This is a list of fossiliferous stratigraphic units in Zambia.
| Group | Formation | Period | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ntawere Formation | Anisian | [1] | |
| Beaufort Group | Madumabisa Mudstone | Capitanian-Wuchiapingian | [2] |
| Ecca Group | Luwumbu Coal | Guadalupian | [3] |
See also
edit- Lists of fossiliferous stratigraphic units in Africa
- List of fossiliferous stratigraphic units in Angola
- List of fossiliferous stratigraphic units in Botswana
- List of fossiliferous stratigraphic units in the Democratic Republic of the Congo
- List of fossiliferous stratigraphic units in Malawi
- List of fossiliferous stratigraphic units in Mozambique
- List of fossiliferous stratigraphic units in Namibia
- List of fossiliferous stratigraphic units in Zimbabwe
- Geology of Zambia
References
edit- ^ Ntawere Formation at Fossilworks.org
- ^ Madumabisa Mudstone at Fossilworks.org
- ^ Luwumbu Coal at Fossilworks.org
Further reading
edit- K. D. Angielczyk, J. S. Steyer, C. A. Sidor, R. H. H. Smith, R. L. Whatley and S. Tolan. 2014. Permian and Triassic Dicynodont (Therapsida: Anomodontia) Faunas of the Luangwa Basin, Zambia: Taxonomic Update and Implications for Dicynodont Biogeography and Biostratigraphy. In C. F. Kammerer, K. D. Angielczyk and J. Fröbisch (eds.), Early Evolutionary History of the Synapsida 93-138
- A. R. Drysdall and J. W. Kitching. 1963. A re-examination of the Karroo [sic] succession and fossil localities of part of the Upper Luangwa Valley. Memoir of the Geological Survey of Northern Rhodesia 1:1-62
- C. E. Gow. 2000. A Captorhinid with Multiple Tooth Rows from the Upper Permian of Zambia. Palaeontologia Africana 36:11-14
- W.S. Lacey. 1974. Some new African Gondwana plants. Birbal Sahni Institute of Paleobotany Special Publication 2:34-41
- M. S. Y. Lee, C. E. Gow, and J. W. Kitching. 1997. Anatomy and relationships of the pareiasaur Pareiasuchus nasicornis from the Upper Permian of Zambia. Palaeontology 40(2):307-335