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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
TypeGeological formation
Unit ofBlythesdale Group
Sub-unitsClaravale Sandstone, Kingull, Minmi & Nullawurt Sandstone Members
UnderliesWallumbilla Formation
OverliesMooga Sandstone
ThicknessUp to 269 m (883 ft)
Lithology
PrimarySiltstone, mudstone
OtherSandstone, coal
Location
Coordinates26°38′31.50″S 148°48′36.18″E / 26.6420833°S 148.8100500°E / -26.6420833; 148.8100500
Approximate paleocoordinates71°00′S 122°54′E / 71.0°S 122.9°E / -71.0; 122.9
RegionQueensland
Country Australia
ExtentSurat Basin
Bungil Formation (Australia)

Vertebrate paleofauna edit

Dinosaurs of the Bungil Formation
Genus Species Presence Notes Images
Minmi M. paravertebra Queensland "Fragmentary postcranial skeleton [and] osteoderms."[1][2]
 

See also edit

References edit

  1. ^ a b c Weishampel et al., pp. 573-574
  2. ^ "Table 17.1," in Weishampel et al., 2004, p.364

Bibliography edit

  • 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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