Conway Formation
Stratigraphic range: Campanian-Maastrichtian
TypeGeological formation
Unit ofEyre Group
UnderliesLoburn Mudstone
OverliesBroken River Formation
Lithology
PrimarySandstone, siltstone
Location
Coordinates42°36′S 173°30′E / 42.6°S 173.5°E / -42.6; 173.5
Approximate paleocoordinates57°42′S 149°06′W / 57.7°S 149.1°W / -57.7; -149.1
RegionCanterbury
CountryNew Zealand
ExtentSouth Island
Conway Formation is located in New Zealand
Conway Formation
Conway Formation (New Zealand)

The Conway Formation is a Campanian to Danian geologic formation in the South Island of New Zealand and therefore crosses the Cretaceous–Paleogene boundary. Plesiosaur remains are among the fossils that have been recovered from its strata. The Conway Formation is part of the Eyre Group and Haerenga Supergroup.

Fossil content

Among others, the following fossils have been found in the formation:[1]

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