Late Norian or Rhaetian (Late Triassic) fossils identified from the Kuta Formation in Papua New Guinea. The dataset includes conodonts, molluscs, and brachiopods, described by the Australian Ocean Data Network. The fossils provide evidence for continuous marine sedimentation from the Middle Triassic to the Late Triassic.
Use Cases
- Dating Late Triassic marine formations based on identified fossil assemblages
- Studying Tethyan provincial biogeography based on the described conodonts, ammonites, and bivalves
- Analyzing stratigraphic continuity in Papua New Guinea based on the described uninterrupted sedimentation from Anisian to Rhaetian time
- Comparing fossil records with New Zealand and New Caledonia based on the presence of the brachiopod Clavigera
Strengths
- Fossils provide a positive date for the formation as late Norian or Rhaetian
- Includes multiple fossil groups: conodonts, molluscs, and brachiopods
- Describes the youngest known Triassic formation in Papua New Guinea
Limitations
- Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download
- Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment
- Data may reflect geographic bias inherent to data_gov_au
Provenance
- Source
- Australian Ocean Data Network
- Time Range
- Late Triassic (late Norian or Rhaetian)
- Freshness
- Last updated 2026-04-16 14:49:18.736020; freshness should be verified
- Geography
- Kuta Formation, Kubor Anticline, Central Highlands of Papua New Guinea