Mackunda Formation

Mackunda Formation
Stratigraphic range: Cenomanian
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TypeGeological formation
Unit ofRolling Downs Group
UnderliesWinton Formation
OverliesAllaru Formation
ThicknessUp to 275 m (902 ft)
Lithology
PrimarySandstone, siltstone, shale, marl
Location
Coordinates22°44′03″S 142°08′30″E / 22.73417°S 142.14167°E / -22.73417; 142.14167
Approximate paleocoordinates52°54′S 132°00′E / 52.9°S 132.0°E / -52.9; 132.0
RegionQueensland
CountryAustralia
ExtentEromanga Basin
Mackunda Formation is located in Australia
Mackunda Formation
Mackunda Formation (Australia)

The Mackunda Formation is a geological formation in Queensland, Australia whose strata date back to the Cenomanian stage of the Late Cretaceous. Dinosaur remains are among the fossils that have been recovered from the formation. It consists primarily of interbedded and cross bedded greensand, with variably calcareous shale, with local ferricrete.