Marion Plateau offshore Queensland provides planktic and benthic foraminiferid data from dredge samples at two sites. The dataset likely contains thin-section analyses describing carbonate platform development, cavity infills, and borings from the Early Miocene to Pleistocene. It was contributed by the Australian Ocean Data Network and last updated in May 2026.
Use Cases
- Reconstruct paleoenvironmental conditions based on described shallow-water faunal assemblages.
- Analyze platform subsidence history based on the described age ranges and depositional gaps.
- Study biostratigraphic zonation (e.g., Zones N.18, N.22) based on the described foraminiferal faunas.
- Model carbonate platform development based on the described northern and southern site differences.
Strengths
- Data covers a long temporal range from Early Miocene to Pleistocene.
- Description specifies distinct geological settings for two sampling sites.
- Water depth for platform deposition is inferred to be less than 50 meters.
Limitations
- Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
- Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.
- Data files are in PDF and HTML formats, which may require parsing to extract structured data.
Provenance
- Source
- Australian Ocean Data Network
- Collection Method
- Study of foraminiferids in thin section from dredge samples.
- Time Range
- Early Miocene to Pleistocene
- Freshness
- Last updated 2026-05-05 00:20:51.871470; freshness should be verified.
- Geography
- Marion Plateau, offshore Queensland, Australia