Lower Maleri Formation

Lower Maleri Formation
Stratigraphic range: Late Carnianearly Norian
TypeGeological formation
Unit ofGondwana Group
UnderliesUpper Maleri Formation
OverliesBasement
Location
Coordinates19°12′N 79°42′E / 19.2°N 79.7°E / 19.2; 79.7
Approximate paleocoordinates36°24′S 38°12′E / 36.4°S 38.2°E / -36.4; 38.2
RegionAndhra Pradesh & Telangana
Country India
ExtentPranhita–Godavari Basin
Lower Maleri Formation is located in India
Lower Maleri Formation
Lower Maleri Formation (India)

The Lower Maleri Formation is a sedimentary rock formation found in Andhra Pradesh and Telangana, India. It is the lowermost member of the Pranhita–Godavari Basin. It is of late Carnian to early Norian age (Upper Triassic), and is notable for its fossils of early dinosaurs, including the basal saurischian (possible theropod) Alwalkeria.[1]

  1. ^ Weishampel et al., 2004, pp.525–527