Gadoufaoua

Gadoufaoua (also Gadoufawa ) is a region in Niger. It is located in the south of the Aïr Mountains on a third of the way through the Ténéré to the Termit massif.

Gadoufaoua is known for its far-flung dinosaur bones that can be encountered in this region. The whole region is also called " dinosaur graveyard ". In addition there are petrified trees and other prehistoric remains. A fully preserved dinosaur skeleton is located in the capital of Niger, Niamey.

The site was discovered in 1958 in the search for uranium. In the late 1960s the French paleontologist Philippe Taquet began to carry out several expeditions to Gadoufaoua. He described 1976, the newly discovered dinosaur species Ouranosaurus nigeriensis. The American paleontologist Paul Sereno, who had previously conducted research in Ingall, began in 1997 with explorations in Gadoufaoua. His team put 1998 before the first description of the dinosaur Suchomimus tenerensis 1999 and those of the dinosaur Nigersaurus taqueti.

Visiting this scientifically important region is subject to strict supervision.

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