Hidden Lake Formation
| Hidden Lake Formation | ||
|---|---|---|
Approximate paleocoordinates 63°06′S 63°54′W / 63.1°S 63.9°W | | |
| Region | James Ross Island, James Ross Island group | |
| Country | Antarctica | |
| Type section | ||
| Named for | Hidden Lake | |
 Map of James Ross Island group James Ross Island is number 2 | ||
The Hidden Lake Formation is a
formation in Antarctica. The sandstones and siltstones of the formation were deposited in a deltaic environment
.
Indeterminate
Paleofauna
- Megalosauroidea indet.[2]
- Palaeophycus sp.[3]
- Planolites sp.[3]
Flora
- Antarctoxylon mixai[4]
- Dicotylophyllum[5]
- Elatocladus cf. heterophylla[5]
- Lygodium sp.[5]
- Microphyllopteris sp.[5]
See also
- List of dinosaur-bearing rock formations
- List of fossiliferous stratigraphic units in Antarctica
References
- ISSN 0305-8719.
- ^ ISBN 0-520-24209-2. " pp. 517–607.
- ^ a b c Hidden Lake at Fossilworks.org
- ISSN 0954-1020.
- ^ ISSN 1805-0697.
Further reading
- V. D. Barreda, S. Palamarczuk, and F. Medina. 1999. Palinología de la Formación Hidden Lake (Coniaciano-Santoniano), Isla James Ross, Antártida. Revista Española de Micropaleontología (31)53-72
- R. E. Molnar, A. L. Angriman, and Z. Gasparini. 1996. An Antarctic Cretaceous theropod. Memoirs of the Queensland Museum 39(3):669-674
- D. Néraudeau, A. Crame, and M. Kooser. 2000. Upper Cretaceous echinoids from James Ross Basin, Antarctica. Géobios 33(4):455-466