Assaouas Formation | |
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Stratigraphic range: Middle Jurassic | |
Type | Geological formation |
Unit of | Agadez Group |
Underlies | Irhazer Shale |
Lithology | |
Primary | Sandstone |
Location | |
Coordinates | 17°54′N 7°06′E / 17.9°N 7.1°E |
Approximate paleocoordinates | 9°12′N 2°36′E / 9.2°N 2.6°E |
Region | Agadez |
Country | Niger |
Type section | |
Named for | Assaouas, Agadez |
The Assaouas Formation, also referred to as the Assaouas Sandstone (French: Grès d'Assaouas) is a Late Jurassic geologic formation in Niger. Fossil sauropod tracks have been reported from the formation.[1]