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
TypeGeological formation
UnderliesEvergreen Formation
OverliesBasement
ThicknessUp to 200 m (660 ft)
Lithology
PrimarySandstone
OtherSiltstone, mudstone
Location
Coordinates24.3°S 150.5°E / -24.3; 150.5
Approximate paleocoordinates58.6°S 92.4°E / -58.6; 92.4
Region Queensland
 New South Wales
Country Australia
ExtentSurat Basin
Precipice Sandstone is located in Australia
Precipice Sandstone
Precipice Sandstone (Australia)

See also

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
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