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.Weishampel et al., 2004, pp.571-573
Fossil content The following fossils have been found in the formation:
Dinosaurs
Ornithischians Ornithischians of the Koum Formation Genus Species Location Stratigraphic position Material Notes Images Ouranosaurus O. nigeriensis A sail-backed ouranosaurian styracosternan ?Thyreophora Indet. Indeterminate
Sauropoda Sauropods of the Koum Formation Genus Species Location Stratigraphic position Material Notes Images Sauropoda Indet. Indeterminate
Theropods Theropods of the Koum Formation Genus Species Location Stratigraphic position Material Notes Images Baryonychinae Indet. Indeterminate A baryonychine spinosaurid Theropoda Indet. Indeterminate
Crocodylomorphs Crocodylomorphs of the Koum Formation Genus Species Location Stratigraphic position Material Notes Images Araripesuchus A. wegeneri A uruguaysuchid notosuchian Brillanceausuchus B. babouriensis A paralligatorid crocodyliform Sebecosuchia Indet. Indeterminate
Mammals Mammals of the Koum Formation Genus Species Location Stratigraphic position Material Notes Images Abelodon A. abeli A peramurid zatherian
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