Australian Ordovician, Silurian, and Devonian Bryozoa Fossil Records

A paleontological study investigating bryozoan faunas from the Ordovician, Silurian, and Devonian periods in Australia. The work was compiled by Geoscience Australia Data, with a last update recorded for 2026-04-20. It focuses on specific fossil-rich horizons in central-western New South Wales and the Fitzroy Basin.

Use Cases

• Study skeletal structure development in bryozoan zoaria based on the original research aim.
• Analyze species distribution across different stratigraphic successions as described in the study.
• Identify fossil-rich geological horizons in central-western New South Wales and the Fitzroy Basin.
• Investigate the patchy occurrence of bryozoan faunas in regions like Yass-Taemas and Tamworth.

Strengths

• Focuses on specific, well-defined geological periods (Ordovician, Silurian, Devonian).
• Describes investigation of areas with abundant bryozoan faunas, such as the Fitzroy Basin.
• Based on field collections by parties from the Bureau of Mineral Resources.

Limitations

• Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.
• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• Data is provided in PDF/HTML formats, which may complicate structured analysis.

Provenance

Source

Geoscience Australia Data

Collection Method

Field collection by Bureau of Mineral Resources parties and subsequent paleontological study.

Time Range

Ordovician, Silurian, and Devonian periods

Freshness

Last updated 2026-04-20 02:24:41.393889; freshness should be verified.

Geography

Australia, specifically central-western New South Wales and the Fitzroy Basin