Katberg Fm
Period:
Triassic
Age Interval:
Early Triassic (Scythian)
Province:
SouthAfrica-Namibia-Botswana
Lithology and Thickness
Fluvial sandstones
Lithology Pattern:
Sandstone
Relationships and Distribution
Lower contact
Overlies the fluvial mudstones and sandstones of the Balfour Fm
Upper contact
Conformably overlain by the fluvial mudstones and sandstones of the Burgersdorp Fm
Regional extent
Main Karoo Basin, South Africa
GeoJSON
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Fossils
Age
Early Triassic (Scythian) - Induan
Age Span:
Beginning stage:
Induan
Fraction up in beginning stage:
0.0
Beginning date (Ma):
251.90
Ending stage:
Induan
Fraction up in the ending stage:
1.0
Ending date (Ma):
249.88
Depositional setting
Depositional pattern:
Additional Information
Compiler:
From the O. Catuneanu et al. / Journal of African Earth Sciences 43 (2005) 211–253