Earth:Logbadjeck Formation
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Logbadjeck Formation Stratigraphic range: Late Turonian-early Campanian ~90–80 Ma | |
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Type | Geological formation |
Underlies | Logbaba Formation |
Overlies | Mundeck Formation |
Lithology | |
Primary | Shale, limestone, marl |
Other | Siltstone, sandstone |
Location | |
Coordinates | [ ⚑ ] : 3°54′N 10°00′E / 3.9°N 10.0°E |
Paleocoordinates | [ ⚑ ] 8°48′S 41°24′W / 8.8°S 41.4°W |
Region | Southwest Region |
Country | Cameroon |
Extent | Douala Basin |
The Logbadjeck Formation, also known as the Mungo River Formation, is a Late Cretaceous geologic formation in Cameroon. It is Turonian to Campanian in age, and represents a marine depositional environment.[1] Pterosaur fossils have been recovered from the formation.[2]
See also
- List of pterosaur-bearing stratigraphic units
References
- ↑ Anoh, Njoh Oliver; Petters, Sunday W. (November 2014). "Preliminary investigation of Late Turonian-Early Campanian shallow marine foraminifera of the Mungo River/Logbadjeck Formation, NW Douala Basin, Cameroon". Journal of African Earth Sciences 99: 442–451. doi:10.1016/j.jafrearsci.2013.11.003. ISSN 1464-343X. Bibcode: 2014JAfES..99..442A.
- ↑ M. J. Ntamak-Nida, B. Ketchemen-Tandia, R. V. Ewane, J. P. Lissock, and P. Courville. 2006. Nouvelles données sur les Mollusques et autres macro-organismes campaniens de Sikoum (Centre-Est du sous bassin de Douala-Cameroun): intérêts bio-chronologiques et paléo-écologiques. Africa Geoscience Review 13(4):385-394
Original source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Logbadjeck Formation.
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