Hutton Sandstone

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Hutton Sandstone
Stratigraphic range: Bajocian
~171–168  Ma
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Type Geological formation
Unit of Bundamba Group
Underlies Birkhead Formation, Injune Creek Group, Walloon Coal Measures, Durabilla Formation
Overlies Evergreen & Poolowanna Formations
ThicknessUp to 290 m (950 ft)
Lithology
Primary Sandstone
Other Siltstone, mudstone, coal, conglomerate
Location
Coordinates 28°50′36.93″S149°30′03.29″E / 28.8435917°S 149.5009139°E / -28.8435917; 149.5009139
Approximate paleocoordinates 64°12′S89°54′E / 64.2°S 89.9°E / -64.2; 89.9
RegionFlag of Queensland.svg  Queensland
CountryFlag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia
Extent Surat Basin
Type section
Named for Mount Hutton
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Hutton Sandstone (Australia)

The Hutton Sandstone is a geological formation of the Surat Basin in Queensland, Australia. The ferruginous sandstones and coal were deposited in a floodplain environment and dates back to the Bajocian. [1] [2]

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References

  1. Weishampel, David B; et al. (2004). "Dinosaur distribution (Middle Jurassic, Australasia)." In: Weishampel, David B.; Dodson, Peter; and Osmólska, Halszka (eds.): The Dinosauria, 2nd, Berkeley: University of California Press. p. 543. ISBN   0-520-24209-2.
  2. Eurombah Creek, Durham Downs at Fossilworks.org