Hidden Lake Formation

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Hidden Lake Formation
Stratigraphic range: Coniacian [1]
Type Geological formation
Unit of Gustav Group
Underlies Santa Marta Formation
Overlies Whisky Bay Formation
Lithology
Primary Sandstone
Other Siltstone
Location
Coordinates 63°00′S57°00′W / 63.0°S 57.0°W / -63.0; -57.0
Approximate paleocoordinates 63°06′S63°54′W / 63.1°S 63.9°W / -63.1; -63.9
Region James Ross Island, James Ross Island group
Country Antarctica
Type section
Named forHidden Lake
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Map of James Ross Island group
James Ross Island is number 2

The Hidden Lake Formation is a Late Cretaceous geologic formation in Antarctica. The sandstones and siltstones of the formation were deposited in a deltaic environment.

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Indeterminate megalosaur remains have been recovered from it. [2] Also many plant fossils and ichnofossils of Planolites sp. and Palaeophycus sp. have been found in the formation. [3]

Paleofauna

Flora

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References

  1. Crame, J. A.; Pirrie, D.; Riding, J. B. (2006). "Mid-Cretaceous stratigraphy of the James Ross Basin, Antarctica". Geological Society, London, Special Publications. 258 (1): 7–19. Bibcode:2006GSLSP.258....7C. doi:10.1144/GSL.SP.2006.258.01.02. ISSN   0305-8719.
  2. 1 2 Weishampel, et al. (2004). "Dinosaur distribution" pp. 517–607. in Weishampel, David B.; Dodson, Peter; and Osmólska, Halszka (eds.): The Dinosauria, 2nd, Berkeley: University of California Press. 861 pp.  ISBN   0-520-24209-2. " pp. 517–607.
  3. 1 2 3 Hidden Lake at Fossilworks.org
  4. Sakala, Jakub; Vodrážka, Radek (August 2014). "A new species of Antarctoxylon : a contribution to the early angiosperm ecosystem of Antarctica during the late Cretaceous". Antarctic Science. 26 (4): 371–376. Bibcode:2014AntSc..26..371S. doi: 10.1017/S095410201300076X . ISSN   0954-1020.
  5. 1 2 3 4 Kvaček, Jiří; Sakala, Jakub (2011-06-01). "Late Cretaceous flora of James Ross Island (Antarctica) – preliminary report". Czech Polar Reports. 1 (2): 96–103. doi: 10.5817/CPR2011-2-9 . ISSN   1805-0697.

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