Precipice Sandstone
Precipice Sandstone Stratigraphic range: Hettangian | |
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Type | Geological formation |
Underlies | Evergreen Formation |
Overlies | Basement |
Thickness | Up to 200 m (660 ft) |
Lithology | |
Primary | Sandstone |
Other | Siltstone, mudstone |
Location | |
Coordinates | 24°18′S 150°30′E / 24.3°S 150.5°ECoordinates: 24°18′S 150°30′E / 24.3°S 150.5°E |
Approximate paleocoordinates | 58°36′S 92°24′E / 58.6°S 92.4°E |
Region | Queensland New South Wales |
Country | Australia |
Extent | Surat Basin |
Precipice Sandstone (Australia) |
The Precipice Sandstone is a Hettangian geologic formation found in the Surat Basin of Queensland and New South Wales in Australia.[1] Fossil ornithopod and theropod tracks have been reported from the formation.[2]
See also[]
- List of dinosaur-bearing rock formations
- List of stratigraphic units with ornithischian tracks
- Ornithopod tracks
- List of stratigraphic units with ornithischian tracks
References[]
- ^ "Precipice Sandstone". Australian Stratigraphic Units Database. Geoscience Australia. Retrieved 6 December 2015.
- ^ Weishampel, et al. (2004). "Dinosaur distribution." Pp. 517-607.
Bibliography[]
- Weishampel, David B.; Dodson, Peter; and Osmólska, Halszka (eds.): The Dinosauria, 2nd, Berkeley: University of California Press. 861 pp. ISBN 0-520-24209-2.
Further reading[]
- R. E. Molnar. 1991. Fossil reptiles in Australia. In P. Vickers-Rich, J. M. Monaghan, R. F. Baird, & T. H. Rich (eds.), Vertebrate Paleontology of Australasia 605-702
Categories:
- Geologic formations of Australia
- Jurassic System of Australia
- Hettangian Stage
- Sandstone formations
- Paleontology in New South Wales
- Paleontology in Queensland