Ntawere Formation

Ntawere Formation
Stratigraphic range: Anisian
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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
CountryZambia
ExtentLuangwa Basin
Ntawere Formation (Zambia)

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