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Poivre Fm, Ashburton Shire, Western Australia, Australia
Lat/Long (Decimal) | -20.6792,115.5 |
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Co-ordinates Derivation | stated in text |
Given Location | Western Australia, Australia |
Mindat.org Region (for given coordinates) | Ashburton Shire, Western Australia, Australia |
Collections
Collection | Reference | Stratigraphic Name | Comments | Lithology | Age |
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Poivre Fm, Ant Point | McNamara K.J., Kendrick G.W. (1994) | Poivre | STRATIGRAPHIC RELATIONS: Miocene rocks of the Poivre Fm overly Eocene rocks with a transgressive unconformity. THICKNESS: As thick as 29 m. AGE: Originally determined to be Early Miocene by Glaessner (in McWhae and Parry, 1954), since refined to be Middle Miocene in age (Caproniere 1975; McNamara and Kendrick 1994). STRATIGRAPHIC POSITION: Limestone on lower half of coastal cliff. | "limestone" | 15.97 - 11.608 Ma Miocene |
Recorded Fossils
Accepted Name | Hierarchy | Age |
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Amusium sp. genus | Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Pectinida : Pectinidae : Amusium | 15.97 - 11.608 Ma Miocene |
Strombus sp. genus | Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Littorinimorpha : Strombidae : Strombus | 15.97 - 11.608 Ma Miocene |
References
McNamara K.J., Kendrick G.W. (1994) Cenozoic Molluscs and Echinoids of Barrow Island, Western Australia, Records of the Western Australian Museum Supplement 51 |
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!