In the early Cretaceous period (95 - 98 million years ago) an inland sea, the Eromanga Sea, covered large parts of Queensland, central Australia, and this very place at least four times. The rivers that fed the sea brought with them sediment which flowed into the sea basin. To bring with them such a huge amount of sediment, the rivers must have been comparable in size to the present day Amazon or Mississippi rivers. As more sediment was brought in, the margins of the inland sea slowly contracted and by around 95 million years ago, the job was completed and the inland sea would never be the same again.
As the sea retreated to the north, western Queensland became a fringe of coastal wetlands and open forest. Huge conifers dominated the landscape amid a wealth of lush vegetation such as cycads, ginkgos, and ferns. Horsetail flourished amongst lakes and swamps; dragonflies flew through the marshes and winged reptiles soared above in search of prey. Heavy rain was common and the climate humid and cool. Rivers meandered northward - north to the inland sea where lungfish, turtles, and crocodiles indulged in their depths.
The rocks that cover large parts of Central Western Queensland are made up of the sediments from the river plains that filled the basin left by the Eromanga Sea. These rocks today tell us fascinating stories about that distant past.
The mesas and knolls of the Lilyvale Hills and in areas to the south are evidence of the erosion caused by the inland sea. These broad, often flat-topped hills are capped with a resistant rock layer. Scientists call this 'dissected residuals' because the sediments laid down by ancient lakes and seas have been carved over the millennia by runoff from countless summer storms. The soils are easily eroded while the hardened cap rocks are more erosion resistant, giving the mesas their distinctive flat tops.
Further information and evidence of the inland sea can be seen at Boulia in the Stone House Museum where fossils of the head and teeth of the Ichthyosaurus are on display. This reptile breathed air but lived a wholly marine life as a fast, agile, underwater hunter whose main method of propulsion was its tail.
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In the early Cretaceous period (95 - 98 million years ago) an inland sea, the Eromanga Sea, covered large parts of Queensland, central Australia, and this very place at least four times. The rivers that fed the sea brought with them sediment which flowed into the sea basin. To bring with them such a huge amount of sediment, the rivers must have been comparable in size to the present day Amazon or Mississippi rivers. As more sediment was brought in, the margins of the inland sea slowly contracted and by around 95 million years ago, the job was completed and the inland sea would never be the same again.
As the sea retreated to the north, western Queensland became a fringe of coastal wetlands and open forest. Huge conifers dominated the landscape amid a wealth of lush vegetation such as cycads, ginkgos, and ferns. Horsetail flourished amongst lakes and swamps; dragonflies flew through the marshes and winged reptiles soared above in search of prey. Heavy rain was common and the climate humid and cool. Rivers meandered northward - north to the inland sea where lungfish, turtles, and crocodiles indulged in their depths.
The rocks that cover large parts of Central Western Queensland are made up of the sediments from the river plains that filled the basin left by the Eromanga Sea. These rocks today tell us fascinating stories about that distant past.
The mesas and knolls of the Lilyvale Hills and in areas to the south are evidence of the erosion caused by the inland sea. These broad, often flat-topped hills are capped with a resistant rock layer. Scientists call this 'dissected residuals' because the sediments laid down by ancient lakes and seas have been carved over the millennia by runoff from countless summer storms. The soils are easily eroded while the hardened cap rocks are more erosion resistant, giving the mesas their distinctive flat tops.
Further information and evidence of the inland sea can be seen at Boulia in the Stone House Museum where fossils of the head and teeth of the Ichthyosaurus are on display. This reptile breathed air but lived a wholly marine life as a fast, agile, underwater hunter whose main method of propulsion was its tail.
Source: outbackway.org.au
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In the early Cretaceous period (95 - 98 million years ago) an inland sea, the Eromanga Sea, covered large parts of Queensland, central Australia, and this very place at least four times. The rivers that fed the sea brought with them sediment which flowed into the sea basin. To bring with them such a huge amount of sediment, the rivers must have been comparable in size to the present day Amazon or Mississippi rivers. As more sediment was brought in, the margins of the inland sea slowly contracted and by around 95 million years ago, the job was completed and the inland sea would never be the same again.
As the sea retreated to the north, western Queensland became a fringe of coastal wetlands and open forest. Huge conifers dominated the landscape amid a wealth of lush vegetation such as cycads, ginkgos, and ferns. Horsetail flourished amongst lakes and swamps; dragonflies flew through the marshes and winged reptiles soared above in search of prey. Heavy rain was common and the climate humid and cool. Rivers meandered northward - north to the inland sea where lungfish, turtles, and crocodiles indulged in their depths.
The rocks that cover large parts of Central Western Queensland are made up of the sediments from the river plains that filled the basin left by the Eromanga Sea. These rocks today tell us fascinating stories about that distant past.
The mesas and knolls of the Lilyvale Hills and in areas to the south are evidence of the erosion caused by the inland sea. These broad, often flat-topped hills are capped with a resistant rock layer. Scientists call this 'dissected residuals' because the sediments laid down by ancient lakes and seas have been carved over the millennia by runoff from countless summer storms. The soils are easily eroded while the hardened cap rocks are more erosion resistant, giving the mesas their distinctive flat tops.
Further information and evidence of the inland sea can be seen at Boulia in the Stone House Museum where fossils of the head and teeth of the Ichthyosaurus are on display. This reptile breathed air but lived a wholly marine life as a fast, agile, underwater hunter whose main method of propulsion was its tail.
Source: outbackway.org.au
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The Mitchell Grass Downs Bioregion spans 335 320 square kilometres of predominantly treeless plains from Augathella in Queensland to Elliott in the Northern Territory. While it contains some occasional ridges, rivers and gorges, it is mainly deep cracking clay soils supporting highly productive Mitchell Grass grasslands. The Mitchell Grass Downs is leasehold cattle grazing for the most part, with sheep as well in the eastern quarter. Longreach is the major town of the grasslands, whilst other centres are Isisford, Tambo, Blackall, Aramac, Muttaburra, Hughenden, Richmond, Julia Creek, Winton, Boulia, Urandangi, and Camooweal.
Threatened species across this area include the Greater Bilby (Macrotis lagotis), Julia Creek Dunnart (Sminthopsis douglasi), Elizabeth Springs Goby (Chlamydogobius micropretus), Waddy Tree (Acacia peuce), and Sal Pipewort (Eriocaulon carsanii).
Nationally important wetlands across this area include Austral Limestone Aggregation, Corella Lake, Diamantina Lakes Area, Elizabeth Springs, Eva Downs Swamp, Lake de Burgh, Lake Sylvester, Lake Woods, Tarrabool Lake, and Thorntonia Aggregation.
National Parks across this area include Astrelba Downs, Bladensburg, Camooweal Caves, Diamantina, Idalia, Lochern, and the Welford.
Source: Desert Channels Queensland.
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The indigenous Kunggkari peoples land is documented as being on the Thomson and Cooper (Barcoo) rivers west to Jundah; north to Westland and near Longreach; east to Avington, Blackall, and Terrick Terrick; south on the western flank of the Grey Range to Cheviot Range, Powell Creek, and Welford, including the vicinity of Yaraka. The Kunggkari are not to be confused with the Kunggari of the upper Nebine Creek.
There were at least five hordes with names terminating in [-bara] and [-mari], meaning men. The men of Jundah area today prefer the pronunciation ['Ku:ngka'ri], others use the accepted version; other valid variations are ['Kunghari] and ['Ku:ngka:i].
They were one of the tribes that did not adopt the rite of circumcision into their initiatory practices.
Alternative Names: Koonkerri, Kunggari, Kungeri, Koongerri, Torraburri (horde), Yankibura (horde), Yangeeberra, Mokaburra (horde), Tarawalla (name given to eastern dialect).
Source: SA Museum.
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