Bulldog Shale

Bulldog Shale
Stratigraphic range: Aptian-Albian
~120–110 Ma
TypeGeological formation
Unit ofRolling Downs Group
 Marree Subgroup
Sub-unitsWilpoorinna Breccia Member
UnderliesCoorikiana Sandstone
OverliesCadna-owie Formation
Thickness200–340 m (660–1,120 ft)
Lithology
PrimaryMudstone, claystone
OtherShale, limestone, gypsum
Location
Coordinates30°30′S 137°12′E / 30.5°S 137.2°E / -30.5; 137.2
Approximate paleocoordinates67°30′S 104°30′E / 67.5°S 104.5°E / -67.5; 104.5
Region South Australia
Country Australia
ExtentEromanga Basin
Bulldog Shale is located in Australia
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Bulldog Shale (Australia)
Bulldog Shale is located in South Australia
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Bulldog Shale (South Australia)

The Bulldog Shale is a formation of Early Cretaceous age (Aptian to Albian stages) that forms part of the Marree Subgroup of the Rolling Downs Group, located in the Eromanga Basin of South Australia, Queensland and New South Wales.[1][2]

  1. ^ Geoscience Australia. "Stratigraphic Unit Details: Bulldog Shale". Australian Stratigraphic Units Database. Retrieved 26 June 2020.
  2. ^ Kear, Benjamin P.; Schroeder, Natalie I.; Lee, Michael S.Y. (2006). "An archaic crested plesiosaur in opal from the Lower Cretaceous high-latitude deposits of Australia". Biology Letters. 2 (4): 615–619. doi:10.1098/rsbl.2006.0504. PMC 1833998. PMID 17148303.