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Rolling Downs - Bulldog Shale, South Australia, Australia
| Group | Rolling Downs |
|---|---|
| Formation | Bulldog Shale |
| Age: | 125 - 101 Ma Early/Lower Cretaceous |
| Interval | Aptian |
| Lithology | mudstone |
| Number of Collections | 6 |
| Number of Occurrences | 10 |
Recorded Sample Locations
| Location | Region | Stratigraphic Name |
|---|---|---|
| Andamooka opal field | South Australia, Australia | Rolling Downs - Bulldog Shale |
| Andamooka opal mine | Andamooka opal fields, Andamooka Ranges, South Australia, Australia | Rolling Downs - Bulldog Shale |
| Zorba Extension Opal Field | South Australia, Australia | Rolling Downs - Bulldog Shale |
| Curdimurka Area | South Australia, Australia | Rolling Downs - Bulldog Shale |
| Neales River region | South Australia, Australia | Rolling Downs - Bulldog Shale |
| Lunatic Hill opal field | Andamooka opal fields, Andamooka Ranges, South Australia, Australia | Rolling Downs - Bulldog Shale |
Recorded Fossils
| Accepted Name | Hierarchy | Age |
|---|---|---|
 Archosauriaunranked clade | Animalia : Chordata : Reptilia : Eosuchia : Archosauria | 125 - 113 Ma Early/Lower Cretaceous |
 Dinosauriaorder | Animalia : Chordata : Reptilia : Dinosauria | 125 - 113 Ma Early/Lower Cretaceous |
 Ophthalmosauridaefamily | Animalia : Chordata : Reptilia : Ichthyosauria : Ophthalmosauridae | 125 - 100.5 Ma Early/Lower Cretaceous |
 Leptocleidus sp.genus | Animalia : Chordata : Reptilia : Rhomaleosauridae : Leptocleidus | 125 - 100.5 Ma Early/Lower Cretaceous |
| Umoonasaurus demoscyllus species | Animalia : Chordata : Reptilia : Rhomaleosauridae : Umoonasaurus : Umoonasaurus demoscyllus | 125 - 100.5 Ma Early/Lower Cretaceous |
| Opallionectes andamookaensis species | Animalia : Chordata : Reptilia : Pliosauridae : Opallionectes : Opallionectes andamookaensis | 125.45 - 100.5 Ma Early/Lower Cretaceous |
 Theropodaunranked clade | Animalia : Chordata : Saurischia : Theropoda | 125 - 113 Ma Early/Lower Cretaceous |
References
Data courtesy of: PBDB: The Paleobiology Database, Creative Commons CC-BY licenced. , GBIF: the Global Biodiversity Information Facility, various licences, iDigBio, various licences, and EOL: The Encyclopedia of Life (Open Data Public Domain). Because fossils are made of minerals too!
