
  • †Igdamanosaurus aegyptiacus
• †Inosaurus – type locality for genus
• †Inosaurus
  • †Inosaurus tedreftensis – type locality for species
  • †Inosaurus tedreftensis
• †Ischyrhiza
  • †Ischyrhiza nigeriensis
• †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
  • †Lamna nigeriana
• †Lepidotes
  • †Lepidotes sp.
• †Libycoceras
  • †Libycoceras crossense
  • †Libycoceras sp.
• †Libycosuchus
  • †Libycosuchus sp.
• †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
  • †Mesocallista sp.
• †Metengonoceras
  • †Metengonoceras dumbli
• †Metoicoceras
  • †Metoicoceras geslinianum
• †Modiolus
  • †Modiolus sp.
• †Mosasaurus – or unidentified comparable form
  • †Mosasaurus hoffmani
• †Myliobatis
  • †Myliobatis sp.
• †Neoceratodus
  • †Neoceratodus africanus
• †Neolobites
  • †Neolobites sp.
  • †Neolobites vibrayeanus
• †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
  • †Onchopristis foureaui
  • †Onchopristis numidus
• †Onchosaurus
  • †Onchosaurus pharao
• †Ostrea – report made of unidentified related form or using admittedly obsolete nomenclature
  • †Ostrea bouguignanti
• †Ouranosaurus – type locality for genus
  • †Ouranosaurus nigeriensis – type locality for species
• †Pachycentrata
  • †Pachycentrata taqueti
• †Palaeophis
  • †Palaeophis sp.
• †Paralepidosteus – type locality for genus
  • †Paralepidosteus africanus – type locality for species
• †Pholadomya
  • †Pholadomya sp.
• †Pinna
  • †Pinna sp.
• †Platecarpus – tentative report
  • †Platecarpus sp.
• †Platycheloides
  • †Platycheloides nyasae – or unidentified comparable form
• †Pliodetes – type locality for genus
  • †Pliodetes nigeriensis – type locality for species
• †Plioplatecarpus
  • †Plioplatecarpus sp.
• †Pluridens
  • †Pluridens walkeri
• †Podocnemis
  • †Podocnemis sp.
• †Protopterus
  • †Protopterus sp.
• †Pseudaspidoceras
  • †Pseudaspidoceras tassaraensis – type locality for species
  • †Pseudaspidoceras tassaraensis
• †Pseudoptera
  • †Pseudoptera sp.
• †Pseudotissotia
  • †Pseudotissotia nigeriensis – or unidentified related form
  • †Pseudotissotia nigeriensis
• †Pycnodonte
  • †Pycnodonte sp.
• †Pycnodus
  • †Pycnodus sp.
• †Rebbachisaurus
  • †Rebbachisaurus tamesnensis – type locality for species
  • †Rebbachisaurus tamesnensis
• †Rugops – type locality for genus
  • †Rugops primus – type locality for species
• †Sarcosuchus
  • †Sarcosuchus imperator
• †Schizorhiza
  • †Schizorhiza stromeri
• †Spinophorosaurus – type locality for genus
  • †Spinophorosaurus nigerensis – type locality for species
• †Spinosaurus – tentative report
  • †Spinosaurus sp.
• †Spinostropheus
  • †Spinostropheus gautieri
• †Stephanodus
  • †Stephanodus lybicus
• †Stolokrosuchus – type locality for genus
  • †Stolokrosuchus lapparenti – type locality for species
• †Stratodus
  • †Stratodus apicalis
  • †Stratodus sp.
• †Stromerichthys
  • †Stromerichthys sp.
• †Suchomimus – type locality for genus
• †Suchomimus
  • †Suchomimus tenerensis – type locality for species
  • †Suchomimus tenerensis
• †Teneremys
  • †Teneremys lapparenti
• †Thomasites
  • †Thomasites sp.
  • †Thomasites wallsi
• †Thomelites – tentative report
  • †Thomelites tenereensis – type locality for species
  • †Thomelites tenereensis
• †Titanosaurus
  • †Titanosaurus sp.
• †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
  • †Veniella sp.

Cenozoic

• †Aspatharia – tentative report
  • †Aspatharia sp.
• †Auchenoglanis
  • †Auchenoglanis sp.
• †Bos
  • †Bos taurus
• †Canis
  • †Canis aureus
• †Clarias
  • †Clarias sp.
• †Crocodylus
  • †Crocodylus niloticus
• †Deltoidonautilus
  • †Deltoidonautilus molli
• †Dyrosaurus
  • †Dyrosaurus sp.
• †Felis
  • †Felis sylvestris
• †Gazella
  • †Gazella sp.
• †Gymnarchus
  • †Gymnarchus niloticus
• †Heterotis
  • †Heterotis niloticus
• †Hippopotamus
  • †Hippopotamus amphibius
• †Homo
  • †Homo sapiens
• †Hyposaurus
  • †Hyposaurus sp.
• †Kobus
  • †Kobus ellipsiprymnus
  • †Kobus kob
• †Lates
  • †Lates niloticus
• †Linthia
  • †Linthia sudanensis
• †Lyrischapa
  • †Lyrischapa soudanense – type locality for species
  • †Lyrischapa soudanense
• †Melanoides
  • †Melanoides tuberculata
• †Mutela
  • †Mutela sp.
• †Myliobatis
  • †Myliobatis sp.
• †Nigerophis – type locality for genus
• †Nigerophis
  • †Nigerophis mirus – type locality for species
  • †Nigerophis mirus
• †Ostrea
  • †Ostrea laperrinei
• †Pelusios
  • †Pelusios adansonii
• †Phacochoerus
  • †Phacochoerus aethiopicus
• †Phosphatosaurus
  • †Phosphatosaurus sp.
• †Plesiolampas
  • †Plesiolampas saharae
• †Polypterus
  • †Polypterus sp.
• †Python
  • †Python sebae
• †Redunca
  • †Redunca redunca
• †Scapanorhynchus
  • †Scapanorhynchus rhaphiodon
• †Struthio
  • †Struthio camelus
• †Syncerus
  • †Syncerus caffer
• †Synodontis
  • †Synodontis sp.
• †Thryonomys
  • †Thryonomys swinderianus
• †Tragelaphus
  • †Tragelaphus scriptus
• †Varanus
  • †Varanus sp.

References

• Various Contributors to the Paleobiology Database. "Fossilworks: Gateway to the Paleobiology Database". Retrieved 7 August 2017. {{cite web}}: |author= has generic name (help)

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