Meaning of Eromanga | Babel Free

Definitions

1. A prehistoric inland sea that formed on the Australian continent during the Cretaceous period.
2. A sedimentary basin of central and northern Australia that was once covered by the sea.
3. A town in Queensland, Australia, situated on the edge of the basin.

Examples

“1983, Queensland Geology, Geological Survey of Queensland, Publication 383, page 128, The geological evolution of the Eromanga Basin closely parallels that of the Surat Basin, and the two basins were joined across the Nebine Ridge almost from their inception.”

“In parts of the Eromanga Basin that were the most southerly during Cretaceous times some of the Bulldog Shale contains pineapple-shaped crystal clusters known as glendonites.”

“The gymnospermous component of the Eromanga palynofloras includes a high proportion of podocarp pollen, and the cryptogam spore assemblages are more diverse and contain greater proportions of Gleichenia- and Anemia-type spores than those from the south-east (Dettmann, 1994).”

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