Earth:Molecap Greensand
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Short description: Geologic formation of Western Australia
| Molecap Greensand Stratigraphic range: Cenomanian-Santonian ~99–85 Ma | |
|---|---|
| Type | Geological formation |
| Unit of | Coolyena Group |
| Underlies | Gingin Chalk |
| Overlies | Osborne Formation |
| Thickness | Up to 80 m (260 ft) |
| Lithology | |
| Primary | Greensand |
| Other | Sandstone, claystone |
| Location | |
| Coordinates | [ ⚑ ] : 31°18′S 115°54′E / 31.3°S 115.9°E |
| Paleocoordinates | [ ⚑ ] 58°06′S 96°42′E / 58.1°S 96.7°E |
| Region | Western Australia |
| Country |  Australia |
| Extent | Perth Basin |
  Molecap Greensand (Australia) | |
The Molecap Greensand is a Late Cretaceous geologic formation, located in the state of Western Australia in Australia .
A proximal pedal phalanx from an indeterminate theropod has been recovered from the formation,[1][2] alongside a jaw fragment of a pterosaur,[3] possibly an ornithocheirid.[4] Fossils of a mosasaur, cf. Platecarpus sp. were also reported from the formation.[5]
See also
- Cretaceous Australia
- List of dinosaur-bearing rock formations
- List of stratigraphic units with indeterminate dinosaur fossils
- South Polar region of the Cretaceous
References
- ↑ Long, John A. (1995). "A theropod dinosaur bone from the Late Cretaceous Molecap Greensand, Western Australia". Records of the Western Australian Museum 17: 143–146. http://museum.wa.gov.au/research/records-supplements/records/theropod-dinosaur-bone-late-cretaceous-molecap-greensand-wester.
- ↑ Weishampel, et al. (2004). "Dinosaur distribution" Pp. 517-607. in Weishampel, David B.; Dodson, Peter; and Osmólska, Halszka (eds.): The Dinosauria, 2nd, Berkeley: University of California Press. 861 pp. ISBN:0-520-24209-2. " Pp. 517-607.
- ↑ Kear, Benjamin P.; Deacon, Geoff L.; Siverson, Mikael (September 2010). "Remains of a Late Cretaceous pterosaur from the Molecap Greensand of Western Australia". Alcheringa: An Australasian Journal of Palaeontology 34 (3): 273–279. doi:10.1080/03115511003661651. ISSN 0311-5518.
- ↑ Pentland, Adele H.; Poropat, Stephen F.; White, Matt A.; Rigby, Samantha L.; Bevitt, Joseph J.; Duncan, Ruairidh J.; Sloan, Trish; Elliott, Robert A. et al. (2022-03-28). "The osteology of Ferrodraco lentoni, an anhanguerid pterosaur from the mid-Cretaceous of Australia". Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology 41 (5). doi:10.1080/02724634.2021.2038182. ISSN 0272-4634. http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/02724634.2021.2038182.
- ↑ McIntyre Gully at Fossilworks.org
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