Koum Formation

Koum Formation
Stratigraphic range: Aptian-Albian ~125–100 Ma PreꞒ Ꞓ O S D C P T J K Pg N
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 / 8.3; 14.5
Approximate paleocoordinates	8°06′S 5°00′E / 8.1°S 5.0°E / -8.1; 5.0
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]