Bungil Formation

Bungil Formation
Bungil Formation
Stratigraphic range: Valanginian-Aptian; ~133–120 Ma PreꞒ Ꞓ O S D C P T J K Pg N
Type	Geological formation
Unit of	Blythesdale Group
Sub-units	Claravale Sandstone, Kingull, Minmi & Nullawurt Sandstone Members
Underlies	Wallumbilla Formation
Overlies	Mooga Sandstone
Thickness	Up to 269 m (883 ft)
Lithology
Primary	Siltstone, mudstone
Other	Sandstone, coal
Location
Coordinates	26°38′31.50″S 148°48′36.18″E / 26.6420833°S 148.8100500°E
Approximate paleocoordinates	71°00′S 122°54′E / 71.0°S 122.9°E
Region	Queensland
Country	Australia
Extent	Surat Basin
	Bungil Formation (Australia)

The Bungil Formation is a geological formation in Australia whose strata date back to the Early Cretaceous. Dinosaur remains are among the fossils that have been recovered from the formation.^[1]

Vertebrate paleofauna[edit]

Dinosaurs of the Bungil Formation
Genus	Species	Presence	Notes	Images
Minmi	M. paravertebra	Queensland	"Fragmentary postcranial skeleton [and] osteoderms."^[1]^[2]

References[edit]

^ ^a ^b ^c Weishampel et al., pp. 573-574
^ "Table 17.1," in Weishampel et al., 2004, p.364

Bibliography[edit]

Weishampel, David B.; Peter Dodson, and Halszka Osmólska (eds.). 2004. The Dinosauria, 2nd edition, 1–880. Berkeley: University of California Press. Accessed 2019-02-21. ISBN 0-520-24209-2

[cretaceousdistribution-1] Weishampel et al., pp. 573-574

[table-17-1-364-2] "Table 17.1," in Weishampel et al., 2004, p.364

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