Fremouw Formation

Fremouw Formation
Fremouw Formation
Stratigraphic range: latest Permian-early Late Triassic252–235 Ma PreꞒ Ꞓ O S D C P T J K Pg N
Type	Geological formation
Unit of	Beacon Supergroup
Sub-units	Lower, middle, upper
Underlies	Falla Formation
Overlies	Buckley Formation
Thickness	up to 1,000 m (3,300 ft)
Lithology
Primary	Sandstone, siltstone, mudstone
Location
Coordinates	84°00′00″S 165°00′00″E / 84.0000°S 165.0000°E
Approximate paleocoordinates	81°48′S 69°48′E / 81.8°S 69.8°E
Region	Transantarctic Mountains of Antarctica
Type section
Named for	Fremouw Peak, Queen Alexandra Range, Antarctica.
Named by	P. J. Barrett
	Fremouw Formation (Antarctica)

The Fremouw Formation is a Triassic-age rock formation in the Transantarctic Mountains of Antarctica. It contains the oldest known fossils of tetrapods from Antarctica, including synapsids, reptiles and amphibians. Fossilized trees have also been found. The formation's beds were deposited along the banks of rivers and on floodplains. During the Triassic, the area would have been a riparian forest at 70–75°S latitude.

^ ^a ^b Barrett, P.J., 1969, Stratigraphy and petrology of the mainly fluviatile Permian and Triassic Beacon rocks, Beardmore Glacier area, Antarctica. Ohio State University Institute of Polar Studies Report 34, pp1-132 .

[Barrett1969a-1] Barrett, P.J., 1969, Stratigraphy and petrology of the mainly fluviatile Permian and Triassic Beacon rocks, Beardmore Glacier area, Antarctica. Ohio State University Institute of Polar Studies Report 34, pp1-132 .

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