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Logbadjeck Formation

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Logbadjeck Formation
Stratigraphic range: Late Turonian- Early Campanian
TypeGeological formation
Unit ofDouala Basin
UnderliesLogbaba Formation
OverliesMundeck Formation
Lithology
PrimaryShale, limestone, marl
OtherSiltstone, sandstone
Location
RegionAfrica
Country Cameroon
ExtentSouthwest 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. {{cite journal}}: Check date values in: |date= (help)