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The Ameki Formation is a
Lutetian to
Bartonian
geological formation located in
Nigeria. It belongs to the
Bende-Ameki Group, which also consists of two formations namely
Nanka Formation,
Nsugbe Formation.
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[2]
Fossil content
Among others, the following fossils have been reported in the formation:
[3]
[4]
Mammals
Reptiles
Birds
Squamates
Turtles
Invertebrates
Cephalopods
See also
References
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^ Ogbe, Ovie B.; Osokpor, Jerry (2021-01-01).
"Depositional facies, sequence stratigraphy and reservoir potential of the Eocene Nanka Formation of the Ameki Group in Agu-Awka and Umunya, southeast Nigeria". Heliyon. 7 (1): e05846.
Bibcode:
2021Heliy...705846O.
doi:
10.1016/j.heliyon.2020.e05846.
ISSN
2405-8440.
PMC
7820494.
PMID
33521344.
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b Odumodu, Chukwuemeka; Nfor, Bruno (January 2012).
"A New Paratype of an Eocene Nautiloid From the Ameki Formation, Southeastern Nigeria: Implications for Age and Paleoenvironmental Interpretation". Stratigraphy and Sedimentology of Oil-Gas Basins.
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Ameki at
Fossilworks.org
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Port Harcourt at
Fossilworks.org
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d Andrews, C. W. (December 1919).
"A Description of New Species of Zeuglodont and of Leathery Turtle from the Eocene of Southern Nigeria". Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London. 89 (3–4): 309–319.
doi:
10.1111/j.1096-3642.1919.tb02124.x.
ISSN
0370-2774.
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^ McLeod, Samuel A.; Barnes, Lawrence G. (January 1996).
"The Systematic Position of Pappocetus Lugardi and a New Taxon From North America (Archaeoceti: Protocetidae)". The Paleontological Society Special Publications. 8: 270.
doi:
10.1017/S2475262200002720.
ISSN
2475-2622.
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^ Georgalis, Georgios L. (2023-06-19).
"First potential occurrence of the large aquatic snake Pterosphenus (Serpentes, Palaeophiidae) from Nigeria, with further documentation of Pterosphenus schweinfurthi from Egypt". Alcheringa: An Australasian Journal of Palaeontology. 47 (3): 327–335.
Bibcode:
2023Alch...47..327G.
doi:
10.1080/03115518.2023.2217874.
ISSN
0311-5518.
S2CID
259422068.
Further reading
- Vickers-Rich, Patricia & Rich, Thomas Hewett (1993); Wildlife of Gondwana. Reed.
ISBN
0-7301-0315-3