The Colalura Sandstone is a Middle Jurassic geologic formation of the Perth Basin of Western Australia. The formation overlies the Moonyoonooka Sandstone.
Dinosaur remains have been recovered from the formation.
Fossil content
Dinosaurs
Sauropods Sauropods of the Colalura SandstoneGenusSpeciesLocationStratigraphic positionMaterialNotesImage Sauropoda Indet. Indeterminate Western Australia, Australia Bajocian Caudal vertebra An indeterminate sauropod
Theropods Theropods of Colalura SandstoneGenusSpeciesLocationStratigraphic positionMaterialNotesImage Ozraptor O. subotaii Western Australia, Australia Bajocian The distal end of a tibia A abelisauroid theropod
Plesiosaurs Plesiosaurs of the Colalura SandstoneGenusSpeciesLocationStratigraphic positionMaterialNotesImage Plesiosauria Indet. Indeterminate Western Australia, Australia Bajocian Isolated vertebra and paddle An indeterminate plesiosaur
See also List of dinosaur-bearing rock formations List of stratigraphic units with few dinosaur genera
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