| Hutton Sandstone | |
|---|---|
| Stratigraphic range: Bajocian ~ | |
| Type | Geological formation |
| Unit of | Bundamba Group |
| Underlies | Birkhead Formation, Injune Creek Group, Walloon Coal Measures, Durabilla Formation |
| Overlies | Evergreen & Poolowanna Formations |
| Thickness | Up to 290 m (950 ft) |
| Lithology | |
| Primary | Sandstone |
| Other | Siltstone, mudstone, coal, conglomerate |
| Location | |
| Coordinates | 28°50′36.93″S 149°30′03.29″E / 28.8435917°S 149.5009139°E |
| Approximate paleocoordinates | 64°12′S 89°54′E / 64.2°S 89.9°E |
| Region |  Queensland |
| Country | .svg.png.webp){kind=small} Australia |
| Extent | Surat Basin |
| Type section | |
| Named for | Mount Hutton |
  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]
References
- ↑ 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.
- ↑ Eurombah Creek, Durham Downs at Fossilworks.org
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