Ntawere Formation | |
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Stratigraphic range: Anisian ~ | |
Type | Geological formation |
Sub-units | Lower Ntawere, Upper Ntawere |
Underlies | Red Marls |
Overlies | Escarpment Grit |
Lithology | |
Primary | Mudstone |
Other | Sandstone, marl |
Location | |
Coordinates | 10°48′S 33°06′E / 10.8°S 33.1°E |
Approximate paleocoordinates | 53°36′N 20°36′E / 53.6°N 20.6°E |
Region | Eastern Province |
Country | Zambia |
Extent | Luangwa Basin |
The Ntawere Formation is a Middle Triassic (Anisian) geological formation in Zambia, preserving fossils of synapsids, archosaurs, and temnospondyls.[1]