Upper Maleri Formation

See also: Lower Maleri Formation

Upper Maleri Formation
Stratigraphic range: Norian
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Artistic reconstruction of the Upper Maleri Formation paleoenvironment
TypeGeological formation
Unit ofGondwana Group
UnderliesLower Dharmaram Formation
OverliesLower Maleri Formation
Location
Coordinates19°18′N 79°30′E / 19.3°N 79.5°E / 19.3; 79.5
Approximate paleocoordinates33°06′S 36°24′E / 33.1°S 36.4°E / -33.1; 36.4
RegionTelangana
CountryIndia
ExtentPranhita–Godavari Basin
Upper Maleri Formation (India)

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.

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