Precipice Sandstone

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]

Precipice Sandstone Stratigraphic range: Hettangian
Type	Geological formation
Underlies	Evergreen Formation
Overlies	Basement
Thickness	Up to 200 m (660 ft)
Lithology
Primary	Sandstone
Other	Siltstone, mudstone
Location
Coordinates	24.3°S 150.5°E / -24.3; 150.5
Approximate paleocoordinates	58.6°S 92.4°E / -58.6; 92.4
Region	Queensland  New South Wales
Country	Australia
Extent	Surat Basin
Precipice Sandstone (Australia)

See also

• List of dinosaur-bearing rock formations
  • List of stratigraphic units with ornithischian tracks
    • Ornithopod tracks

References

1. "Precipice Sandstone". Australian Stratigraphic Units Database. Geoscience Australia. Retrieved 6 December 2015.
2. 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