| Molecap Greensand | |
|---|---|
| Stratigraphic range: Cenomanian-Santonian ~99–85 Ma PreꞒ Ꞓ O S D C P T J K Pg N | |
| 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 / -31.3; 115.9 |
| Approximate paleocoordinates | 58°06′S 96°42′E / 58.1°S 96.7°E / -58.1; 96.7 |
| 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, alongside a jaw fragment of a pterosaur, possibly an ornithocheirid. Fossils of a mosasaur, cf. Platecarpus sp. were also reported from the formation.
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.
- 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. Bibcode:2010Alch...34..273K. 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.; Elliott, Harry A.; Elliott, Judy A.; Elliott, David A. (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.
- McIntyre Gully at Fossilworks.org