Knocklofty Formation
| Knocklofty Formation | |
|---|---|
| Stratigraphic range: Early Triassic, | |
| Type | Geological formation |
| Lithology | |
| Primary | Mudstone, siltstone, sandstone |
| Other | Conglomerate |
| Location | |
| Coordinates | 42°54′S 147°18′E / 42.9°S 147.3°E |
| Approximate paleocoordinates | 82°24′S 61°18′E / 82.4°S 61.3°E |
| Region | Tasmania |
| Country | Australia |
| Type section | |
| Year defined | 1966 |
  Knocklofty Formation (Tasmania) | |
The Knocklofty Formation is an Early Triassic geologic formation from southern Tasmania, Australia, belonging to the Induan stage.[1] It was deposited in a terrestrial, freshwater environment, and is primarily composed of shale and sandstone.[2]
List of known fossil taxa
Tetrapods
- Banksiops townrowi[3]
- Chomatobatrachus halei[3]
- Deltasaurus kimberleyensis[3]
- Derwentia warreni[3]
- Rotaurisaurus contundo[3]
- Tasmaniosaurus triassicus[3]
- Watsonisuchus sp.[3]
Fish
References
- ^ "Australian Stratigraphic Units Database, Geoscience Australia". asud.ga.gov.au. Retrieved 16 January 2021.
- ^ "PBDB". paleobiodb.org. Retrieved 17 May 2025.
- ^ a b c d e f g Cosgriff, J. (1 January 1974). Lower Triassic Temnospondyli of Tasmania. Geological Society of America Special Papers. Vol. 149. pp. 1–134. doi:10.1130/SPE149-p1. ISBN 0-8137-2149-0.
- ^ a b c Dziewa, Thamas. J. (1980). "Early Triassic Osteichythyans from the Knocklofty Formation of Tasmania" (PDF). Papers and Proceedings of the Royal Society of Tasmania. 114: 145–160. doi:10.26749/rstpp.114.145.