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Wonthaggi Formation

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Wonthaggi Formation
Stratigraphic range: Valanginian - Aptian[1]
TypeGeological formation
Unit ofStrzelecki Group
Location
RegionVictoria
CountryAustralia

The Wonthaggi Formation is a geological formation in Victoria, Australia whose strata date back to the Early Cretaceous. It is part of the Strzelecki Group. Dinosaur remains are among the fossils that have been recovered from the formation.[1][2]

Vertebrate paleofauna

Indeterminate ankylosaur, euornithopod, and possible neoceratopsian remains present in Victoria, Australia.[1] Indeterminate ornithomimmosaur remains, as well as possible indeterminate allosauroid and dromaeosaurid remains are present in Victoria, Australia.[1]

Ornithischians of the Wonthaggi Formation
Genus Species Presence Notes Images

Fulgurotherium[1]

F. australe[1]

Geographically present in Victoria, Australia.[1]

Qantassaurus
Qantassaurus

Qantassaurus[1]

Q. intrepidus[1]

Geographically present in Victoria, Australia.[1]

"[Three] dentaries and teeth."[3]

Serendipaceratops[1]

S. arthurclarkei[1]

Geographically present in Victoria, Australia.[1]

See also

References

  1. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m Weishampel, David B; et al. (2004). "Dinosaur distribution (Early Cretaceous, Australasia)." In: Weishampel, David B.; Dodson, Peter; and Osmólska, Halszka (eds.): The Dinosauria, 2nd, Berkeley: University of California Press. Pp. 573-574. ISBN 0-520-24209-2.
  2. ^ "Wonthaggi Formation", Australian Stratigraphic Units Database, Geoscience Australia, retrieved 2011-09-18
  3. ^ "Table 18.1," in Weishampel, et al. (2004). Page 395.