Permian Productacea Brachiopod Fossils from Western Australia

Over 3,000 specimens of the brachiopod super-family Productacea from Permian marine sediments in Western Australia. The collection includes at least 34 species across seven genera, sourced from three major sedimentary basins covering approximately 150,000 square miles. The dataset was published by Geoscience Australia Data and last updated in May 2026.

Use Cases

• Taxonomic classification and revision based on described shell structure and musculature features
• Paleobiogeographic analysis of species distributions across the Canning, Carnarvon, and Irwin Basins
• Morphological study of brachiopod genera like Aulosteges, Dictyoclostus, and Strophalosia
• Investigating the function and taxonomic value of features like the attachment scar and trail

Strengths

• Over 3,000 specimens, most described as well preserved
• Covers at least 34 species across seven described genera
• Geographic coverage spans three major sedimentary basins in Western Australia

Limitations

• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download
• Data is provided as PDF/HTML documents, not a structured tabular format
• Row count and specific data schema are unknown

Provenance

Source

Geoscience Australia Data

Collection Method

Study of a physical fossil collection.

Time Range

Permian Period

Freshness

Last updated 2026-05-14 03:44:21.225494; freshness should be verified

Geography

Western Australia, specifically the Canning, Carnarvon, and Irwin Basins.