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(Top) 1 Fossil content 1.1 Mammals 1.2 Reptiles 1.2.1 Birds 1.2.2 Squamates 1.2.3 Turtles 1.3 Invertebrates 1.3.1 Cephalopods 2 See also 3 References 4 Further reading

Ameki Formation

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Ameki Formation
Stratigraphic range: Lutetian-Bartonian
Type	Geological formation
Unit of	Bende-Ameki Group
Lithology
Primary	Shale
Other	Sandstone, siltstone
Location
Coordinates	6°00′N 7°00′E / 6.0°N 7.0°E / 6.0; 7.0
Approximate paleocoordinates	1°36′N 1°30′E / 1.6°N 1.5°E / 1.6; 1.5
Country	Nigeria
Extent	Niger Delta Basin
Type section
Named for	Ameki
Ameki Formation (Nigeria)

The Ameki Formation is a LutetiantoBartonian geological formation located in Nigeria. It belongs to the Bende-Ameki Group, which also consists of two formations namely Nanka Formation, Nsugbe Formation.^[1]^[2]

Fossil content[edit]

Among others, the following fossils have been reported in the formation:^[3]^[4]

Mammals[edit]

Mammals reported from the Ameki Formation
Genus	Species	Presence	Material	Notes	Images
Pappocetus	P. lugardi	Ombialla District.^[5]	Mandibles.^[5]^[6]	Aprotocetid.

Reptiles[edit]

Birds[edit]

Birds reported from the Ameki Formation
Genus	Species	Presence	Material	Notes	Images
Gigantornis	G. eaglesomei			Apelagornithid.

Squamates[edit]

Squamates reported from the Ameki Formation
Genus	Species	Presence	Material	Notes	Images
Pterosphenus			Trunk vertebra.^[7]	Apalaeophiid.

Turtles[edit]

Turtles reported from the Ameki Formation
Genus	Species	Presence	Material	Notes	Images
Cosmochelys	C. dolloi	Ombialla District.^[5]	Portions of carapace.^[5]	Adermochelyid.

Invertebrates[edit]

Cephalopods[edit]

Cephalopods reported from the Ameki Formation
Genus	Species	Presence	Material	Notes	Images
Deltoidonautilus	D. nwajidei		Multiple specimens.^[2]	Anautiloid.

References[edit]

^ 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. doi:10.1016/j.heliyon.2020.e05846. ISSN 2405-8440. PMC 7820494. PMID 33521344.

^ ^a ^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.

^ AmekiatFossilworks.org

^ Port HarcourtatFossilworks.org

^ ^a ^b ^c ^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.

^ 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.

^ 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. doi:10.1080/03115518.2023.2217874. ISSN 0311-5518. S2CID 259422068.

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