Hutton Sandstone Explained

Hutton Sandstone
Type:Geological formation
Age:Bajocian
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Period:Bajocian
Prilithology:Sandstone
Otherlithology:Siltstone, mudstone, coal, conglomerate
Namedfor:Mount Hutton
Coordinates:-28.8436°N 149.5009°W
Paleocoordinates:-64.2°N 89.9°W
Unitof:Bundamba Group
Underlies:Birkhead Formation, Injune Creek Group, Walloon Coal Measures, Durabilla Formation
Overlies:Evergreen & Poolowanna Formations
Thickness:Up to 290m (950feet)
Extent:Surat Basin

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]

Notes and References

  1. 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. .
  2. http://www.fossilworks.org/cgi-bin/bridge.pl?a=collectionSearch&collection_no=39235 Eurombah Creek, Durham Downs