Western Australia and western Northern Territory Permian rocks contain marine faunas used for stratigraphic assessment. The collections are from the University of Western Australia and the Bureau of Mineral Resources, with work published in 1956 and 1957. It represents a complete marine Permian sequence, rivaled only by the Hunter Valley of New South Wales.
Use Cases
- Assessing stratigraphical significance based on described pelecypod and gastropod faunas
- Studying phylogeny and range based on Lower Permian marine faunal complexes
- Comparing marine sequences based on Upper Permian presence in Fitzroy and Bonaparte Gulf Basins
Strengths
- Collections from two authoritative institutions: University of Western Australia and Bureau of Mineral Resources
- Part of a long-term project with portions already published in 1956 and 1957
- Described as a complete marine Permian sequence in Australia
Limitations
- Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download
- Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment
- Description metadata is limited; actual data quality requires manual inspection after download
Provenance
- Source
- Australian Ocean Data Network
- Collection Method
- Collections from Geology Department of the University of Western Australia and Museum of the Geological Branch of the Bureau of Mineral Resources
- Time Range
- Permian period
- Freshness
- Last updated 2026-04-16 15:38:36.247911; freshness should be verified
- Geography
- Western Australia and western Northern Territory, Carnarvon Basin, Fitzroy Basin, Bonaparte Gulf Basin