Molecap Greensand

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Molecap Greensand
Stratigraphic range: Cenomanian-Santonian
~99–85  Ma
Type Geological formation
Unit of Coolyena Group
Underlies Gingin Chalk
Overlies Osborne Formation
ThicknessUp to 80 m (260 ft)
Lithology
Primary Greensand
Other Sandstone, claystone
Location
Coordinates 31°18′S115°54′E / 31.3°S 115.9°E / -31.3; 115.9
Approximate paleocoordinates 58°06′S96°42′E / 58.1°S 96.7°E / -58.1; 96.7
Region Western Australia
CountryFlag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia
Extent Perth Basin
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Molecap Greensand (Australia)

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]

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References

  1. Long, John A. (1995). "A theropod dinosaur bone from the Late Cretaceous Molecap Greensand, Western Australia". Records of the Western Australian Museum. 17: 143–146.
  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. Kear, Benjamin P.; Deacon, Geoff L.; Siverson, Mikael (September 2010). "Remains of a Late Cretaceous pterosaur from the Molecap Greensand of Western Australia". Alcheringa: An Australasian Journal of Palaeontology. 34 (3): 273–279. doi:10.1080/03115511003661651. ISSN   0311-5518.
  4. Pentland, Adele H.; Poropat, Stephen F.; White, Matt A.; Rigby, Samantha L.; Bevitt, Joseph J.; Duncan, Ruairidh J.; Sloan, Trish; Elliott, Robert A.; Elliott, Harry A.; Elliott, Judy A.; Elliott, David A. (2022-03-28). "The osteology of Ferrodraco lentoni, an anhanguerid pterosaur from the mid-Cretaceous of Australia". Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology. 41 (5). doi: 10.1080/02724634.2021.2038182 . ISSN   0272-4634.
  5. McIntyre Gully at Fossilworks.org