Colalura Sandstone
| Colalura Sandstone | |
|---|---|
| Stratigraphic range: Middle Bajocian[1] | |
| Type | Geological formation |
| Underlies | Bringo Shale,[1] Champion Bay Group |
| Overlies | Kojarena Sandstone[2] |
| Location | |
| Region | Western Australia |
| Country | Australia |
The Colalura Sandstone is a Middle Jurassic geologic formation. Dinosaur remains have been recovered from the formation.[3]
Vertebrate paleofauna
Few remains of the sandstone have been assigned to a genus. Unassigned remains include rare reptilian bones such as an isolated plesiosaur vertebra and paddle.[1]
| Vertebrates of the Colalura Sandstone | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Genus | Species | Location | Stratigraphic Position | Material | Notes | Images |
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The single bone is of a questionable theropod identity.[4] |
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Plant remains
Petrified wood is very common in the Colalura Sandstone.[1]
See also
References
- ^ a b c d e f g h i Long, J.A.; Molnar, R.E. (1998). "A new Jurassic theropod dinosaur from Western Australia" (PDF). Records of the Western Australian Museum. 19: 121–129.
- ^ http://dbforms.ga.gov.au/pls/www/geodx.strat_units.sch_full?wher=stratno=28210
- ^ a b c d e f Weishampel, David B.; Dodson, Peter; Osmólska, Halszka (eds.). The Dinosauria (Second Ed.). University of California Press. pp. 1–861. ISBN 0-520-24209-2.
- ^ a b c d e Rahut, O.W.M. (2005). "Osteology and Relationships of a New Theropod Dinosaur from the Middle Jurassic of Patagonia" (PDF). Palaeontology. 48 (1): 87–110. doi:10.1111/j.1475-4983.2004.00436.x.
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