Precipice Sandstone
| 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°18′S 150°30′E / 24.3°S 150.5°E |
| Approximate paleocoordinates | 58°36′S 92°24′E / 58.6°S 92.4°E |
| Region |  Queensland New South Wales |
| Country |  Australia |
| Extent | Surat Basin |
  Precipice Sandstone (Australia) | |
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]
See also
References
- ^ "Precipice Sandstone". Australian Stratigraphic Units Database. Geoscience Australia. Retrieved 6 December 2015.
- ^ 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