Coral Faunas from the Silurian of New South Wales and Devonian of Western Australia

Part I describes Devonian coral faunas from Western Australia, including 30 species from the West Kimberleys, with 22 from the Pilbara Limestone. Part II deals with fragmentary coral material from Silurian limestone near Kiandra, southern New South Wales. The dataset is hosted by the Australian Ocean Data Network.

Use Cases

• Taxonomic classification of coral species based on morphological descriptions
• Comparative analysis of coral faunas between Western Australia and eastern Australia
• Age determination of geological formations based on characteristic coral genera
• Studying provincial differences in coral distribution during the Givetian period

Strengths

• Includes descriptions and illustrations of 30 species from the West Kimberleys
• Identifies a new genus of Rugosa, Catactotoechus, with its type species
• Provides age correlations for formations based on coral fauna composition

Limitations

• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download
• Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment
• Data may reflect geographic/temporal bias inherent to data_gov_au

Provenance

Source

Australian Ocean Data Network

Time Range

Silurian (likely Wenlockian/Ludlovian) and Devonian (Givetian, Frasnian, Famennian)

Freshness

Last updated 2026-04-16 14:15:40.137155; freshness should be verified

Geography

New South Wales (Kiandra) and Western Australia (West Kimberleys, East Kimberleys, Carnarvon Basin)