Molecap Greensand | |
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Stratigraphic range:
Cenomanian-
Santonian ~ | |
Type | Geological formation |
Unit of | Coolyena Group |
Underlies | Gingin Chalk |
Overlies | Osborne Formation |
Thickness | Up to 80 m (260 ft) |
Lithology | |
Primary | Greensand |
Other | Sandstone, claystone |
Location | |
Coordinates | 31°18′S 115°54′E / 31.3°S 115.9°E |
Approximate paleocoordinates | 58°06′S 96°42′E / 58.1°S 96.7°E |
Region | Western Australia |
Country | Australia |
Extent | Perth Basin |
The Molecap Greensand is a Late Cretaceous geologic formation, located in the state of Western Australia in Australia.
A proximal pedal phalanx from an indeterminate theropod has been recovered from the formation, [1] [2] alongside a jaw fragment of a pterosaur, [3] possibly an ornithocheirid. [4] Fossils of a mosasaur, cf. Platecarpus sp. were also reported from the formation. [5]
Molecap Greensand | |
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Stratigraphic range:
Cenomanian-
Santonian ~ | |
Type | Geological formation |
Unit of | Coolyena Group |
Underlies | Gingin Chalk |
Overlies | Osborne Formation |
Thickness | Up to 80 m (260 ft) |
Lithology | |
Primary | Greensand |
Other | Sandstone, claystone |
Location | |
Coordinates | 31°18′S 115°54′E / 31.3°S 115.9°E |
Approximate paleocoordinates | 58°06′S 96°42′E / 58.1°S 96.7°E |
Region | Western Australia |
Country | Australia |
Extent | Perth Basin |
The Molecap Greensand is a Late Cretaceous geologic formation, located in the state of Western Australia in Australia.
A proximal pedal phalanx from an indeterminate theropod has been recovered from the formation, [1] [2] alongside a jaw fragment of a pterosaur, [3] possibly an ornithocheirid. [4] Fossils of a mosasaur, cf. Platecarpus sp. were also reported from the formation. [5]