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 from various wells along the Canning Stock Route. Two additional collections from 1954 confirm the presence of marine Permian rocks in this area.

Use Cases

• Identify and age-date Permian marine shelly fossils based on the described collections.
• Map the distribution of Permian rocks near the south-west margin of the Canning Basin.
• Correlate rock units with the Noonkanbah Formation of the Fitzroy Basin based on fossil evidence.
• Study the historical fossil collection efforts in Western Australia during the mid-20th century.

Strengths

• References specific historical collections and publications (Glauert 1926, Reeves 1949).
• Includes data from a 1954 Bureau field party, adding to the historical record.
• Confirms the presence of marine Permian rocks in the described area.

Limitations

• Description metadata is limited; actual data quality requires manual inspection after download.
• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.

Provenance

Source

Geoscience Australia Data

Collection Method

Field collection by historical expeditions and Bureau field parties.

Time Range

Late Palaeozoic (Permian period), with collection dates referenced from 1926, 1949, and 1954.

Freshness

Last updated 2026-05-14 03:18:00.189576; freshness should be verified.

Geography

Near the south-west margin of the Canning Basin, Western Australia, specifically near No. 27 Well and No. 6 Well on the Canning Stock Route.