Koum Formation Explained

Koum Formation
Type:	Geological formation
Age:	Aptian-Albian ~
Period:	Barremian
Prilithology:	Sandstone
Otherlithology:	Claystone, siltstone, conglomerate
Region:	Nord
Country:	Cameroon
Coordinates:	8.3°N 14.5°W
Paleocoordinates:	-8.1°N 5°W
Subunits:	Mbissirri Member, Grés de Gaba Member
Extent:	Koum Basin

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]

Fossil content

The following fossils have been found in the formation:^[1]

Dinosaurs

Ornithopods

See also

• List of dinosaur-bearing rock formations

References

Bibliography

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

Notes and References

1. Weishampel et al., 2004, pp.571-573
2. Bertin . Tor . 2010 . A Catalogue of Material and Review of the Spinosauridae . PalArch's Journal of Vertebrate Palaeontology . en . 7 . 4 . 01–39 . 1567-2158.
3. Congleton. J.D.. 1990. Vertebrate Paleontology of the Koum Basin, Northern Cameroon, and Archosaurian Paleobiogeography in the Early Cretaceous. Department of Geology, Southern Methodist University, Dallas.