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.