Mesozoic Plant Fossil Collections from the Northern Territory, 1960

Geoscience Australia Data provides a report on Mesozoic plant fossils collected in 1960 by S. K. Skwarko from thirteen localities in the Northern Territory. The record describes the fossil collections and notes their close association with marine faunal localities. The report suggests that dating of the plant horizons may be possible following determinations of the associated fauna.

Use Cases

• Study Mesozoic plant fossil distribution based on the thirteen described collection localities.
• Correlate plant fossil horizons with marine fauna for stratigraphic dating, as suggested in the description.
• Research paleoenvironmental conditions in the Northern Territory during the Mesozoic era based on fossil assemblages.

Strengths

• Report is associated with a specific collector (S. K. Skwarko) and collection year (1960).
• Data covers thirteen distinct fossil localities within the Northern Territory.
• The description notes a potential link to marine fauna for improved dating.

Limitations

• The core data is a report (PDF/HTML), not a structured data table; column-level documentation is absent.
• Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.
• Freshness should be verified; the last update timestamp is 2026-04-30 14:32:34.764690.

Provenance

Source

Geoscience Australia Data

Collection Method

Field collection by S. K. Skwarko.

Time Range

Collection year: 1960. Geological era: Mesozoic.

Freshness

Last updated 2026-04-30 14:32:34.764690

Geography

Thirteen localities in the Northern Territory, Australia.