Permian Marine Fossil Collections from the Canning Basin, Western Australia

Late Palaeozoic fossils have been recorded previously from near the south-west margin of the Canning Basin. The dataset includes fossil collections from four specific localities, including brachiopods, a nautiloid, and Ammodiscus nitidus, confirming the presence of marine Permian rocks in the area. The data was aggregated by the Australian Ocean Data Network and includes historical records from 1926 and 1949, as well as collections from a 1954 Bureau field party.

Use Cases

• Age determination of rock formations based on identified fossil species.
• Stratigraphic correlation of Permian rocks between the Fitzroy and Canning Basins.
• Mapping the historical distribution of marine shelly fossils in Western Australia.
• Studying the paleoecology of the Permian period using specific fossil collections.

Strengths

• References specific historical collections and publications from 1926, 1949, and 1954.
• Confirms the presence of marine Permian rocks in a specific geographic area.
• Includes fossil identifications from multiple contributors and field parties.

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 historical field collections.

Provenance

Source

Australian Ocean Data Network

Collection Method

Field collection by geologists and historical record aggregation.

Time Range

Permian period, with collection records from 1926, 1949, and 1954.

Freshness

Last updated 2026-06-04 08:44:06.738626; freshness should be verified.

Geography

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