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Stairway Sandstone, Northern Territory, Australia
| Formation | Stairway Sandstone |
|---|---|
| Age: | 466 - 461 Ma Middle Ordovician |
| Interval | Arenig |
| Lithology | sandstone |
| Number of Collections | 3 |
| Number of Occurrences | 9 |
Recorded Sample Locations
| Location | Region | Stratigraphic Name |
|---|---|---|
| Mt Watt [Stairway Sandstone] | MacDonnell Region, Northern Territory, Australia | Stairway Sandstone |
| Mt Charlotte [Stairway Sandstone] | Sandover, Barkly Region, Northern Territory, Australia | Stairway Sandstone |
| James 'B' Anticline [Stairway Sandstone] | Sandover, Barkly Region, Northern Territory, Australia | Stairway Sandstone |
Recorded Fossils
| Accepted Name | Hierarchy | Age |
|---|---|---|
| Cruziana furcifera species | Plantae : Cruziana : Cruziana furcifera | 478.6 - 466 Ma Ordovician |
 Arandaspis sp.genus | Animalia : Chordata : Arandaspididae : Arandaspis | 466 - 460.9 Ma Middle Ordovician |
| Arandaspis prionotolepis species | Animalia : Chordata : Arandaspididae : Arandaspis : Arandaspis prionotolepis | 478.6 - 466 Ma Ordovician |
| Porophoraspis sp. genus | Animalia : Chordata : Arandaspididae : Porophoraspis | 466 - 460.9 Ma Middle Ordovician |
| Porophoraspis crenulata species | Animalia : Chordata : Arandaspididae : Porophoraspis : Porophoraspis crenulata | 478.6 - 466 Ma Ordovician |
 Johnmartinia orbicularisspecies | Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Nuculanida : Johnmartinia : Johnmartinia orbicularis | 478.6 - 466 Ma Ordovician |
| Alococoncha crassatellaeformis species | Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Solemyida : Ctenodontidae : Alococoncha : Alococoncha crassatellaeformis | 478.6 - 466 Ma Ordovician |
References
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!
