Bungil Formation

Bungil Formation Stratigraphic range: Valanginian-Aptian[1] ~133–120 Ma PreꞒ Ꞓ O S D C P T J K Pg N
Type	Geological formation
Unit of
Sub-units	Claravale Sandstone, Kingull, Minmi & Nullawurt Sandstone Members
Underlies	Wallumbilla Formation
Overlies
Thickness	Up to 269 m (883 ft)
Lithology
Primary	Siltstone, mudstone
Other	Sandstone, coal
Location
Coordinates	26°38′31.50″S 148°48′36.18″E / 26.6420833°S 148.8100500°E / -26.6420833; 148.8100500Coordinates: 26°38′31.50″S 148°48′36.18″E / 26.6420833°S 148.8100500°E / -26.6420833; 148.8100500
Approximate paleocoordinates	71°00′S 122°54′E / 71.0°S 122.9°E / -71.0; 122.9
Region	Queensland
Country	Australia
Extent	Surat Basin
Bungil Formation (Australia)

The Bungil Formation is a geological formation in Australia whose strata date back to the Early Cretaceous. Dinosaur remains are among the fossils that have been recovered from the formation.^[1]

Vertebrate paleofauna[]

Dinosaurs of the Bungil Formation
Genus	Species	Presence	Notes	Images
Minmi	M. paravertebra	Queensland	"Fragmentary postcranial skeleton [and] osteoderms."[1][2]

See also[]

• List of dinosaur-bearing rock formations
• South Polar region of the Cretaceous

References[]

Bibliography[]

• Weishampel, David B.; Peter Dodson, and Halszka Osmólska (eds.). 2004. The Dinosauria, 2nd edition, 1–880. Berkeley: University of California Press. Accessed 2019-02-21. ISBN 0-520-24209-2