Molecap Greensand

The Molecap Greensand is a Late Cretaceous geologic formation, located in the state of Western Australia in Australia.

Molecap Greensand
Stratigraphic range: Cenomanian-Santonian
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TypeGeological formation
Unit ofCoolyena Group
UnderliesGingin Chalk
OverliesOsborne Formation
ThicknessUp to 80 m (260 ft)
Lithology
PrimaryGreensand
OtherSandstone, claystone
Location
Coordinates31.3°S 115.9°E / -31.3; 115.9
Approximate paleocoordinates58.1°S 96.7°E / -58.1; 96.7
RegionWestern Australia
Country Australia
ExtentPerth Basin
Molecap Greensand is located in Australia
Molecap Greensand
Molecap Greensand (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]

See also

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
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