Lower Cretaceous Strata and Fossils of Mt. Young

Over 40 marine macrofossil species, most of them new, were identified from field work in the Mt. Young 1:250,000 sheet area. This record documents lithological sequences and fossil collections from the Lower Cretaceous, made during the 1960 and 1961 field seasons. It also includes observations of plant remains from the same strata.

Use Cases

• Dating geological strata based on identified fossil assemblages.
• Analyzing lithological sequences and depositional environments from field observations.
• Cataloging new marine macrofossil species from the Lower Cretaceous period.
• Correlating regional geology using the 1:250,000 sheet area as a spatial framework.
• Studying paleobotany through the described plant remains.

Strengths

• Contains over 40 identified marine macrofossil species, with most described as new.
• Based on direct field observations and collections from two dedicated field seasons (1960, 1961).
• Provides a specific spatial context for the 1:250,000 Mt. Young sheet area.

Limitations

• Column names and data structure are unknown, limiting machine-readability.
• The record is a historical publication; its data may not be in a modern, structured digital format.
• Metadata for size, row count, license, and specific author is missing across all sources.

Provenance

Source

Geoscience Australia

Collection Method

Field observations, fossil collection, and laboratory identification during the 1960 and 1961 field seasons.

Time Range

Lower Cretaceous (geological period), with field work in 1960-1961.

Freshness

Last updated 2026-04-30 14:12:54.327517, though the underlying data is from 1960-1961.

Geography

Mt. Young 1:250,000 sheet area, Australia.