Wonthaggi Formation
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The Wonthaggi Formation is a geological formation in Victoria, Australia whose strata date back to the Early Cretaceous
. It is part of the Strzelecki Group. Dinosaur remains are among the fossils that have been recovered from the formation.
Early Cretaceous
The Early Cretaceous or the Lower Cretaceous , is the earlier or lower of the two major divisions of the Cretaceous...
. It is part of the Strzelecki Group. Dinosaur remains are among the fossils that have been recovered from the formation.
Vertebrate paleofauna
Indeterminate ankylosaur, euornithopod, and possible neoceratopsian remains present in Victoria, Australia. Indeterminate ornithomimmosaur remains, as well as possible indeterminate allosauroid and dromaeosaurid remains are present in Victoria, Australia.Ornithischians of the Wonthaggi Formation | ||||
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Genus | Species | Presence | Notes | Images |
Fulgurotherium Fulgurotherium Fulgurotherium is the name given to a genus of dinosaur from the Early Cretaceous . It lived in what is now Australia.The type species, Fulgurotherium australe, was named by Friedrich von Huene in 1932... |
F. australe |
Geographically present in Victoria, Australia. |
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Qantassaurus Qantassaurus Qantassaurus is a genus of two-legged, plant-eating ornithischian dinosaur that lived in Australia about 115 million years ago, when the continent was still partly south of the Antarctic Circle... |
Q. intrepidus |
Geographically present in Victoria, Australia. |
"[Three] dentaries and teeth." |
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Serendipaceratops Serendipaceratops Serendipaceratops is a dubious genus of ornithischian dinosaur from the early Cretaceous Period of Australia.The type species, S. arthurcclarkei, was named after Arthur C... |
S. arthurclarkei |
Geographically present in Victoria, Australia. |
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