Allaru Formation

Allaru Formation
Stratigraphic range: Albian ~112–100 Ma PreꞒ Ꞓ O S D C P T J K Pg N
Type	Geological formation
Unit of	Rolling Downs Group
Underlies	Mackunda Formation
Overlies	Toolebuc Formation
Thickness	Up to 700 m (2,300 ft)
Lithology
Primary	Mudstone
Other	Siltstone, sandstone, limestone
Location
Coordinates	24°52′02.17″S 146°14′19.85″E / 24.8672694°S 146.2388472°E / -24.8672694; 146.2388472
Approximate paleocoordinates	51°00′S 133°06′E / 51.0°S 133.1°E / -51.0; 133.1
Region	Queensland
Country	Australia
Extent	Eromanga Basin
Allaru Formation (Australia) Show map of Australia Allaru Formation (Queensland) Show map of Queensland

The Allaru Formation, also known as the Allaru Mudstone, 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.^[1]