Molecap Greensand
| Molecap Greensand | |
|---|---|
| Stratigraphic range: Cenomanian-Santonian ~ | |
| Type | Geological formation |
| Unit of | Coolyena Group |
| Underlies | Gingin Chalk |
| Overlies | Osborne Formation |
| Thickness | Up to 80 m (260 ft) |
| Lithology | |
| Primary | Greensand |
| Other | Sandstone, claystone |
| Location | |
| Coordinates | 31°18′S 115°54′E / 31.3°S 115.9°E |
| Approximate paleocoordinates | 58°06′S 96°42′E / 58.1°S 96.7°E |
| Region | Western Australia |
| Country |  Australia |
| Extent | Perth Basin |
  Molecap Greensand (Australia) | |
The Molecap Greensand is a Late Cretaceous geologic formation, located in the state of Western Australia in Australia.
A proximal pedal phalanx from an indeterminate theropod has been recovered from the formation,[1][2] alongside a jaw fragment of a pterosaur.[3] Fossils of a mosasaur, cf. Platecarpus sp. were also reported from the formation.[4]
See also
- Cretaceous Australia
- List of dinosaur-bearing rock formations
- List of stratigraphic units with indeterminate dinosaur fossils
- South Polar region of the Cretaceous
References
- ^ Long, John A. (1995). "A theropod dinosaur bone from the Late Cretaceous Molecap Greensand, Western Australia". Records of the Western Australian Museum. 17: 143–146.
- ^ Weishampel, et al. (2004). "Dinosaur distribution" Pp. 517-607. in Weishampel, David B.; Dodson, Peter; and Osmólska, Halszka (eds.): The Dinosauria, 2nd, Berkeley: University of California Press. 861 pp. ISBN 0-520-24209-2. " Pp. 517-607.
- ^ Kear, Benjamin P.; Deacon, Geoff L.; Siverson, Mikael (September 2010). "Remains of a Late Cretaceous pterosaur from the Molecap Greensand of Western Australia". Alcheringa: An Australasian Journal of Palaeontology. 34 (3): 273–279. doi:10.1080/03115511003661651. ISSN 0311-5518.
- ^ McIntyre Gully at Fossilworks.org