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Rolling Downs - Toolebuc, Queensland, Australia

GroupRolling Downs
FormationToolebuc
Age:105 - 94 Ma
Cretaceous
IntervalLate Albian
Lithologylime mudstone, "limestone", "limestone"/"shale", "carbonate", "limestone"/mudstone, "shale", mudstone
Number of Collections25
Number of Occurrences58

Recorded Sample Locations

LocationRegionStratigraphic Name
Marathon StationFlinders Shire, Queensland, AustraliaRolling Downs - Toolebuc
Slashers Creek Station Queensland, AustraliaRolling Downs - Toolebuc
Dunraven StationQueensland, AustraliaRolling Downs - Toolebuc
Julia CreekMcKinlay Shire, Queensland, AustraliaRolling Downs - Toolebuc
Rosebery Station Queensland, AustraliaRolling Downs - Toolebuc
Silver HillsRichmond Shire, Queensland, AustraliaRolling Downs - Toolebuc
North-east Paddock of Warra StationWestern Downs Region, Queensland, AustraliaRolling Downs - Toolebuc
Dunluce Station Flinders Shire, Queensland, AustraliaRolling Downs - Toolebuc
13 km south Hamilton HotelQueensland, AustraliaRolling Downs - Toolebuc
Slashers Creek StationQueensland, AustraliaRolling Downs - Toolebuc
Yambore CreekRichmond Shire, Queensland, AustraliaRolling Downs - Toolebuc
northeast of BouliaWinton Shire, Queensland, AustraliaRolling Downs - Toolebuc
Dunraven StationFlinders Shire, Queensland, AustraliaRolling Downs - Toolebuc
Boulia regionQueensland, AustraliaRolling Downs - Toolebuc
Sylvania StationFlinders Shire, Queensland, AustraliaRolling Downs - Toolebuc
Yambore CreekMcKinlay Shire, Queensland, AustraliaRolling Downs - Toolebuc
Richmond 'pliosaur' localityRichmond Shire, Queensland, AustraliaRolling Downs - Toolebuc

Associated Units

Stratigraphic NameAgeLithologyOccurrence Records
Rolling Downs - Allaru Mudstone105 - 93.5 Ma
Cretaceous
limestone, claystone, mudstone7

Recorded Fossils

Accepted NameHierarchyAge
Plantae
kingdom
1Plantae105.3 - 99.6 Ma
Cretaceous
Brachiopoda
phylum
2Animalia : Brachiopoda109 - 99.6 Ma
Cretaceous
Bryozoa
phylum
2Animalia : Bryozoa109 - 99.6 Ma
Cretaceous
Belonostomus sp.
genus
6Animalia : Chordata : Actinopteri : Aspidorhynchidae : Belonostomus109 - 99.6 Ma
Cretaceous
Actinopterygii
class
3Animalia : Chordata : Actinopterygii105.3 - 99.6 Ma
Cretaceous
Enantiornithes
subclass
3.3Animalia : Chordata : Aves : Enantiornithes113 - 100.5 Ma
Early/Lower Cretaceous
Nanantius sp.
genus
6Animalia : Chordata : Reptilia : Dinosauria : Alexornithidae : Nanantius105.3 - 99.6 Ma
Cretaceous
Nanantius eos
species
7Animalia : Chordata : Reptilia : Dinosauria : Alexornithidae : Nanantius : Nanantius eos113 - 100.5 Ma
Early/Lower Cretaceous
Elasmobranchii
class
3Animalia : Chordata : Elasmobranchii109 - 99.6 Ma
Cretaceous
Chimaeridae
family
5Animalia : Chordata : Chondrichthyes : Chimaeriformes : Chimaeridae109 - 99.6 Ma
Cretaceous
Echinorhinus sp.
genus
6Animalia : Chordata : Chondrichthyes : Echinorhiniformes : Echinorhinidae : Echinorhinus105.3 - 99.6 Ma
Cretaceous
Mammalia
class
3Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia109 - 99.6 Ma
Cretaceous
Ankylosauria
unranked clade
99Animalia : Chordata : Ornithischia : Ankylosauria113 - 100.5 Ma
Early/Lower Cretaceous
Kunbarrasaurus ieversi
species
7Kunbarrasaurus : Kunbarrasaurus ieversi105.3 - 99.6 Ma
Cretaceous
Ornithischia
unranked clade
99Animalia : Chordata : Ornithischia113 - 100.5 Ma
Early/Lower Cretaceous
Dinosauria
order
4Animalia : Chordata : Reptilia : Dinosauria122.46 - 112.03 Ma
Early/Lower Cretaceous
Ichthyosauria
unranked clade
99Animalia : Chordata : Reptilia : Ichthyosauria105.3 - 99.6 Ma
Cretaceous
Platypterygius sp.
genus
6Animalia : Chordata : Reptilia : Leptopterygiidae : Platypterygius109 - 99.6 Ma
Cretaceous
Ichthyosaurus australis
species
7Animalia : Chordata : Reptilia : Leptopterygiidae : Platypterygius : Ichthyosaurus australis105.3 - 99.6 Ma
Cretaceous
Anhangueridae
family
5Animalia : Chordata : Reptilia : Pterosauria : Anhangueridae109 - 99.6 Ma
Cretaceous
Anhanguera sp.
genus
6Animalia : Chordata : Reptilia : Pterosauria : Anhangueridae : Anhanguera105.3 - 99.6 Ma
Cretaceous
Aussiedraco molnari
species
7Animalia : Chordata : Reptilia : Pterosauria : Aussiedraco : Aussiedraco molnari109 - 99.6 Ma
Cretaceous
Mythunga camara
species
7Animalia : Chordata : Reptilia : Pterosauria : Ornithocheiridae : Mythunga : Mythunga camara105.3 - 99.6 Ma
Cretaceous
Pteranodontidae
family
5Animalia : Chordata : Reptilia : Pterosauria : Pteranodontidae109 - 99.6 Ma
Cretaceous
Elasmosauridae
family
5Animalia : Chordata : Reptilia : Sauropterygia : Brimosaurus : Elasmosauridae105.3 - 99.6 Ma
Cretaceous
Tuarangisaurus australis
species
7Animalia : Chordata : Reptilia : Elasmosauridae : Eromangasaurus : Tuarangisaurus australis113 - 100.5 Ma
Early/Lower Cretaceous
Eromangasaurus carinognathus
species
7Animalia : Chordata : Reptilia : Elasmosauridae : Eromangasaurus : Eromangasaurus carinognathus105.3 - 93.9 Ma
Cretaceous
Brachaucheninae
subfamily
5.3Animalia : Chordata : Reptilia : Sauropterygia : Pliosauridae : Brachaucheninae113 - 100.5 Ma
Early/Lower Cretaceous
Kronosaurus queenslandicus
species
7Animalia : Chordata : Reptilia : Pliosauridae : Kronosaurus : Kronosaurus queenslandicus105.3 - 99.6 Ma
Cretaceous
Bouliachelys suteri
species
7Animalia : Chordata : Reptilia : Testudines : Protostegidae : Bouliachelys : Bouliachelys suteri105.3 - 99.6 Ma
Cretaceous
Cratochelone berneyi
species
7Animalia : Chordata : Reptilia : Testudines : Protostegidae : Cratochelone : Cratochelone berneyi109 - 99.6 Ma
Cretaceous
Notochelone sp.
genus
6Animalia : Chordata : Reptilia : Testudines : Protostegidae : Notochelone109 - 99.6 Ma
Cretaceous
Protostegidae
family
5Animalia : Chordata : Reptilia : Testudines : Protostegidae105.3 - 99.6 Ma
Cretaceous
Sauropoda
unranked clade
99Animalia : Chordata : Saurischia : Sauropoda105.3 - 99.6 Ma
Cretaceous
Theropoda
unranked clade
99Animalia : Chordata : Saurischia : Theropoda109 - 99.6 Ma
Cretaceous
Titanosauria
unranked clade
99Animalia : Chordata : Saurischia : Titanosauria113 - 100.5 Ma
Early/Lower Cretaceous
Inoceramus sp.
genus
6Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Myalinida : Inoceramidae : Inoceramus105.3 - 99.6 Ma
Cretaceous
Cephalopoda
class
3Animalia : Mollusca : Cephalopoda109 - 99.6 Ma
Cretaceous
Ammonoidea
order
4Animalia : Mollusca : Cephalopoda : Ammonoidea105.3 - 99.6 Ma
Cretaceous

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