Permian Brachiopod Fossils from Western Australia's Major Basins

Over 3,000 well-preserved 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 basins covering approximately 150,000 square miles. This dataset was published by Geoscience Australia Data and was last updated on 2026-04-30.

Use Cases

• Taxonomic classification and species distribution mapping based on the described 34 species across three basins.
• Paleoecological analysis of marine Permian environments based on fossil abundance and sediment descriptions.
• Comparative morphological studies based on features like shell structure, musculature, and attachment scars mentioned in the description.
• Stratigraphic correlation of Permian glacial and marine sequences across the Canning, Carnarvon, and Irwin Basins.

Strengths

• Collection consists of well over three thousand specimens, most well preserved.
• Covers a significant geographic area of approximately 150,000 square miles across three major basins.
• Includes detailed taxonomic breakdown across at least seven genera and 34 species.

Limitations

• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.
• Data is provided in PDF/HTML formats, which may require extraction for computational analysis.

Provenance

Source

Geoscience Australia Data

Collection Method

Study of a physical fossil collection.

Time Range

Permian period

Freshness

Last updated 2026-04-30 15:13:38.187395; freshness should be verified.

Geography

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