Bluff Downs fossil site

The Burdekin River in northern Queensland, of which the Allingham Creek is a tributary

The Bluff Downs fossil site is a paleontological site of Pliocene age in northern Queensland, Australia. It is one of the most significant fossil sites of Pliocene age in Australia due to its unique fauna and specific dating.[1][2] The fossil site lies on the banks of the Allingham Creek on the pastoral property of Bluff Downs Station, northwest of Charters Towers on the Cape York Peninsula[3]

  1. ^ "Fossils in Bluff Downs, QLD". The Australian Museum. 10 November 2018. Archived from the original on 21 July 2020. Retrieved 25 May 2021.
  2. ^ Mackness, B. S.; Whitehead, P. W.; McNamara, G. C. (August 2000). "New potassium-argon basalt date in relation to the Pliocene Bluff Downs Local Fauna, northern Australia". Australian Journal of Earth Sciences. 47 (4): 807–811. Bibcode:2000AuJES..47..807M. doi:10.1046/j.1440-0952.2000.00812.x. ISSN 0812-0099. S2CID 128601086.
  3. ^ Australian Museum