Bungil Formation
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]
Bungil Formation Stratigraphic range: Valanginian-Aptian[1] ~133–120 Ma | |
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Type | Geological formation |
Unit of | Blythesdale Group |
Sub-units | Claravale Sandstone, Kingull, Minmi & Nullawurt Sandstone Members |
Underlies | Wallumbilla Formation |
Overlies | Mooga Sandstone |
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 |
Approximate paleocoordinates | 71.0°S 122.9°E |
Region | Queensland |
Country | ![]() |
Extent | Surat Basin |
![]() ![]() Bungil Formation (Australia) |
Vertebrate paleofauna
Dinosaurs of the Bungil Formation | ||||
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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
- Weishampel et al., pp. 573-574
- "Table 17.1," in Weishampel et al., 2004, p.364
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
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