Birdrong Sandstone should not be confused with Birdsong Shale.
| Birdrong Sandstone | |
| Type: | Geological formation |
| Age: | Hauterivian-Barremian ~ |
| Period: | Barremian |
| Prilithology: | Sandstone |
| Otherlithology: | Glauconite |
| Region: | Western Australia |
| Country: |  Australia |
| Coordinates: | -27.7°N 114.2°W |
| Paleocoordinates: | -52.9°N 70°W |
| Unitof: | Barrow Group |
| Underlies: | Muderong Shale, Windalia Radiolarite & Tamala Limestone |
| Overlies: | Kockatea Shale, Forestier Claystone & Zeepaard Formation |
| Thickness: | Up to 79m (259feet) |
| Extent: | Carnarvon Basin |
The Birdrong Sandstone is an Early Cretaceous (Hauterivian to Barremian)[1] geologic formation of the Barrow Group in Western Australia. Dinosaur remains are among the fossils that have been recovered from the formation, although none have yet been referred to a specific genus.[2]
The Birdrong Sandstone has a maximum thickness of 79m (259feet). The formation overlies the Kockatea Shale, Forestier Claystone and Zeepaard Formation and is overlain by the Muderong Shale, Windalia Radiolarite and Tamala Limestone.[3] At its type section at Mardathuna Station, northeast of Carnarvon, the Birdrong Sandstone begins with a fluvial phase of deposition, followed by deltaic and shallow marine facies.[4]
The following fossils were reported from the formation: