They were thrust up during a mountain building episode referred to as the Petermann Orogeny that took place in late Neoproterozoic to early Cambrian times (550–530 Ma), and thus the Mutitjulu Arkose is believed to have been deposited at about the same time.
Mereka berdesak-desakan sampai saat gunung bangunan episode disebut sebagai Petermann Orogeny yang terjadi pada akhir Neoproterozoic ke awal Cambrian kali (550-530 Ma), sehingga Mutitjulu Arkose diyakini telah didepositkan di sekitar waktu yang sama.