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.

Fossil content

Among others, the following fossils have been reported in the formation:

Mammals

Mammals reported from the Ameki Formation
GenusSpeciesPresenceMaterialNotesImages
PappocetusP. lugardiOmbialla District.Mandibles.A protocetid.

Reptiles

Birds

Birds reported from the Ameki Formation
GenusSpeciesPresenceMaterialNotesImages
GigantornisG. eaglesomeiA pelagornithid.

Squamates

Squamates reported from the Ameki Formation
GenusSpeciesPresenceMaterialNotesImages
PterosphenusTrunk vertebra.A palaeophiid.

Turtles

Turtles reported from the Ameki Formation
GenusSpeciesPresenceMaterialNotesImages
CosmochelysC. dolloiOmbialla District.Portions of carapace.A dermochelyid.

Invertebrates

Cephalopods

Cephalopods reported from the Ameki Formation
GenusSpeciesPresenceMaterialNotesImages
DeltoidonautilusD. nwajideiMultiple specimens.A nautiloid.

See also

Further reading

  • Vickers-Rich, Patricia & Rich, Thomas Hewett (1993); Wildlife of Gondwana. Reed. ISBN 0-7301-0315-3