Colalura Sandstone

Colalura Sandstone
Stratigraphic range: middle Bajocian
~169 Ma
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TypeGeological formation
Unit ofChampion Bay Group
UnderliesBringo Shale, Newmarracarra Limestone[1]
OverliesMoonyoonooka Sandstone
ThicknessMaximum 8.5 m (28 ft)
Lithology
PrimarySandstone, conglomerate
OtherClaystone, siltstone, shale
Location
Coordinates28°42′S 114°48′E / 28.7°S 114.8°E / -28.7; 114.8
Approximate paleocoordinates39°48′S 57°30′E / 39.8°S 57.5°E / -39.8; 57.5
RegionWestern Australia
Country Australia
ExtentPerth Basin
Colalura Sandstone is located in Australia
Colalura Sandstone
Colalura Sandstone (Australia)
Colalura Sandstone is located in Western Australia
Colalura Sandstone
Colalura Sandstone (Western Australia)

The Colalura Sandstone is a Middle Jurassic geologic formation of the Perth Basin of Western Australia. The formation overlies the Moonyoonooka Sandstone.[2]

Dinosaur remains have been recovered from the formation.[3]

  1. ^ Cite error: The named reference long&molnar1998 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  2. ^ "Australian Stratigraphic Units Database, Geoscience Australia".
  3. ^ Weishampel, David B.; Dodson, Peter; Osmólska, Halszka, eds. (6 November 2004). The Dinosauria (Second Ed.). University of California Press. pp. 1–861. ISBN 978-0-520-24209-8.