Evergreen Formation
| Evergreen Formation | |
|---|---|
| Stratigraphic range: Upper Pliensbachian-Toarcian ~ | |
| Type | Geological formation |
| Unit of | Bundamba Group |
| Sub-units | Boxvale Sandstone & Westgrove Ironstone Members |
| Underlies | Hutton Sandstone |
| Overlies | Precipice Sandstone |
| Thickness | Up to 255 m (837 ft) |
| Lithology | |
| Primary | Sandstone, siltstone, mudstone |
| Other | Coal, ironstone |
| Location | |
| Coordinates | 25°48′S 150°18′E / 25.8°S 150.3°E |
| Approximate paleocoordinates | 61°42′S 90°00′E / 61.7°S 90.0°E |
| Region |  New South Wales Queensland |
| Country |  Australia |
| Extent | Surat Basin |
  Evergreen Formation (Australia) | |
The Evergreen Formation is a Pliensbachian to Toarcian geologic formation of the Surat Basin in New South Wales and Queensland, eastern Australia. It is Upper Pliensbachian to Toarcian in age.[1][2]
Fossil content
The temnospondyl Siderops, Decorotergum warrenae and indeterminate plesiosaur fossils are known from the formation, deposited in a lacustrine environment.[3]
References
- ^ "Australian Government- Geoscience Australia Australian Stratigraphic Units Database". ga.gov.au. Geoscience Australia. Retrieved 19 January 2015.
- ^ Todd, Christopher N.; Roberts, Eric M.; Knutsen, Espen M.; Rozefelds, Andrew C.; Huang, Hui-Qing; Spandler, Carl (December 2019). "Refined age and geological context of two of Australia's most important Jurassic vertebrate taxa (Rhoetosaurus brownei and Siderops kehli), Queensland". Gondwana Research. 76: 19–25. doi:10.1016/j.gr.2019.05.008.
- ^ Kolane at Fossilworks.org
Further reading
- A. Warren. 1977. Jurassic labyrinthodont. Nature 265:436-437