Toolebuc Formation | |
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Stratigraphic range: | |
Type | Geological formation |
Unit of | Rolling Downs Group |
Underlies | Allaru Formation |
Overlies | Wallumbilla Formation |
Thickness | Up to 65 m (213 ft) |
Lithology | |
Primary | Limestone, mudstone |
Other | Shale |
Location | |
Coordinates | 20°24′S 144°24′E / 20.4°S 144.4°E |
Approximate paleocoordinates | 52°42′S 132°30′E / 52.7°S 132.5°E |
Region | Queensland |
Country | Australia |
Extent | Eromanga Basin |
The Toolebuc Formation is a geological formation that extends from Queensland across South Australia and the Northern Territory in Australia, whose strata date back to the Albian stage of the Early Cretaceous. Dinosaurs,[1] pterosaurs, plesiosaurs, ichthyosaurs, protostegid turtles, sharks, chimaeroids and bony fish remains are among the fossils that have been recovered from the formation.