Logbadjeck Formation Explained

Logbadjeck Formation
Type:Geological formation
Age:Late Turonian-early Campanian
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Period:Late Cretaceous
Prilithology:Shale, limestone, marl
Otherlithology:Siltstone, sandstone
Region:Southwest Region
Country: Cameroon
Coordinates:3.9°N 10°W
Paleocoordinates:-8.8°N -41.4°W
Underlies:Logbaba Formation
Overlies:Mundeck Formation
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]

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Notes and 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. 10.1016/j.jafrearsci.2013.11.003. 2014JAfES..99..442A . 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