Ntawere Formation

Ntawere Formation
Stratigraphic range: Anisian
~247–242 Ma
TypeGeological formation
Sub-unitsLower Ntawere, Upper Ntawere
UnderliesRed Marls
OverliesEscarpment Grit
Lithology
PrimaryMudstone
OtherSandstone, marl
Location
Coordinates10°48′S 33°06′E / 10.8°S 33.1°E / -10.8; 33.1
Approximate paleocoordinates53°36′N 20°36′E / 53.6°N 20.6°E / 53.6; 20.6
RegionEastern Province
Country Zambia
ExtentLuangwa Basin
Ntawere Formation is located in Zambia
Ntawere Formation
Ntawere Formation (Zambia)

The Ntawere Formation is a Middle Triassic (Anisian) geological formation in Zambia, preserving fossils of synapsids, archosaurs, and temnospondyls.[1]

  1. ^ Peecook, Brandon R.; Steyer, J. Sébastien; Tabor, Neil J.; Smith, Roger M. H. (2017-11-29). "Updated geology and vertebrate paleontology of the Triassic Ntawere Formation of northeastern Zambia, with special emphasis on the archosauromorphs". Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology. 37 (sup1): 8–38. Bibcode:2017JVPal..37S...8P. doi:10.1080/02724634.2017.1410484. ISSN 0272-4634. S2CID 133878741.