Birdrong Sandstone
The Birdrong Sandstone is an Early Cretaceous (Hauterivian to Barremian)[1] geologic formation of the Barrow Group in Western Australia. Dinosaur remains are among the fossils that have been recovered from the formation, although none have yet been referred to a specific genus.[2]
| Birdrong Sandstone | |
|---|---|
| Stratigraphic range: Hauterivian-Barremian ~ | |
| Type | Geological formation |
| Unit of | Barrow Group |
| Underlies | Muderong Shale, Windalia Radiolarite & Tamala Limestone |
| Overlies | Kockatea Shale, Forestier Claystone & Zeepaard Formation |
| Thickness | Up to 79 m (259 ft) |
| Lithology | |
| Primary | Sandstone |
| Other | Glauconite |
| Location | |
| Coordinates | 27.7°S 114.2°E |
| Approximate paleocoordinates | 52.9°S 70.0°E |
| Region | Western Australia |
| Country | .svg.png.webp){kind=small} Australia |
| Extent | Carnarvon Basin |
  Birdrong Sandstone (Australia)  Birdrong Sandstone (Western Australia) | |
Description
The Birdrong Sandstone has a maximum thickness of 79 metres (259 ft). The formation overlies the Kockatea Shale, Forestier Claystone and Zeepaard Formation and is overlain by the Muderong Shale, Windalia Radiolarite and Tamala Limestone.[3] At its type section at Mardathuna Station, northeast of Carnarvon, the Birdrong Sandstone begins with a fluvial phase of deposition, followed by deltaic and shallow marine facies.[4]
Fossil content
The following fossils were reported from the formation:
See also
References
- Agnolin et al., 2010, p.258
- Weishampel et al., 2004, pp.517-607
- Birdong Sandstone at ASUD
- Birdrong Sandstone in the Paleobiology Database
Bibliography
- ; ; , and . 2009. A reappraisal of the Cretaceous non-avian dinosaur faunas from Australia and New Zealand: evidence for their Gondwanan affinities. Journal of Systematic Palaeontology 8. 257–300.
- ; , and . 2004. The Dinosauria, 2nd edition, 1–880. Berkeley: University of California Press. Accessed 2019-02-21. ISBN 0-520-24209-2