Knocklofty Formation
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| Knocklofty Formation | |
|---|---|
| Stratigraphic range: Early Triassic, | |
| Type | Geological formation |
| Lithology | |
| Primary | Mudstone, siltstone, sandstone |
| Other | Conglomerate |
| Location | |
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| Approximate paleocoordinates | Lua error: callParserFunction: function "#coordinates" was not found. |
| Region | Tasmania |
| Country | Australia |
| Type section | |
| Year defined | 1966 |
Knocklofty Formation (Tasmania) | |
The Knocklofty Formation is an Early Triassic geologic formation from southern Tasmania, Australia, belonging to the Induan stage.[1] It was deposited in a terrestrial, freshwater environment, and is primarily composed of shale and sandstone.[2]
List of known fossil taxa
[edit | edit source]Tetrapods
[edit | edit source]- Banksiops townrowi[3]
- Chomatobatrachus halei[3]
- Deltasaurus kimberleyensis[3]
- Derwentia warreni[3]
- Rotaurisaurus contundo[3]
- Tasmaniosaurus triassicus[3]
- Watsonisuchus sp.[3]
Fish
[edit | edit source]References
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