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:Ameki at Fossilworks.orgPort Harcourt at Fossilworks.org
Mammals Mammals reported from the Ameki Formation Genus Species Presence Material Notes ImagesPappocetusP. lugardiOmbialla District.Mandibles.A protocetid.
Reptiles Birds Birds reported from the Ameki Formation Genus Species Presence Material Notes ImagesGigantornisG. eaglesomeiA pelagornithid.
Squamates Squamates reported from the Ameki Formation Genus Species Presence Material Notes ImagesPterosphenusTrunk vertebra.A palaeophiid.
Turtles Turtles reported from the Ameki Formation Genus Species Presence Material Notes Images CosmochelysC. dolloi Ombialla District.Portions of carapace. A dermochelyid.
Invertebrates Cephalopods Cephalopods reported from the Ameki Formation Genus Species Presence Material Notes Images DeltoidonautilusD. nwajidei Multiple specimens. A nautiloid.
See also List of fossil sites
References
Further reading (1993); Wildlife of Gondwana. Reed.