The Australian Ocean Data Network provides a correlation chart for the Carboniferous System in Australia. The chart synthesizes evidence from marine faunas, using conodont, brachiopod, foraminifer, and ammonoid zones from Western Australia and the New England Geosyncline. It was last updated on 2026-05-05.
Use Cases
- Correlating Lower Carboniferous sequences in intracratonic basins based on conodont and brachiopod zones.
- Dating Carboniferous brachiopod zones in eastern Australia using ammonoid and conodont zones.
- Making generalized correlations across the marine Carboniferous of Australia by linking Kulm and Kohlenkalk facies.
- Tentatively correlating terrestrial sequences based on plant and spore evidence.
Strengths
- Draws on established biostratigraphic scales from Britain, Belgium, and Germany.
- Correlates faunal sequences from both Western Australia intracratonic basins and the eastern New England Geosyncline.
Limitations
- Correlation of terrestrial sequences is described as highly tentative due to sporadic plant and spore evidence.
- Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
- Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.
Provenance
- Source
- Australian Ocean Data Network
- Collection Method
- A brief synopsis of evidence from Carboniferous marine faunas.
- Freshness
- Last updated 2026-05-05 05:12:41.006742; freshness should be verified.
- Geography
- Australia