The Kandreho Formation is an Early Jurassic (middle or late Toarcian) geological formation of the Mahajanga Basin of Madagascar. The marly limestones of the formation were deposited in a subtidal lagoonal environment. The formation overlies the Bouleiceras and Spiriferina beds of the early Toarcian and has been correlated to the Marrat Formation of Saudi Arabia. Fossils of the marine teleosaurid thalattosuchian as well as bivalves and the ammonite Nejdia have been found in the formation.Behazonaty, SW of the basin of the Kelifely at Fossilworks.orgBuffetaut et al., 1981, p.314 The name Kandreho Formation was proposed by Geiger in 2004.Geiger, 2004, p.125
Fossill content
Crocodylomorphs Crocodylomorphs of the Kandreho FormationGenusSpeciesLocationStratigraphic positionMaterialNotesImage Teleosauridae Indet. Indeterminate Behazonaty Toarcian Upper jaw fragment A teleosaurid thalattosuchian; originally known as "Steneosaurus".
See also List of fossiliferous stratigraphic units in Madagascar Geology of Madagascar Isalo III Formation
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