The Ordovician, Silurian, and Devonian bryozoa of Australia dataset documents fossil occurrences from specific geological formations. The study investigated skeletal structure development and species distribution across stratigraphic successions in central-western New South Wales and the Fitzroy Basin. Data was collected by field parties of the Bureau of Mineral Resources.
Use Cases
- Study skeletal structure development in bryozoan zoaria based on the original aim of the investigation
- Analyze species distribution across stratigraphic successions based on the significance mentioned in the description
- Identify fossil-rich horizons in Middle and Upper Ordovician exposures of central-western New South Wales
- Map bryozoan occurrences in the Middle and Upper Devonian sequence of the Fitzroy Basin
Strengths
- Focus on specific geological periods (Ordovician, Silurian, Devonian)
- Data sourced from targeted field investigations in central-western New South Wales and the Fitzroy Basin
- Includes isolated occurrences where two or three species were collected
Limitations
- Description metadata is limited; actual data quality requires manual inspection after download
- Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment
- Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download
Provenance
- Source
- Australian Ocean Data Network
- Collection Method
- Field collection by Bureau of Mineral Resources parties and subsequent investigation
- Time Range
- Ordovician, Silurian, and Devonian periods
- Freshness
- Last updated 2026-04-16 14:01:48.990373; freshness should be verified
- Geography
- Australia, specifically central-western New South Wales and the Fitzroy Basin