Ameki Formation

Ameki Formation
Ameki Formation
Stratigraphic range: Lutetian-Bartonian
Type	Geological formation
Unit of	Bende-Ameki Group
Lithology
Primary	Shale
Other	Sandstone, siltstone
Location
Coordinates	6°00′N 7°00′E / 6.0°N 7.0°E
Approximate paleocoordinates	1°36′N 1°30′E / 1.6°N 1.5°E
Country	Nigeria
Extent	Niger Delta Basin
Type section
Named for	Ameki
	Ameki Formation (Nigeria)

The Ameki Formation is a Lutetian to Bartonian geological formation located in Nigeria. It belongs to the Bende-Ameki Group. Ameki Formation is also a group that consists of two formations namely Nnanka Formation, Nsugbe Formation.^{[citation needed]}

Fossil content

Among others, the following fossils have been reported in the formation:^[1]^[2]