Permian Marine Fossil Collections from the Canning Basin, Western Australia

Two fossil collections from the 1954 field season confirm the presence of marine Permian rocks near the south-west margin of the Canning Basin. The dataset includes historical records from 1926 and 1949, documenting brachiopods, a nautiloid, and Ammodiscus nitidus fossils. The data is provided by the Australian Ocean Data Network and was last updated on 2026-04-10.

Use Cases

• Confirming the presence and age of marine Permian rocks based on fossil collections.
• Correlating geological formations between basins based on fossil equivalence mentioned in the description.
• Historical analysis of fossil discovery and identification efforts in Western Australia.

Strengths

• Includes two specific fossil collections from a 1954 field season for age determination.
• References historical records from 1926 and 1949, providing temporal context.
• Data is hosted by the authoritative Australian Ocean Data Network.

Limitations

• Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.
• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• Data may reflect geographic bias inherent to data_gov_au, focusing on a specific region of Western Australia.

Provenance

Source

Australian Ocean Data Network

Collection Method

Field collections by Bureau of Mineral Resources personnel and historical literature review.

Time Range

Permian period (Late Palaeozoic), with collection events noted in 1926, 1949, and 1954.

Freshness

Last updated 2026-04-10 17:30:32.047776; freshness should be verified.

Geography

Near the south-west margin of the Canning Basin, Western Australia, including locations near the Canning Stock Route and Lake Disappointment.