Hutton Sandstone

The Hutton Sandstone is a geological formation of the Surat Basin in Queensland, Australia. The ferruginous sandstones and coal were deposited in a floodplain environment and dates back to the Bajocian.[1][2]

Hutton Sandstone Stratigraphic range: Bajocian ~171–168 Ma PreꞒ Ꞓ O S D C P T J K Pg N ↓
Type	Geological formation
Unit of	Bundamba Group
Underlies	Birkhead Formation, Injune Creek Group, Walloon Coal Measures, Durabilla Formation
Overlies	Evergreen & Poolowanna Formations
Thickness	Up to 290 m (950 ft)
Lithology
Primary	Sandstone
Other	Siltstone, mudstone, coal, conglomerate
Location
Coordinates	28°50′36.93″S 149°30′03.29″E
Approximate paleocoordinates	64.2°S 89.9°E / -64.2; 89.9
Region	Queensland
Country	Australia
Extent	Surat Basin
Type section
Named for	Mount Hutton
Hutton Sandstone (Australia)

References

1. Weishampel, David B; et al. (2004). "Dinosaur distribution (Middle Jurassic, Australasia)." In: Weishampel, David B.; Dodson, Peter; and Osmólska, Halszka (eds.): The Dinosauria, 2nd, Berkeley: University of California Press. p. 543. ISBN 0-520-24209-2.
2. Eurombah Creek, Durham Downs at Fossilworks.org