Colalura Sandstone
The Colalura Sandstone is a Middle Jurassic geologic formation of the Perth Basin of Western Australia. The formation overlies the Moonyoonooka Sandstone.[2]
Colalura Sandstone Stratigraphic range: middle Bajocian ~169 Ma | |
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Type | Geological formation |
Unit of | Champion Bay Group |
Underlies | Bringo Shale, Newmarracarra Limestone[1] |
Overlies | Moonyoonooka Sandstone |
Thickness | Maximum 8.5 m (28 ft) |
Lithology | |
Primary | Sandstone, conglomerate |
Other | Claystone, siltstone, shale |
Location | |
Coordinates | 28.7°S 114.8°E |
Approximate paleocoordinates | 39.8°S 57.5°E |
Region | Western Australia |
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Extent | Perth Basin |
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Vertebrate paleofauna
Few remains of the sandstone have been assigned to a genus. Unassigned remains include rare reptilian bones such as an isolated plesiosaur vertebra and paddle.[1]
Vertebrates | ||||||
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Genus | Species | Location | Stratigraphic position | Material | Notes | Images |
Ozraptor | O. subotaii | Western Australia | The distal end of a tibia[1][3] | The single bone is of a questionable theropod identity.[4] | ||
Sauropoda | Indeterminate | Caudal vertebra | ||||
Flora
Petrified wood is very common in the Colalura Sandstone.[1]
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See also
- List of dinosaur-bearing rock formations
References
- Long, J.A.; Molnar, R.E. (1998). "A new Jurassic theropod dinosaur from Western Australia" (PDF). Records of the Western Australian Museum. 19: 121–129.
- "Australian Stratigraphic Units Database, Geoscience Australia".
- Weishampel, David B.; Dodson, Peter; Osmólska, Halszka, eds. (6 November 2004). The Dinosauria (Second Ed.). University of California Press. pp. 1–861. ISBN 978-0-520-24209-8.
- Rahut, O.W.M. (2005). "Osteology and Relationships of a New Theropod Dinosaur from the Middle Jurassic of Patagonia" (PDF). Palaeontology. 48 (1): 87–110. doi:10.1111/j.1475-4983.2004.00436.x.
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