The Bonaparte Basin in northwestern Australia contains a benthic ostracod fauna from the Early Carboniferous period. At least 29 species referable to 18 genera are described, including eight new species and eight closely related to established taxa. An interim biostratigraphic scheme proposes eight ostracod assemblages based on species' first appearances.
Use Cases
- Biostratigraphic correlation based on the succession of eight ostracod assemblages.
- Taxonomic analysis of Beyrichicopida and Kirkbyocopa species, including new and established taxa.
- Paleoecological inference based on the described Bairdiacea-Paraparchitacea ecozone.
- Study of morphological evolution based on SEM examination of reticulation patterns and epidermal cell-division.
- Comparative faunal analysis based on affinities with species from Western Europe, the Russian Platform, Kazakhstan, and Tibet.
Strengths
- Describes at least 29 species referable to 18 genera.
- Includes eight newly described species.
- Provides an interim biostratigraphic scheme with eight defined ostracod assemblages.
- Discusses detailed SEM examination of morphological features like reticulation patterns.
Limitations
- Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.
- Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
- The description notes that palaeoecological studies to test models of mixed assemblages must await description of the total fauna.
Provenance
- Source
- Australian Ocean Data Network
- Time Range
- Early Carboniferous (Tournaisian and Visean)
- Freshness
- Last updated 2026-04-16 14:57:36.974067; freshness should be verified.
- Geography
- Bonaparte Basin, northwestern Australia