Broome Sandstone
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The Broome Sandstone is a Mesozoic
geologic formation found in Western Australia
, and formerly considered part of Dampier Group. Fossil stegosaur tracks have been reported from the formation.
Mesozoic
The Mesozoic era is an interval of geological time from about 250 million years ago to about 65 million years ago. It is often referred to as the age of reptiles because reptiles, namely dinosaurs, were the dominant terrestrial and marine vertebrates of the time...
geologic formation found in Western Australia
Western Australia
Western Australia is a state of Australia, occupying the entire western third of the Australian continent. It is bounded by the Indian Ocean to the north and west, the Great Australian Bight and Indian Ocean to the south, the Northern Territory to the north-east and South Australia to the south-east...
, and formerly considered part of Dampier Group. Fossil stegosaur tracks have been reported from the formation.