Toolebuc Formation
| Toolebuc Formation | |
|---|---|
| Stratigraphic range: | |
| Type | Geological formation |
| Unit of | Rolling Downs Group |
| Underlies | Allaru Formation |
| Overlies | Wallumbilla Formation |
| Thickness | Up to 65 m (213 ft) |
| Lithology | |
| Primary | Limestone, mudstone |
| Other | Shale |
| Location | |
| Coordinates | 20°24′S 144°24′E / 20.4°S 144.4°E |
| Approximate paleocoordinates | 52°42′S 132°30′E / 52.7°S 132.5°E |
| Region | Queensland |
| Country | Australia |
| Extent | Eromanga Basin |
The Toolebuc Formation is a geological formation that extends from Queensland across South Australia and the Northern Territory in Australia, whose strata date back to the Albian stage of the Early Cretaceous. Dinosaurs, pterosaurs, plesiosaurs, ichthyosaurs, protostegid turtles, sharks, chimaeroids and bony fish remains are among the fossils that have been recovered from the formation.