Hutton Sandstone
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| 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 | Lua error in Module:Coordinates at line 489: attempt to index field 'wikibase' (a nil value). |
| Approximate paleocoordinates | Lua error: callParserFunction: function "#coordinates" was not found. |
| Region | Queensland |
| Country | 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
[edit | edit source]- ^ 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. Lua error in Module:Citation/CS1/Configuration at line 2172: attempt to index field '?' (a nil value)..
- ^ Eurombah Creek, Durham Downs at Fossilworks.org