Mesozoic Plant Fossil Collections from 13 Northern Territory Localities, 1960

Thirteen localities in the Northern Territory were the source of Mesozoic plant fossils collected in 1960 by S. K. Skwarko. The record is provided by Geoscience Australia Data and was last updated in April 2026. The plant fossil sites were closely associated with marine faunal localities, suggesting potential for more accurate dating of the plant horizons.

Use Cases

• Correlating plant fossil horizons with marine faunal zones based on the described association.
• Studying the distribution of Mesozoic flora in the Northern Territory based on the thirteen collection localities.
• Supporting geological dating efforts when determinations of the associated fauna are completed.

Strengths

• Specifies 13 distinct collection localities for spatial context.
• Explicitly notes the 1960 collection year and collector S. K. Skwarko.
• Highlights a potential link to marine faunal data for future cross-validation.

Limitations

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

Provenance

Source

Geoscience Australia Data

Collection Method

Field collection by S. K. Skwarko.

Time Range

Collection year: 1960.

Freshness

Last updated 2026-04-20 01:00:17.354911; freshness should be verified.

Geography

Thirteen localities in the Northern Territory, Australia.