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Colalura Sandstone

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Type
  
Geological formation

Region
  
Western Australia

Country
  
Australia

Overlies
  
Kojarena Sandstone

Underlies
  
Bringo Shale, Champion Bay Group

The Colalura Sandstone is a Middle Jurassic geologic formation. Dinosaur remains have been recovered from the formation.

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Vertebrate paleofauna

Few remains of the sandstone have been assigned to a genus. Unassigned remains include rare reptilian bones such as an isolated plesiosaur vertebra and paddle.

Plant remains

Petrified wood is very common in the Colalura Sandstone.

References

Colalura Sandstone Wikipedia