Early Carboniferous Ostracod Species from the Bonaparte Basin, Australia

Lower Carboniferous Ostracoda (Beyrichicopida and Kirkbyocopa) from the Bonaparte Basin, northwestern Australia is a paleontological dataset from the Australian Ocean Data Network. It describes at least 29 species referable to 18 genera of benthic ostracods, including eight new species and an interim biostratigraphic scheme of eight assemblages. The dataset was last updated on 2026-04-28.

Use Cases

• Taxonomic classification of ostracod species based on described morphological features.
• Biostratigraphic correlation and age dating based on the succession of eight ostracod assemblages.
• Paleoecological analysis of carbonate shelf environments based on described ecozone affinities.
• Study of evolutionary morphology and homoeomorphic resemblances between extinct and extant groups.
• Regional paleobiogeographic comparison based on described affinities with European, Russian, and Asian faunas.

Strengths

• Includes detailed taxonomic information for at least 29 species across 18 genera.
• Provides a defined biostratigraphic scheme consisting of eight ostracod assemblages.
• Contains discussion of morphological analysis, including SEM examination of reticulation patterns.

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 and temporal bias inherent to the specific basin and geological period.

Provenance

Source

Australian Ocean Data Network

Collection Method

Paleontological study and taxonomic description of fossil specimens.

Time Range

Early Carboniferous (Tournaisian to Visean stages)

Freshness

Last updated 2026-04-28 15:04:44.926631; freshness should be verified.

Geography

Bonaparte Basin, northwestern Australia; mentions comparisons to Canning Basin, Western Europe, Russian Platform, Kazakhstan, and Tibet.