Australian Ocean Data Network hosts a palaeontological study of thelodont scales from the Early Devonian period. The data describes specimens from the Toko Syncline in western Queensland and reviews other Australian discoveries, correlating findings across basins. The dataset was last updated on 2026-05-05.
Use Cases
- Correlating fossil ages across different geological basins based on the described Turinia australiensis occurrences.
- Studying marginal marine environments in the Early Devonian based on associated ostracod and eridostracan evidence.
- Tracking the adaptive radiation of Turinia fauna in the Australian region based on the described temporal progression.
- Identifying coeval geological formations based on the correlation of Cravens Peak Beds and Tandalgoo Red Beds.
Strengths
- The description provides specific fossil species names (Turinia australiensis, T. cf. pagei, Gampsolepis ? sp. undet) and geological formations.
- It establishes temporal correlations across multiple Australian basins (Georgina, Canning, Carnarvon).
- The dataset is hosted by an authoritative organization, the Australian Ocean Data Network.
Limitations
- Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
- Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.
- The primary file formats are PDF and HTML, which may not be readily analyzable as structured data.
Provenance
- Source
- Australian Ocean Data Network
- Time Range
- Early Devonian period (specifically Pragian to Emsian stages, with references to Middle Devonian and Givetian-Frasnian)
- Freshness
- Last updated 2026-05-05 02:52:59.322069; freshness should be verified.
- Geography
- Toko Syncline, western Queensland; Cobar/Wilcannia area, New South Wales; Georgina Basin; Canning Basin; Carnarvon Basin, Western Australia