Ntawere Formation
Middle Triassic geological formation in Zambia / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The Ntawere Formation is a Middle Triassic (Anisian) geological formation in Zambia, preserving fossils of synapsids, archosaurs, and temnospondyls.[1]
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Ntawere Formation | |
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Stratigraphic range: Anisian ~247–242 Ma | |
Type | Geological formation |
Sub-units | Lower Ntawere, Upper Ntawere |
Underlies | Red Marls |
Overlies | Escarpment Grit |
Lithology | |
Primary | Mudstone |
Other | Sandstone, marl |
Location | |
Coordinates | 10.8°S 33.1°E / -10.8; 33.1 |
Approximate paleocoordinates | 53.6°N 20.6°E / 53.6; 20.6 |
Region | Eastern Province |
Country | Zambia |
Extent | Luangwa Basin |
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