Large numbers of plant fossil specimens were collected in the Bowen Basin in 1960 by field parties in the Mt Coolon and Clermont areas. The collections are described and representative specimens are illustrated, with age determinations made for diagnostic fossils. The report includes flora from the Devonian Protolepidodendron and Psilophytites in the Bulgonunna Volcanic Series and a Devonian to Lower Carboniferous Lepidodendroid flora in the Drummond Group.
Use Cases
- Study Devonian plant evolution based on the Protolepidodendron and Psilophytites flora described
- Analyze Upper Bowen Basin flora based on the exceptional Glossopteris angustifolia material mentioned
- Identify Triassic plant fossils based on the Teviot Formation specimens referenced
- Determine fossil horizon ages based on the diagnostic plant fossils used for age determinations
Strengths
- Report includes illustrations of representative specimens
- Age determinations are made for fossil horizons where plant fossils are diagnostic
- Contains exceptionally preserved material of Phyllotheca australis and P. robusta
Limitations
- Description metadata is limited; actual data quality requires manual inspection after download
- Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment
- Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download
Provenance
- Source
- Geoscience Australia Data
- Collection Method
- Field collection by parties in 1960
- Time Range
- 1960 collection year, fossils from Devonian to Tertiary periods
- Freshness
- Last updated 2026-05-07 04:46:11.899453; freshness should be verified
- Geography
- Bowen Basin, Queensland, specifically Mt Coolon and Clermont areas