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Batesford Limestone, Batesford, City of Greater Geelong, Victoria, Australia

Formation	Batesford Limestone
Age:	3.60 - 2.59 Ma Cenozoic
Interval	Early Miocene - Middle Miocene
Lithology	sandstone
Number of Collections	2
Number of Occurrences	27

Recorded Sample Locations

Location	Region	Stratigraphic Name
Batesford Quarry	Batesford, City of Greater Geelong, Victoria, Australia	Batesford Limestone

Associated Units

Stratigraphic Name	Age	Lithology	Occurrence Records
Fyansford	13.8 - 11.6 Ma Miocene	claystone/marl, "mixed carbonate-siliciclastic", marl, siltstone, claystone, "siliciclastic", sandstone	129

Recorded Fossils

Accepted Name	Type	Hierarchy	Age
Labrodon sp. genus	6	Animalia : Chordata : Actinopteri : Labriformes : Labridae : *Labrodon*	23.03 - 11.608 Ma Miocene
Spheniscidae family	5	Animalia : Chordata : Aves : Sphenisciformes : Spheniscidae	23.03 - 11.608 Ma Miocene
Carcharhinus sp. genus	6	Animalia : Chordata : Elasmobranchii : Carcharhiniformes : Carcharhinidae : *Carcharhinus*	23.03 - 11.608 Ma Miocene
Carcharhinus brachyurus species	7	Animalia : Chordata : Elasmobranchii : Carcharhiniformes : Carcharhinidae : Carcharhinus : *Carcharhinus brachyurus*	23.03 - 11.608 Ma Miocene
Galeocerdo aduncus species	7	Animalia : Chordata : Elasmobranchii : Carcharhiniformes : Carcharhinidae : Galeocerdo : *Galeocerdo aduncus*	23.03 - 11.608 Ma Miocene
Sphyrna sp. genus	6	Animalia : Chordata : Elasmobranchii : Carcharhiniformes : Sphyrnidae : *Sphyrna*	23.03 - 11.608 Ma Miocene
Sphyrna prisca species	7	Animalia : Chordata : Elasmobranchii : Carcharhiniformes : Sphyrnidae : Sphyrna : *Sphyrna prisca*	23.03 - 11.608 Ma Miocene
Notorhynchus primigenius species	7	Animalia : Chordata : Chondrichthyes : Hexanchiformes : Hexanchidae : Notorhynchus : *Notorhynchus primigenius*	23.03 - 11.608 Ma Miocene
Isurus sp. genus	6	Animalia : Chordata : Elasmobranchii : Lamniformes : Lamnidae : *Isurus*	23.03 - 11.608 Ma Miocene
Isurus desori species	7	Animalia : Chordata : Chondrichthyes : Lamniformes : Lamnidae : Isurus : *Isurus desori*	23.03 - 11.608 Ma Miocene
Isurus oxyrinchus species	7	Animalia : Chordata : Chondrichthyes : Lamniformes : Lamnidae : Isurus : *Isurus oxyrinchus*	23.03 - 11.608 Ma Miocene
Isurus paucus species	7	Animalia : Chordata : Elasmobranchii : Lamniformes : Lamnidae : Isurus : *Isurus paucus*	23.03 - 11.608 Ma Miocene
Isurus retroflexus species	7	Animalia : Chordata : Chondrichthyes : Lamniformes : Lamnidae : Isurus : *Isurus retroflexus*	23.03 - 11.608 Ma Miocene
Lamnidae family	5	Animalia : Chordata : Elasmobranchii : Lamniformes : Lamnidae	23.03 - 11.608 Ma Miocene
Carcharias taurus species	7	Animalia : Chordata : Elasmobranchii : Lamniformes : Odontaspididae : Carcharias : *Carcharias taurus*	23.03 - 11.608 Ma Miocene
Carcharoides totuserratus species	7	Animalia : Chordata : Chondrichthyes : Lamniformes : Odontaspididae : Carcharoides : *Carcharoides totuserratus*	23.03 - 11.608 Ma Miocene
Otodus megalodon species	7	Animalia : Chordata : Chondrichthyes : Lamniformes : Otodontidae : Otodus : *Otodus megalodon*	23.03 - 11.608 Ma Miocene
Cosmopolitodus hastalis species	7	Animalia : Chordata : Chondrichthyes : Odontaspidida : Carcharodontidae : Cosmopolitodus : *Cosmopolitodus hastalis*	23.03 - 11.608 Ma Miocene
? no name ?	100		23.03 - 11.608 Ma Miocene
Orectolobus sp. genus	6	Animalia : Chordata : Chondrichthyes : Orectolobiformes : Orectolobidae : *Orectolobus*	23.03 - 11.608 Ma Miocene
Pristiophorus lanceolatus species	7	Animalia : Chordata : Chondrichthyes : Pristiophoriformes : Pristiophoridae : Pristiophorus : *Pristiophorus lanceolatus*	23.03 - 11.608 Ma Miocene
Cetotheriidae family	5	Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Cetacea : Cetotheriidae	23.03 - 11.608 Ma Miocene
Physeteridae family	5	Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Cetacea : Ziphioides : Physeteridae	23.03 - 11.608 Ma Miocene
Squalodontidae family	5	Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Cetacea : Squalodontidae	23.03 - 11.608 Ma Miocene
Diprotodontidae family	5	Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Diprotodontia : Diprotodontidae	23.03 - 11.608 Ma Miocene
Simosthenurus occidentalis species	7	Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Diprotodontia : Macropodidae : Simosthenurus : *Simosthenurus occidentalis*	3.6 - 2.588 Ma Cenozoic

References

Chapman F., Cudmore F. A. (1924) New or little-known fossils in the National Museum, Part XXVII.-Some Cainozoic fish remains, with a revision of the group, Royal Society of Victoria 36 2, 107-162

Fitzgerald E. M. G. (2004) The fossil record of cetaceans (Mammalia) on the Australian continent, The Fossil Collector 72, 5-32

Fitzgerald E. M. G. (2004) A review of the Tertiary fossil Cetacea (Mammalia) localities in Australia, Memoirs of the Museum of Victoria 61 2, 183-208

Prideaux G. J. (2004) Systematics and evolution of the sthenurine kangaroos, UC Publications in Geological Sciences, University of California Press 146, 1-623

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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