Australian Ocean Data Network hosts a dataset documenting Late Palaeozoic fossil collections from the south-west margin of the Canning Basin. The description references historical collections from 1926 and 1949, as well as additional specimens collected during a 1954 Bureau field party. The data confirms the presence of marine Permian rocks in the area, with file formats including HTML and PDF.
Use Cases
- Confirming the presence and age of marine Permian rocks based on fossil evidence described.
- Studying the distribution of specific fossil taxa like brachiopods and nautiloids mentioned in the historical records.
- Correlating rock formations (e.g., with the Noonkanbah Formation) as suggested in the description.
Strengths
- References specific historical publications and collection years (1926, 1949, 1954).
- Documents fossil identifications by named researchers (Glauert, Reeves, Casey).
- Specifies geographic context near the Canning Stock Route and Lake Disappointment.
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/temporal bias inherent to data_gov_au.
Provenance
- Source
- Australian Ocean Data Network
- Collection Method
- Field collection by geologists and palaeontologists, as described in historical records.
- Time Range
- Late Palaeozoic (Permian period), with collection events noted in 1926, 1949, and 1954.
- Freshness
- Last updated 2026-04-16 10:10:21.890525; freshness should be verified.
- Geography
- South-west margin of the Canning Basin, Western Australia, near the Canning Stock Route and Lake Disappointment.