Upper Maleri Formation | |
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Stratigraphic range: Norian ~ | |
Type | Geological formation |
Unit of | Gondwana Group |
Underlies | Lower Dharmaram Formation |
Overlies | Lower Maleri Formation |
Location | |
Coordinates | 19°18′N 79°30′E / 19.3°N 79.5°E |
Approximate paleocoordinates | 33°06′S 36°24′E / 33.1°S 36.4°E |
Region | Telangana |
Country | India |
Extent | Pranhita–Godavari Basin |
The Upper Maleri Formation is a sedimentary rock formation found in Telangana, India. It is one of the formations of the Pranhita–Godavari Basin. It is of late Norian and possibly earliest Rhaetian ages (Late Triassic), and is notable for its fossils of early dinosaurs.