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Lake Eyre , South Australia, Australia
Lat/Long (Decimal) | -28.986,137.779 |
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Co-ordinates Derivation | not explained |
Given Location | South Australia, Australia |
Mindat.org Region (for given coordinates) | South Australia, Australia |
Collections
Collection | Reference | Stratigraphic Name | Comments | Lithology | Age |
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Lake Eyre (North) | Dulhunty J. A., Flannery T. F., et al (1984) | mudstone | 2.588 - 0.0117 Ma Pleistocene |
Recorded Fossils
Accepted Name | Hierarchy | Age |
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Diprotodon sp. genus | Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Diprotodontia : Diprotodontidae : Diprotodon | 2.588 - 0.0117 Ma Pleistocene |
Macropodinae subfamily | Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Diprotodontia : Macropodidae : Macropodinae | 2.588 - 0.0117 Ma Pleistocene |
Sthenurus andersoni species | Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Diprotodontia : Macropodidae : Sthenurus : Sthenurus andersoni | 2.588 - 0.0117 Ma Pleistocene |
References
Dulhunty J. A., Flannery T. F., et al (1984) Fossil marsupial remains at the southeastern corner of Lake Eyre North, South Australia, Transactions of the Royal Society of South Australia 108, 119-122 |
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!