Triassic Conodont Examination from Offshore Carnarvon Basin Wells

Western Australia's offshore Carnarvon Basin is the focus of this dataset from Geoscience Australia. It documents the examination of samples from three wells—Arabella No. 1, Candace No. 1, and Kybra No. 1—for Triassic conodont fossils. The data was last updated on 2026-04-20.

Use Cases

• Biostratigraphic dating and correlation of Triassic sedimentary sequences based on conodont fossil occurrences.
• Paleoenvironmental reconstruction of the offshore Carnarvon Basin during the Triassic period.
• Supporting geological modeling and resource exploration by providing fossil evidence from specific well samples.

Strengths

• Data originates from Geoscience Australia, a national geological survey authority.
• Focuses on a specific geological period (Triassic) and region (offshore Carnarvon Basin).
• Last updated on 2026-04-20 01:29:50.834592.

Limitations

• Row count and dataset scale are unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.
• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• Description metadata is limited; actual data quality requires manual inspection after download.

Provenance

Source

Geoscience Australia Data

Collection Method

Examination of well samples for microfossils.

Time Range

Triassic period.

Freshness

Last updated 2026-04-20 01:29:50.834592; freshness should be verified.

Geography

Offshore Carnarvon Basin, Western Australia.