The Terrigal Formation is a geologic formation in the Sydney Basin in eastern Australia. Commonly seen in the Central Coast region, this stratum is up to 330 metres thick. Formed in the early to mid Triassic, it is part of the Narrabeen Group of sedimentary rocks. This formation includes interbedded fine to medium-grained sandstone and siltstone, with minor deposits of claystone. Hawkesbury Sandstone occasionally overlies the Terrigal Formation.[1][2] Numerous fossils are known from this area, including the temnospondyl amphibians Arenaerpeton supinatus[3] and Platycepsion wilksoni.
| Terrigal Formation | |
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| Stratigraphic range: Early-Mid Triassic ~ | |
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| Type | Geological formation |
| Unit of | Narrabeen Group |
| Underlies | Hawkesbury Sandstone |
| Thickness | up to 330 metres (1,080 ft) |
| Lithology | |
| Primary | Sandstone and siltstone |
| Other | Claystone |
| Location | |
| Region | New South Wales |
| Country |  Australia |
| Extent | Sydney Basin |
See also
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edit- ^ "Terrigal Formation". Geo Science Australia. Australian Government. Retrieved 19 January 2020.
- ^ "Terrigal Formation". Down to Earth - Geology Exhibition. Adderley. Retrieved 20 January 2020.
- ^ Hart, Lachlan J.; Gee, Bryan M.; Smith, Patrick M.; McCurry, Matthew R. (3 August 2023). "A new chigutisaurid (Brachyopoidea, Temnospondyli) with soft tissue preservation from the Triassic Sydney Basin, New South Wales, Australia". Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology. doi:10.1080/02724634.2023.2232829. ISSN 0272-4634.
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