Normandien Formation

{{short description|Triassic geological formation in South Africa}}

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| name = Normandien Formation

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| type = Geological formation

| age = Induan

| period = Induan

| prilithology = Sandstone

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| region = Free State, KwaZulu-Natal

| country = South Africa

| coordinates = {{coord|28.6|S|29.1|E|display=inline,title}}

| paleocoordinates = {{coord|66.3|S|10.8|W|display=inline}}

| unitof = Lystrosaurus Assemblage Zone
 Beaufort Group{{cite journal|url=https://repository.up.ac.za/handle/2263/9958|title=A note on the biostratigraphic application of Permian plant fossils of the Normandien Formation (Beaufort Group, Northeastern Main Karoo Basin), South Africa|date=May 23, 2018|doi=10.2113/gssajg.111.2-3.263 |hdl=2263/9958 |last1=Claassen |first1=M. |journal=South African Journal of Geology |volume=111 |issue=2–3 |pages=263–280 |hdl-access=free }}

| subunits = Harrismith Member

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| map = {{Location map+ | South Africa

| relief = 1

| width = 250

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{{Location map~ | South Africa

| lat_deg = -28.6

| lon_deg = 29.1

| mark = Pink ff0080 pog.svg

| marksize = 12

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The Normandien Formation is a Triassic-age rock formation located in Free State, South Africa.{{Cite web|url=http://www.fossilworks.org/cgi-bin/bridge.pl?a=collectionSearch&taxon_no=39156&max_interval=Triassic&country=South%20Africa&is_real_user=1&basic=yes&type=view&match_subgenera=1|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250119110336/http://www.fossilworks.org/cgi-bin/bridge.pl?a=collectionSearch&taxon_no=39156&max_interval=Triassic&country=South%20Africa&is_real_user=1&basic=yes&type=view&match_subgenera=1|url-status=dead|archive-date=January 19, 2025|title=Fossilworks: Gateway to the Paleobiology Database|website=fossilworks.org|access-date=17 December 2021}} It is where the fossils of Ericiolacerta, a subtaxa of Ericiolacertidae, were found.