Devonian Fish Remains from Billiluna, Canning Basin, Western Australia

Fragmentary remains of Devonian fishes from the Knobby Sandstone formation in the eastern Canning Basin, Western Australia. The fauna includes a new species of Bothriolepis, other antiarch placoderms, and rhipidistian teeth and scales, preserved as moulds in coarse sandstone. The Australian Ocean Data Network published this description, last updated on 2026-06-04.

Use Cases

• Classifying Devonian fish species based on described fragmentary remains.
• Analyzing depositional environments based on high-energy preservation characteristics.
• Correlating Late Devonian vertebrate assemblages across the Canning Basin.
• Studying paleoecology through associated plant remains like Leptophloeum australe.

Strengths

• Describes a new species of the antiarch Bothriolepis.
• Specifies the geological context as the Knobby Sandstone formation in the Canning Basin.
• Includes associated plant remains, providing ecological context.

Limitations

• Data is fragmentary, with better material required for detailed correlation.
• 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 via data_gov_au.

Collection Method

Descriptive paleontological study of collected fossil specimens.

Time Range

Late Devonian (Famennian) age.

Freshness

Last updated 2026-06-04 07:47:39.784501; freshness should be verified.

Geography

Billiluna, eastern Canning Basin, Western Australia.