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Ferntree, Tasmania, Australia

Formation	Ferntree
Age:	269 - 265 Ma Permian
Interval	Wordian
Lithology	mudstone, sandstone, "siliciclastic"
Number of Collections	10
Number of Occurrences	88

Recorded Sample Locations

Location	Region	Stratigraphic Name
Bellerive Point	Tasmania, Australia	Ferntree
Blowhole	Kingborough municipality, Tasmania, Australia	Ferntree
Boyer	Derwent Valley municipality, Tasmania, Australia	Ferntree
Ferntree	Hobart city, Tasmania, Australia	Ferntree
Flowerpot Point	Tasmania, Australia	Ferntree
Grasstree Hill	Clarence city, Tasmania, Australia	Ferntree
Maria Island	Maria Island, Glamorgan Spring Bay municipality, Tasmania, Australia	Ferntree
Mount Falkner	Glenorchy city, Tasmania, Australia	Ferntree
Peppermint Hill	Derwent Valley municipality, Tasmania, Australia	Ferntree
Southern Expressway	Kingborough municipality, Tasmania, Australia	Ferntree

Recorded Fossils

Accepted Name	Type	Hierarchy	Age
Ostracoda class	3	Animalia : Arthropoda : Ostracoda	268.8 - 265.1 Ma Permian
Glendonia duodecimcostata species	7	Animalia : Brachiopoda : Rhynchonellata : Spiriferida : Ingelarellidae : Glendonia : *Glendonia duodecimcostata*	268.8 - 265.1 Ma Permian
Ingelarella globosa species	7	Animalia : Brachiopoda : Rhynchonellata : Spiriferida : Ingelarellidae : Ingelarella : *Ingelarella globosa*	268.8 - 265.1 Ma Permian
Ingelarella undulosa species	7	Animalia : Brachiopoda : Rhynchonellata : Spiriferida : Ingelarellidae : Ingelarella : *Ingelarella undulosa*	268.8 - 265.1 Ma Permian
Johndearia magna species	7	Animalia : Brachiopoda : Rhynchonellata : Spiriferida : Ingelarellidae : Johndearia : *Johndearia magna*	268.8 - 265.1 Ma Permian
Tomiopsis oviformis species	7	Animalia : Brachiopoda : Rhynchonellata : Spiriferida : Ingelarellidae : Tomiopsis : *Tomiopsis oviformis*	268.8 - 265.1 Ma Permian
Fusispirifer avicula species	7	Animalia : Brachiopoda : Rhynchonellata : Spiriferida : Trigonotretidae : Fusispirifer : *Fusispirifer avicula*	268.8 - 265.1 Ma Permian
Sulciplica transversa species	7	Animalia : Brachiopoda : Rhynchonellata : Spiriferida : Trigonotretidae : Sulciplica : *Sulciplica transversa*	268.8 - 265.1 Ma Permian
Fletcherithyris biundata species	7	Animalia : Brachiopoda : Rhynchonellata : Terebratulida : Dielasmatidae : Fletcherithyris : *Fletcherithyris biundata*	268.8 - 265.1 Ma Permian
Fletcherithyris parkesi species	7	Animalia : Brachiopoda : Rhynchonellata : Terebratulida : Dielasmatidae : Fletcherithyris : *Fletcherithyris parkesi*	268.8 - 265.1 Ma Permian
Maorielasma imperatum species	7	Animalia : Brachiopoda : Rhynchonellata : Terebratulida : Gillediidae : Maorielasma : *Maorielasma imperatum*	268.8 - 265.1 Ma Permian
Terrakea brachythaera species	7	Animalia : Brachiopoda : Strophomenata : Productida : Linoproductidae : Terrakea : *Terrakea brachythaera*	268.8 - 265.1 Ma Permian
Echinalosia ovalis species	7	Animalia : Brachiopoda : Strophomenata : Productida : Strophalosiidae : Echinalosia : *Echinalosia ovalis*	268.8 - 265.1 Ma Permian
Stenopora crinita species	7	Animalia : Bryozoa : Stenolaemata : Trepostomatida : Stenoporidae : Stenopora : *Stenopora crinita*	268.8 - 265.1 Ma Permian
Euryphyllum sp. genus	6	Animalia : Cnidaria : Anthozoa : Hapsiphyllidae : *Euryphyllum*	268.8 - 265.1 Ma Permian
Stutchburia compressa species	7	Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Cardiida : Kalenteridae : Stutchburia : *Stutchburia compressa*	268.8 - 265.1 Ma Permian
Aphanaia sp. genus	6	Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Myalinida : Kolymiidae : *Aphanaia*	268.8 - 265.1 Ma Permian
Nuculopsis sp. genus	6	Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Nuculida : Nuculidae : *Nuculopsis*	268.8 - 265.1 Ma Permian
Etheripecten leniusculus species	7	Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Pectinida : Heteropectinidae : Etheripecten : *Etheripecten leniusculus*	268.8 - 265.1 Ma Permian
Myonia sp. genus	6	Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Megadesmidae : *Myonia*	268.8 - 265.1 Ma Permian
Myonia (Myomedia) carinata species	7	Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Pholadida : Vacunellidae : Myonia : *Myonia (Myomedia) carinata*	268.8 - 265.1 Ma Permian
Allorisma curvatum species	7	Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Sanguinolitidae : Vacunella : *Allorisma curvatum*	268.8 - 265.1 Ma Permian
Astartila intrepida species	7	Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Pholadomyidae : Astartila : *Astartila intrepida*	268.8 - 265.1 Ma Permian
Megadesmus (Cleobis) grandis species	7	Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Pholadomyida : Megadesmidae : Megadesmus : *Megadesmus (Cleobis) grandis*	268.8 - 265.1 Ma Permian
Pleurikodonta elegans species	7	Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Pholadomyida : Megadesmidae : Pleurikodonta : *Pleurikodonta elegans*	268.8 - 265.1 Ma Permian
Merismopteria macroptera species	7	Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Pterioida : Merismopteria : *Merismopteria macroptera*	268.8 - 265.1 Ma Permian
Warthia micromphala species	7	Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Bellerophontida : Euphemitidae : Warthia : *Warthia micromphala*	268.8 - 265.1 Ma Permian
Ptychomphalina sp. genus	6	Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Pleurotomariida : Eotomariidae : *Ptychomphalina*	268.8 - 265.1 Ma Permian

References

Clarke M. J. (1973) Faunas from the Ferntree Group of south-eastern Tasmania, Technical Reports - Tasmania Department of Mines 16, 50-65

Clarke M. J. (1987) Late Permian (late Lymingtonian = ?Kazanian) brachiopods from Tasmania, Alcheringa 11, 261-289

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!

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