Data from a multi-disciplinary study of the Great Ordovician Biodiversification Event (GOBE) in the Canning Basin, Western Australia. The dataset integrates palynological, petrographic, molecular, and stable isotopic analyses from four boreholes intersecting the Goldwyer Formation. This research, published in Global and Planetary Change in 2017, provides molecular insights into Ordovician marine environments and early land plant evolution.
Use Cases
- Modeling ancient marine redox conditions based on lateral and temporal variations in lipid biomarker assemblages.
- Studying the ecological relationship between methanotrophs and Gloeocapsomorpha prisca based on correlated biomarker signatures.
- Analyzing the geographical distribution of early land plants based on cryptospore and terrestrial biomarker records in Middle Ordovician strata.
- Correlating depositional environments with microbial diversity using integrated palynological, petrographic, and isotopic data.
Strengths
- Integrates data from four distinct boreholes, providing spatial context.
- Combines multiple analytical disciplines: palynology, petrography, molecular analysis, and stable isotopes.
- Includes identification of the oldest cryptospores in Australian Middle Ordovician strata.
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 bias inherent to the specific Canning Basin study area.
Provenance
- Source
- Australian Ocean Data Network via data.gov.au, based on research published in Global and Planetary Change.
- Collection Method
- Palynological, petrographic, molecular, and stable isotopic analysis of rock core samples from four boreholes.
- Time Range
- Middle Ordovician period.
- Freshness
- Last updated 2026-04-16 08:29:31.034300; freshness should be verified.
- Geography
- Canning Basin, Western Australia.