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Locality 16. Hy 8*. Southeast nose of Parana Hill anticline, MacDonnell Region, Northern Territory, Australia
Lat/Long (Decimal) | -24.525,132.151 |
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Co-ordinates Derivation | estimated from map |
Given Location | Northern Territory, Australia |
Mindat.org Region (for given coordinates) | MacDonnell Region, Northern Territory, Australia |
Collections
Collection | Reference | Stratigraphic Name | Comments | Lithology | Age |
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Locality 16. Hy 8*. Southeast nose of Parana Hill anticline, 32 kilometers west-southwest of Tempe Downs | Pojeta J., Gilbert-Tomlinson J. (1977) | Stairway - Sandstone | sandstone | 467.3 - 458.4 Ma Middle Ordovician |
Recorded Fossils
Accepted Name | Hierarchy | Age |
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Cyrtodonta wattii species | Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Cyrtodontida : Cyrtodontidae : Cyrtodonta : Cyrtodonta wattii | 467.3 - 458.4 Ma Middle Ordovician |
Sthenodonta eastii species | Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Nuculida : Nucularcidae : Sthenodonta : Sthenodonta eastii | 467.3 - 458.4 Ma Middle Ordovician |
References
Pojeta J., Gilbert-Tomlinson J. (1977) Australian Ordovician pelecypod molluscs, Bureau of Mineral Resources, Geology and Geophysics, Bulletin 174, 1-64 |
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!