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Alcoota Homestead, Sandover, Barkly Region, Northern Territory, Australia
Lat/Long (Decimal) | -22.8,134.433 |
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Co-ordinates Derivation | based on nearby landmark |
Given Location | Northern Territory, Australia |
Mindat.org Region (for given coordinates) | Sandover, Barkly Region, Northern Territory, Australia |
Collections
Collection | Reference | Stratigraphic Name | Comments | Lithology | Age |
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Alcoota Homestead | Murray P. F., Megirian D. (1998) | Waite | "late Miocene" | not reported | 11.608 - 5.333 Ma Miocene |
Recorded Fossils
Accepted Name | Hierarchy | Age |
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Dromornis stirtoni species | Animalia : Chordata : Reptilia : Dinosauria : Dromornithidae : Dromornis : Dromornis stirtoni | 11.608 - 5.333 Ma Miocene |
Ilbandornis sp. genus | Animalia : Chordata : Reptilia : Dinosauria : Dromornithidae : Ilbandornis | 11.608 - 5.333 Ma Miocene |
References
Murray P. F., Megirian D. (1998) The skull of dromornithid birds: anatomical evidence for their relationship to Anseriformes, Records of the South Australian Museum 31 1, 51-97 |
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!