The Knocklofty Formation is an

Early Triassic The Early Triassic is the first of three epochs of the Triassic Period of the geologic timescale. It spans the time between Ma and Ma (million years ago). Rocks from this epoch are collectively known as the Lower Triassic Series, which is a un ...

geologic formation from southern

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Australia Australia, officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a Sovereign state, sovereign country comprising the mainland of the Australia (continent), Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous List of islands of Australia, sma ...

, belonging to the

Induan The Induan is the first age of the Early Triassic epoch in the geologic timescale, or the lowest stage of the Lower Triassic series in chronostratigraphy. It spans the time between 251.902 Ma and Ma (million years ago). The Induan is sometimes ...

stage. It is made of

Sandstone Sandstone is a clastic sedimentary rock composed mainly of sand-sized (0.0625 to 2 mm) silicate grains. Sandstones comprise about 20–25% of all sedimentary rocks. Most sandstone is composed of quartz or feldspar (both silicates) ...

List of known fossil taxa

Tetrapods

* ''Banksiops townrowi'''''' * ''Chomatobatrachus halei'''''' * ''Deltasaurus kimberleyensis'''''' * '' Derwentia warreni'' * ''Rotaurisaurus contundo'''''' * ''Tasmaniosaurus triassicus'''''' * ''

Watsonisuchus ''Watsonisuchus'' is an extinct genus of temnospondyl amphibian from the Early Triassic of Australia, Madagascar, and South Africa. It was up to 122 cm long and had a robust skull The skull is a bone protective cavity for the brain. Th ...

'' sp.

Fish

* ''

Ceratodus ''Ceratodus'' (from el, κέρας , 'horn' and el, ὀδούς 'tooth') was a wide-ranging genus of extinct lungfish. Fossil evidence dates back to the Early Triassic. A wide range of fossil species from different time periods have been found ...

'' sp. * ''

Saurichthys ''Saurichthys'' (from el, σαῦρος , 'lizard' and el, ἰχθῦς 'fish') is an extinct genus of predatory ray-finned fish from the Triassic period. It type genus family Saurichthyidae (Changhsingian- Middle Jurassic), and the larges ...

'' sp. * '' Cleithrolepis'' sp.

References

Induan Stage Paleontology in Australia Paleontology in Tasmania {{Australia-geology-stub