Allaru Formation
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The Allaru Formation is a geological formation in Queensland
, Australia
whose strata date back to the Early Cretaceous
. Dinosaur remains are among the fossils that have been recovered from the formation.
Queensland
Queensland is a state of Australia, occupying the north-eastern section of the mainland continent. It is bordered by the Northern Territory, South Australia and New South Wales to the west, south-west and south respectively. To the east, Queensland is bordered by the Coral Sea and Pacific Ocean...
, Australia
Australia
Australia , officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the Southern Hemisphere comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. It is the world's sixth-largest country by total area...
whose strata date back to the Early Cretaceous
Early Cretaceous
The Early Cretaceous or the Lower Cretaceous , is the earlier or lower of the two major divisions of the Cretaceous...
. Dinosaur remains are among the fossils that have been recovered from the formation.
Vertebrate paleofauna
Possible ndeterminate ankylosaur remains present in Queensland. Indeterminate ornithopod remains present in Queensland.| Dinosaur Dinosaur Dinosaurs are a diverse group of animals of the clade and superorder Dinosauria. They were the dominant terrestrial vertebrates for over 160 million years, from the late Triassic period until the end of the Cretaceous , when the Cretaceous–Paleogene extinction event led to the extinction of... s of the Allaru Formation |
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| Genus | Species | Location | Stratigraphic position | Material | Notes | Images |
Austrosaurus Austrosaurus Austrosaurus was a sauropod dinosaur from the Allaru Mudstone, from the early Cretaceous of Central-Western Queensland in Australia.-Discovery and species:... |
A. mckillopi |
Queensland |
"Doral vertebrae [and possible] incomplete limb remains from several individuals." |
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Minmi sp. |
Queensland |
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?Muttaburrasaurus Muttaburrasaurus Muttaburrasaurus is a genus of herbivorous ornithopod dinosaur, living in what is now northeastern Australia between 100 and 98 million years ago during the early Cretaceous Period. It has been recovered in some analyses as a member of the iguanodontian family Rhabdodontidae... |
?Muttaburrasaurus sp. |
Queensland |
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