Logbadjeck Formation

Logbadjeck Formation
Stratigraphic range: Late Turonian- Early Campanian
Type Geological formation
Unit of Douala Basin
Underlies Logbaba Formation
Overlies Mundeck Formation
Lithology
Primary Shale, limestone, marl
Other Siltstone, sandstone
Location
Region Africa
Country  Cameroon
Extent Southwest Region

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.

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References

  1. Anoh, Njoh Oliver; Petters, Sunday W. (2014-11). "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. Check date values in: |date= (help)


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