Earth:Logbadjeck Formation

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Logbadjeck Formation
Stratigraphic range: Late Turonian-early Campanian
~90–80 Ma
TypeGeological formation
UnderliesLogbaba Formation
OverliesMundeck Formation
Lithology
PrimaryShale, limestone, marl
OtherSiltstone, sandstone
Location
Coordinates [ ⚑ ] : 3°54′N 10°00′E / 3.9°N 10.0°E / 3.9; 10.0
Paleocoordinates [ ⚑ ] 8°48′S 41°24′W / 8.8°S 41.4°W / -8.8; -41.4
RegionSouthwest Region
Country Cameroon
ExtentDouala Basin
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]

See also

  • List of pterosaur-bearing stratigraphic units

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. doi:10.1016/j.jafrearsci.2013.11.003. ISSN 1464-343X. Bibcode2014JAfES..99..442A. 
  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