Earth:Koum Formation
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Short description: Geological formation in Cameroon
| Koum Formation Stratigraphic range: Aptian-Albian ~125–100 Ma | |
|---|---|
| Type | Geological formation |
| Sub-units | Mbissirri Member, Grés de Gaba Member |
| Lithology | |
| Primary | Sandstone |
| Other | Claystone, siltstone, conglomerate |
| Location | |
| Coordinates | [ ⚑ ] : 8°18′N 14°30′E / 8.3°N 14.5°E |
| Paleocoordinates | [ ⚑ ] 8°06′S 5°00′E / 8.1°S 5.0°E |
| Region | Nord |
| Country |  Cameroon |
| Extent | Koum Basin |
  Koum Formation (Cameroon) | |
The Koum Formation is a geological formation in the North Province of Cameroon, western Africa.
Its strata date back to the Aptian and Albian stages of the Early Cretaceous. Dinosaur remains are among the fossils that have been recovered from the formation.[1]
Vertebrate paleofauna
The following fossils have been found in the formation:[1]
- Baryonychinae indet.[2]
- Theropod indet.
- Theropod tracks
- Sauropod indet.
- Sauropod tracks
- ?Thyreophora indet.
- Ouranosaurus sp.
- Euornithopod tracks
- Araripesuchus sp.
- Abelodon abeli
See also
- List of dinosaur-bearing rock formations
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Weishampel et al., 2004, pp.571-573
- ↑ Bertin, Tor (2010). "A Catalogue of Material and Review of the Spinosauridae" (in en). PalArch's Journal of Vertebrate Palaeontology 7 (4): 01–39. ISSN 1567-2158. https://archives.palarch.nl/index.php/jvp/article/view/457.
Bibliography
- Weishampel, David B.; Peter Dodson, and Halszka Osmólska (eds.). 2004. The Dinosauria, 2nd edition, 1–880. Berkeley: University of California Press. Accessed 2019-02-21. ISBN:0-520-24209-2
Further reading
- J. D. Congleton. 1990. Vertebrate Paleontology of the Koum Basin, Northern Cameroon, and Archosaurian Paleobiogeography in the Early Cretaceous. Department of Geology, Southern Methodist University, Dallas xv-245
- L. J. Flynn and M. Brunet. 1989. Early Cretaceous vertebrates from Cameroon. Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology 9(3, suppl.):21A
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