Bungil Formation
Appearance
| Bungil Formation | |
|---|---|
| Stratigraphic range: Valanginian-Aptian[1] ~ | |
| 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 / 26.6420833°S 148.8100500°E |
| Approximate paleocoordinates | 71°00′S 122°54′E / 71.0°S 122.9°E |
| Region | Queensland |
| Country | Australia |
| Extent | Surat Basin |
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
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Notes Uncertain or tentative taxa are in small text; |
Dinosaurs
[edit]Ornithischians
[edit]| Ornithischians of the Bungil Formation | ||||||
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| Genus | Species | Location | Stratigraphic position | Material | Notes | Image |
| Minmi[1][2] | M. paravertebra | Queensland, Australia | Aptian to Albian | "Fragmentary postcranial skeleton [and] osteoderms." | A parankylosaur | |
See also
[edit]References
[edit]Bibliography
[edit]- Weishampel, David B.; Dodson, Peter; Osmólska, Halszka (2004), The Dinosauria, 2nd edition, Berkeley: University of California Press, pp. 1–880, ISBN 0-520-24209-2, retrieved 2019-02-21
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