The dataset describes the Riversleigh section of the Australian Fossil Mammal Sites and its compliance with World Heritage natural criteria. It was published by the Queensland Department of Environment, Tourism, Science and Innovation via data.gov.au. The record was last updated on 2026-05-27.
Use Cases
- Assess World Heritage site eligibility based on criteria for major stages of earth's history.
- Analyze geological processes contributing to the significance of a fossil site.
- Map the distribution of fossil mammal sites meeting specific international heritage standards.
Strengths
- Dataset is licensed under CC-BY-4.0, allowing for open sharing and adaptation.
- Last update timestamp (2026-05-27) is provided, indicating recent metadata maintenance.
Limitations
- Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
- Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.
Provenance
- Source
- [email protected], Environment, Tourism, Science and Innovation
- Freshness
- Last updated 2026-05-27 14:06:21.936695; freshness should be verified.
- Geography
- Riversleigh, Australia