Upper Jurassic and Lower Cretaceous Marine Fossils from Western Australia

Upper Jurassic (Kimmeridgian and Tithonian) and Lower Cretaceous (Neocomian and Aptian) marine fossils collected from the Dampier Peninsula in Western Australia. The data is presented in a paper referencing publications from the 1940s to 1958, with work primarily conducted before mid-1954. The dataset is provided by Geoscience Australia Data and was last updated on the platform in March 2026.

Use Cases

• Stratigraphic correlation and dating based on described fossil assemblages.
• Taxonomic study of marine invertebrate fossils from the Upper Jurassic and Lower Cretaceous periods.
• Historical analysis of paleontological research and specimen documentation practices.
• Reconstructing paleoenvironments of the Dampier Peninsula during the Mesozoic era.

Strengths

• References specific geological formations and a series of publications from 1940-1958.
• Documents fossils from a defined geographic region (Dampier Peninsula, Western Australia) and specific geological periods.
• Associated with Geoscience Australia Data, a government geological organization.

Limitations

• Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.
• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• Some original fossil specimens were lost in a 1953 fire, affecting the type material available.

Provenance

Source

Geoscience Australia Data

Collection Method

Compiled from fossil descriptions and stratigraphical work referenced in historical publications.

Time Range

Upper Jurassic to Lower Cretaceous (geological time), with research compiled primarily before mid-1954.

Freshness

Last updated 2026-03-25 17:26:36.491555; freshness should be verified.

Geography

Dampier Peninsula, between Derby and Broome, Western Australia.