Mesozoic Plant Fossils Collected in 1960 from Northern Territory

Thirteen localities in the Northern Territory were surveyed for Mesozoic plant fossils in 1960 by S. K. Skwarko. The record describes these collections, noting their close association with marine faunal localities. Geoscience Australia Data published this report, which was last updated in May 2026.

Use Cases

• Correlating plant fossil horizons with marine fauna for dating based on the described association.
• Studying the distribution of Mesozoic flora in the Northern Territory based on the thirteen collection localities.
• Conducting historical analysis of paleontological fieldwork from the 1960 collection date.

Strengths

• Describes fossils from thirteen specific localities, providing spatial context.
• Explicitly notes the 1960 collection date and collector S. K. Skwarko.
• Links plant fossil horizons to marine faunal data for potential cross-dating.

Limitations

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

Provenance

Source

Geoscience Australia Data

Collection Method

Field collection by S. K. Skwarko.

Time Range

1960 (collection year).

Freshness

Last updated 2026-05-14 09:25:30.168097; freshness should be verified.

Geography

Northern Territory, Australia (thirteen localities).