| Clarens Formation | |
|---|---|
| Stratigraphic range: Pliensbachian-Toarcian ~ | |
 Brandwag Rock in the Golden Gates Highlands National Park | |
| Type | Geological formation |
| Unit of | Stormberg Group |
| Sub-units | Lower Elliot and Upper Elliot |
| Underlies | Drakensberg Group |
| Overlies | Elliot Formation |
| Thickness | up to 300 m (980 ft) |
| Lithology | |
| Primary | Sandstone, claystone |
| Other | Mudstone, siltstone |
| Location | |
| Coordinates | 30°30′S 27°24′E / 30.5°S 27.4°E |
| Approximate paleocoordinates | 44°06′S 1°54′W / 44.1°S 1.9°W |
| Region | Free State, KwaZulu-Natal & Eastern Cape |
| Country |  South Africa Lesotho |
| Type section | |
| Named for | Clarens, Free State |
  Clarens Formation (South Africa) | |
The Clarens Formation is a geological formation found in several localities in Lesotho and in the Free State, KwaZulu-Natal, and Eastern Cape provinces in South Africa. It is the uppermost of the three formations found in the Stormberg Group of the greater Karoo Supergroup rocks and represents the final phase of preserved sedimentation of the Karoo Basin.[1]
- ^ Broom, R. 1948. A contribution to our knowledge of the vertebrates of the Karroo Beds of South Africa. Transactions of the Royal Society of Edinburgh, 61, 577–629.