| Mackunda Formation | |
|---|---|
| Stratigraphic range: Late Albian ~105.3–99.7 Ma PreꞒ Ꞓ O S D C P T J K Pg N | |
| Type | Geological formation |
| Unit of | Rolling Downs Group |
| Underlies | Winton Formation |
| Overlies | Allaru Formation |
| Thickness | Up to 275 m (902 ft) |
| Lithology | |
| Primary | Sandstone, siltstone, shale, marl |
| Location | |
| Coordinates | 22°44′03″S 142°08′30″E / 22.73417°S 142.14167°E / -22.73417; 142.14167 |
| Approximate paleocoordinates | 52°54′S 132°00′E / 52.9°S 132.0°E / -52.9; 132.0 |
| Region |  Queensland |
| Country |  Australia |
| Extent | Eromanga Basin |
  Mackunda Formation (Australia) | |
The Mackunda Formation is a geological formation in Queensland, Australia whose strata date back to the Early Cretaceous. Dinosaur remains are among the fossils that have been recovered from the formation. It consists primarily of interbedded and cross bedded greensand, with variably calcareous shale, with local ferricrete.
Vertebrate paleofauna
| Archosaurs | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Genus | Species | Presence | Materials | Notes | Images |
| Ctenochasmatoidea | Indeterminate | Queensland, Australia. | |||
| Iguanodontidae | Indeterminate | Queensland, Australia. | |||
| Muttaburrasaurus | M. langdoni | Queensland, Australia. | "Skull and postcrania, fragmentary skeleton." | An iguanodontian hadrosaur. |  |
See also
References
- ^ 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.
- "Mackunda Formation". Australian Stratigraphic Units Database, Geoscience Australia. Retrieved 2019-10-06.
- ^ Fletcher, T. L.; Salisbury, S. W. (2010). "New pterosaur fossils from the Early Cretaceous (Albian) of Queensland, Australia". Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology. 30 (6): 1747–1759. Bibcode:2010JVPal..30.1747F. doi:10.1080/02724634.2010.521929. S2CID 128479527.
- ^ Bartholomai, A. (1966). "Fossil footprints in Queensland". Australian Natural History. 15 (5): 147–150.
- "Table 19.1," in Weishampel, et al. (2004). Page 416.