151Fossil sites
Fossils in Niger
151 fossil sites in Niger, with 182 finds of the groups people look for most; the richest period here: Cretaceous.
151Fossil sites
108Dinosaurs
182Finds
6By geological period
Where fossils have been found
QuaternaryPaleogeneCretaceousJurassicTriassicPermian
By geological period
Quaternary3
Paleogene13
Cretaceous115
Jurassic11
Triassic1
Permian8
What was found
Dinosaurs · 108Carcharodontosaurus, Spinosaurus, Ouranosaurus, Bahariasaurus, Aegyptosaurus, Spinostropheus, Nigersaurus, Afrovenator, Jobaria, Suchomimus, Eocarcharia, Lurdusaurus
Pterosaurs · 3
Mosasaurs · 9Pluridens, Igdamanosaurus, Angolasaurus, Halisaurus, Plioplatecarpus, Platecarpus, Mosasaurus, Goronyosaurus
Early humans and great apes · 2Homo
Ammonites · 60Nigericeras, Vascoceras, Libycoceras, Pseudaspidoceras, Metengonoceras, Neolobites, Pseudotissotia, Coilopoceras, Thomelites, Thomasites, Metoicoceras, Cibolaites
Geological formations
8
Towns with the most fossil sites nearby
AfadékouFossil sites: 14
KaoFossil sites: 11
AssaouasFossil sites: 5
ÂguelalFossil sites: 4
RafaFossil sites: 4
Birgui MariFossil sites: 3
IngallFossil sites: 2
MarandetFossil sites: 2
AbalakFossil sites: 2
TilliaFossil sites: 2
TagadaFossil sites: 2
BakatchirabaFossil sites: 2
GoûgaramFossil sites: 2
AgadezFossil sites: 1
TassaraFossil sites: 1
Ti-n-DaouineFossil sites: 1
HaringuéFossil sites: 1
TouroufFossil sites: 1