Permian Marine Fossils from the Canning Basin, Western Australia

Late Palaeozoic fossils have been recorded from near the south-west margin of the Canning Basin. The dataset includes records of brachiopods, a nautiloid, and Ammodiscus nitidus collected by various field parties, confirming the presence of marine Permian rocks in this area. The data is provided by the Australian Ocean Data Network.

Use Cases

• Confirming the presence and distribution of marine Permian rocks based on fossil collections.
• Identifying and cataloguing specific fossil species like brachiopods and Ammodiscus nitidus.
• Correlating rock formations (e.g., with the Noonkanbah Formation) based on fossil evidence.
• Supporting geological mapping and stratigraphic analysis of the Canning Basin margin.

Strengths

• Data includes specific fossil identifications (e.g., brachiopods, Ammodiscus nitidus).
• Provides historical collection context with references to past field work (e.g., Glauert 1926, Reeves 1949).
• Confirms the presence of marine Permian rocks in a specific geographic area.

Limitations

• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.
• Data may reflect geographic and temporal bias inherent to data_gov_au.

Provenance

Source

Australian Ocean Data Network

Collection Method

Field collections by geologists (e.g., L.J. Jones, Reeves, J.N. Casey) with identifications by authors.

Time Range

Permian period (Late Palaeozoic), with collection records from 1926 and 1954.

Freshness

Last updated 2026-06-17 00:41:35.709261; freshness should be verified.

Geography

South-west margin of the Canning Basin, Western Australia, near Lake Disappointment and the Canning Stock Route.