Logbadjeck Formation

Logbadjeck Formation
Stratigraphic range: Late Turonian-early Campanian
~90–80 Ma
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TypeGeological formation
UnderliesLogbaba Formation
OverliesMundeck Formation
Lithology
PrimaryShale, limestone, marl
OtherSiltstone, sandstone
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Logbadjeck Formation is located in Cameroon
Logbadjeck Formation
Logbadjeck Formation (Cameroon)

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]

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References

  1. ^ 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. Bibcode:2014JAfES..99..442A. doi:10.1016/j.jafrearsci.2013.11.003. ISSN 1464-343X.
  2. ^ 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
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