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Hellyer Gorge, Waratah-Wynyard municipality, Tasmania, Australia
Lat/Long (Decimal) | -41.25,145.542 |
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Co-ordinates Derivation | stated in text |
Given Location | Tasmania, Australia |
Mindat.org Region (for given coordinates) | Waratah-Wynyard municipality, Tasmania, Australia |
Collections
Collection | Reference | Stratigraphic Name | Comments | Lithology | Age |
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Hellyer Gorge | Riek E. F. (1976) | Wynyard | About 280 m above the unconformity at the base of the Wynyard tillite | claystone | 303.7 - 298.9 Ma Carboniferous |
Recorded Fossils
Accepted Name | Hierarchy | Age |
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Rhacopteris sp. genus | Plantae : Tracheophyta : Rhacopteris | 303.7 - 298.9 Ma Carboniferous |
Anostraca order | Animalia : Arthropoda : Branchiopoda : Anostraca | 303.7 - 298.9 Ma Carboniferous |
Psychroptilus burrettae species | Animalia : Arthropoda : Insecta : Palaeodictyoptera : Psychroptilidae : Psychroptilus : Psychroptilus burrettae | 303.7 - 298.9 Ma Carboniferous |
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!