Griman Creek Formation
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The Griman Creek Formation is a geological formation in New South Wales, Australia whose strata date back to the Early Cretaceous
. Dinosaur remains are among the fossils that have been recovered from the formation.
Early Cretaceous
The Early Cretaceous or the Lower Cretaceous , is the earlier or lower of the two major divisions of the Cretaceous...
. Dinosaur remains are among the fossils that have been recovered from the formation.
Vertebrate paleofauna
Indeterminate avialan, euornithopod, and sauropod remains that were once misidentified as brachiosaurid present in New South Wales, Australia. Euornithopod tracks are also present in New South Wales.Dinosaur Dinosaur Dinosaurs are a diverse group of animals of the clade and superorder Dinosauria. They were the dominant terrestrial vertebrates for over 160 million years, from the late Triassic period until the end of the Cretaceous , when the Cretaceous–Paleogene extinction event led to the extinction of... s of the Griman Creek Formation |
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Fulgurotherium Fulgurotherium Fulgurotherium is the name given to a genus of dinosaur from the Early Cretaceous . It lived in what is now Australia.The type species, Fulgurotherium australe, was named by Friedrich von Huene in 1932... |
F. australi partim |
Geographically present in New South Wales, Australia. |
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Muttaburrasaurus Muttaburrasaurus Muttaburrasaurus is a genus of herbivorous ornithopod dinosaur, living in what is now northeastern Australia between 100 and 98 million years ago during the early Cretaceous Period. It has been recovered in some analyses as a member of the iguanodontian family Rhabdodontidae... |
Muttaburrasaurus sp. |
Geographically present in New South Wales, Australia. |
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Rapator Rapator Rapator is a genus of theropod dinosaur from the early Cretaceous period Griman Creek Formation of New South Wales, Australia.... |
R. ornitholestoides |
Geographically present in New South Wales, Australia. |
"Manual element." |
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Walgettosuchus Walgettosuchus Walgettosuchus is a dubious genus of theropod dinosaur.In 1905 an opalised vertebra of a theropod dinosaur was found near Wollaston, at Lightning Ridge in New South Wales... |
W. woodwardi |
Geographically present in New South Wales, Australia. |
Later determined to be an indeterminate theropod. "Vertebra." |
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