Denmark Hill Insect Bed
| Denmark Hill Insect Bed | ||
|---|---|---|
Approximate paleocoordinates 59°00′S 105°48′E / 59.0°S 105.8°E | | |
| Region | Ipswich | |
| Country |  Australia | |
| Type section | ||
| Named for | Denmark Hill | |
  Denmark Hill Insect Bed (Australia)  Denmark Hill Insect Bed (Queensland) | ||
The Denmark Hill Insect Bed is a
Description
It belongs to the
paleogeographic coordinates are 59°00′S 105°48′E / 59.0°S 105.8°E.[3]
The
arenaceous shale. The existence of coal seams above and below the layer indicates that it may have once been a lake (lacustrine environment).[3]
The site is noted as a source of well-preserved insect fossils.[1][4]
See also
- List of fossil sites
- Chañares Formation, fossiliferous formation of the Ischigualasto-Villa Unión Basin, Argentina
- Ischigualasto Formation, contemporaneous fossiliferous formation of the Ischigualasto-Villa Unión Basin
- Molteno Formation, contemporaneous fossiliferous formation of Lesotho and South Africa
- Pebbly Arkose Formation, contemporaneous fossiliferous formation of Botswana, Zambia and Zimbabwe
References
- ^ a b R. J. Tillyard and B. Dunstan (1916). "Mesozoic and Tertiary Insects of Queensland and New South Wales. Descriptions of the fossil Insects and stratigraphical features". Queensland Geological Survey (253): 1–63. Retrieved 11 August 2011.
- ^ "Denmark Hill Conservation Park". Discover-Our-Ipswich.com. Archived from the original on 31 July 2011. Retrieved 11 August 2011.
- ^ a b "Denmark Hill Insect Bed". Paleobiology Database. Retrieved 11 August 2011.
- ISSN 0067-1975. Retrieved 11 August 2011.