Earth:Bungil Formation
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| Bungil Formation Stratigraphic range: Valanginian-Aptian[1] ~133–120 Ma | |
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| 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 / 26.642083°S 148.81005°E |
| 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
Color key
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Notes Uncertain or tentative taxa are in small text; |
Dinosaurs
Ornithischians
| Ornithischians of the Bungil Formation | ||||||
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| Genus | Species | Location | Stratigraphic position | Material | Notes | Image |
| Minmi[1][2] | M. paravertebra | Queensland, Australia | Aptian to Albian | "Fragmentary postcranial skeleton [and] osteoderms." | A parankylosaur |  |
See also
- List of dinosaur-bearing rock formations
- South Polar region of the Cretaceous
References
Bibliography
- Weishampel, David B.; Dodson, Peter; Osmólska, Halszka (2004), The Dinosauria, 2nd edition, Berkeley: University of California Press, pp. 1–880, ISBN 0-520-24209-2, https://books.google.com/books?id=vtZFDb_iw40C, retrieved 2019-02-21
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