The Birdrong Sandstone is a Lower Cretaceous (Hauterivian to Barremian)Agnolin et al., 2010, p.258 geologic formation of the Barrow Group in Western Australia. Dinosaur remains are among the fossils that have been recovered from the formation, although none have yet been referred to a specific genus.Weishampel et al., 2004, pp.517-607
Description The Birdrong Sandstone has a maximum thickness of . The formation overlies the Kockatea Shale, Forestier Claystone and Zeepaard Formation and is overlain by the Muderong Shale, Windalia Radiolarite and Tamala Limestone.Birdong Sandstone at ASUD At its type section at Mardathuna Station, northeast of Carnarvon, the Birdrong Sandstone begins with a fluvial phase of deposition, followed by deltaic and shallow marine facies.Birdrong Sandstone in the Paleobiology Database
Fossil content The following fossils were reported from the formation:
Dinosaurs Tetanurae indet. Theropoda indet. Sauropterygia Leptocleidus clemai Leptocleidus sp.
See also List of dinosaur-bearing rock formations List of stratigraphic units with indeterminate dinosaur fossils South Polar region of the Cretaceous
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