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Buchan - Buchan Caves Limestone, Victoria, Australia
| Group | Buchan |
|---|---|
| Formation | Buchan Caves Limestone |
| Age: | 409 - 393 Ma Early/Lower Devonian |
| Interval | Pragian - Emsian |
| Lithology | grainstone/dolomite, grainstone/sandstone |
| Number of Collections | 3 |
| Number of Occurrences | 48 |
Recorded Sample Locations
| Location | Region | Stratigraphic Name |
|---|---|---|
| Buchan Caves Limestone at Buchan | Buchan, East Gippsland Shire, Victoria, Australia | Buchan - Buchan Caves Limestone |
| Buchan Caves Limestone at Bindi | Swifts Creek, East Gippsland Shire, Victoria, Australia | Buchan - Buchan Caves Limestone |
| Bivalves of Buchan Caves Lst. | Gippsland, Victoria, Australia | Buchan - Buchan Caves Limestone |
Associated Units
| Stratigraphic Name | Age | Lithology | Occurrence Records |
|---|---|---|---|
| Buchan - Taravale Marlstone | 408 - 393 Ma Early/Lower Devonian | limestone/mudstone | 6 |
| Buchan - Taravale Mudstone | 411 - 393 Ma Early/Lower Devonian | siltstone/"limestone" | 20 |
Recorded Fossils
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!
