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Ribbon Reef 5, Queensland, Australia
Lat/Long (Decimal) | -15.4667,145.25 |
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Co-ordinates Derivation | estimated from map |
Given Location | Queensland, Australia |
Mindat.org Region (for given coordinates) | Queensland, Australia |
Collections
Collection | Reference | Stratigraphic Name | Comments | Lithology | Age |
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Ribbon Reef 5, outer shelf core, Section 3 | Webster J. M., Davies P. J. (2003) | 158-210 metre, age discussion: 520-606 ky | grainstone | 0.781 - 0.126 Ma Pleistocene |
Recorded Fossils
Accepted Name | Hierarchy | Age |
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Bryozoa phylum | Animalia : Bryozoa | 0.781 - 0.126 Ma Pleistocene |
Echinodermata phylum | Animalia : Echinodermata | 0.781 - 0.126 Ma Pleistocene |
Bivalvia class | Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia | 0.781 - 0.126 Ma Pleistocene |
Gastropoda class | Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda | 0.781 - 0.126 Ma Pleistocene |
Foraminifera phylum | Foraminifera | 0.781 - 0.126 Ma Pleistocene |
Halimeda sp. genus | Plantae : Chlorophyta : Ulvophyceae : Bryopsidales : Halimedaceae : Halimeda | 0.781 - 0.126 Ma Pleistocene |
References
Webster J. M., Davies P. J. (2003) Coral variation in two deep drill cores: significance for the Pleistocene development of the Great Barrier Reef, Sedimentary Geology 159 1-2, 61-80 |
Data courtesy of: PBDB: The Paleobiology Database, Creative Commons CC-BY licenced. , GBIF: the Global Biodiversity Information Facility, various licences, iDigBio, various licences, and EOL: The Encyclopedia of Life (Open Data Public Domain). Because fossils are made of minerals too!