Marine Fossils from the Upper Jurassic and Lower Cretaceous of Dampier Peninsula

Several publications detail Upper Jurassic (Kimmeridgian and Tithonian) and Lower Cretaceous (Neocomian and Aptian) marine fossils from Dampier Land, Western Australia. The fossils were listed in papers by authors including Brunnschweiler, Guppy, and Fairbridge between 1951 and 1958. The main purpose of the paper is to substantiate earlier statements by showing what fossils were found, using photographs that survived a 1953 fire.

Use Cases

• Taxonomic identification of marine fossils based on detailed specimen descriptions.
• Stratigraphic correlation of Upper Jurassic and Lower Cretaceous formations in Western Australia.
• Historical analysis of fossil record documentation and preservation challenges.
• Research on the palaeontology of the Australian Mesozoic based on referenced publications.

Strengths

• References multiple authoritative publications from the 1950s by specific authors.
• Focuses on a specific geographic region (Dampier Peninsula) and geological time periods (Upper Jurassic, Lower Cretaceous).
• Documents the recovery of fossil evidence from a destructive event (the 1953 fire).

Limitations

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

Provenance

Source

Geoscience Australia Data

Collection Method

Compiled from historical geological publications and fossil descriptions.

Time Range

Upper Jurassic (Kimmeridgian, Tithonian) to Lower Cretaceous (Neocomian, Aptian).

Freshness

Last updated 2026-05-14 04:36:07.049630; freshness should be verified.

Geography

Dampier Peninsula, between Derby and Broome, Western Australia.