Marine Tertiary Rock Stratigraphy and Micropalaeontology from Adelaide to Aldinga

Legacy geological data product concerning the stratigraphy and micropalaeontology of marine Tertiary rocks in a coastal region of South Australia. The dataset was published by the Australian Ocean Data Network and was last updated in April 2026. No abstract or detailed metadata is available for this legacy product.

Use Cases

• Analyze stratigraphic sequences described in the PDF/HTML documents for regional geological modeling.
• Identify and catalog microfossil species listed in the micropalaeontology sections to study past marine environments.
• Correlate rock unit ages and formations between Adelaide and Aldinga using the documented stratigraphic columns.
• Map the distribution of specific Tertiary rock layers based on the described geological sections and sample locations.

Strengths

• Documented by the authoritative Australian Ocean Data Network.
• Last update recorded in April 2026, indicating recent platform maintenance.

Limitations

• No abstract, sample data, row counts, or column definitions are available.
• Core data is presented in legacy PDF/HTML formats, not machine-readable tabular data.
• The specific temporal coverage (e.g., geological age range) and geographic precision are not detailed in the provided metadata.

Provenance

Source

Australian Ocean Data Network

Collection Method

null

Time Range

Tertiary period (geological); specific study years unknown.

Freshness

Platform record updated April 2026; underlying data age is unknown.

Geography

Marine Tertiary rocks between Adelaide and Aldinga, South Australia.