Koum Formation
| Koum Formation | |
|---|---|
| Stratigraphic range: Aptian-Albian ~ | |
| Type | Geological formation |
| Sub-units | Mbissirri Member, Grés de Gaba Member |
| Lithology | |
| Primary | Sandstone |
| Other | Claystone, siltstone, conglomerate |
| Location | |
| Coordinates | 8°18′N 14°30′E / 8.3°N 14.5°E |
| Approximate paleocoordinates | 8°06′S 5°00′E / 8.1°S 5.0°E |
| Region | Nord |
| Country |  Cameroon |
| Extent | Koum Basin |
  Koum Formation (Cameroon) | |
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]
Vertebrate paleofauna[edit]
The following fossils have been found in the formation:[1]
- Baryonychinae indet.[2]
- Theropod indet.
- Theropod tracks
- Sauropod indet.
- Sauropod tracks
- ?Thyreophora indet.
- Ouranosaurus sp.
- Euornithopod tracks
- Araripesuchus sp.
- Abelodon abeli
See also[edit]
References[edit]
Bibliography[edit]
- Weishampel, David B.; Peter Dodson, and Halszka Osmólska (eds.). 2004. The Dinosauria, 2nd edition, 1–880. Berkeley: University of California Press. Accessed 2019-02-21. ISBN 0-520-24209-2
Further reading[edit]
- 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