Paddys Valley: Frasnian, Australia
collected by Lindsay Hatcher and the Museum Victoria Gogo Expedition 2005
List of taxa
Where & when
Geology
Taphonomy & methods
Metadata & references
Taxonomic list
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Placodermi
- Arthrodira
- Incisoscutidae
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Gogosteus sarahae n. gen., n. sp.
Long 1994
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Long 1994 | 1 specimen | ||||||||
| recombined as Incisoscutum sarahae | ||||||||||
| WAM 86.9.667 | ||||||||||
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Dipnoi
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Adololopas moyasmithae n. gen., n. sp.
Campbell and Barwick 1998
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Campbell and Barwick 1998 | 3 specimens | ||||||||
| ANU 49213, WAM 93 1.1.221, ANU 492I5 | ||||||||||
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Dipnoi
- Holodontidae
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Xeradipterus hatcheri n. gen., n. sp.
Clement and Long 2010
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Actinopteri
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Moythomasia durgaringa
Gardiner and Bartram 1977
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Choo 2015 | |||||||||
| MV P.221788, P.221799, and P.227029 | ||||||||||
| see common names | ||||||||||
Geography
| Country: | Australia | State/province: | Western Australia |
| Coordinates: | 18.3° South, 126.5° East (view map) | ||
| Paleocoordinates: | 19.0° South, 127.5° East | ||
| Basis of coordinate: | based on nearby landmark | ||
| Geographic resolution: | small collection |
Time
| Period: | Devonian | Epoch: | Late/Upper Devonian |
| Stage: | Frasnian | 10 m.y. bin: | Devonian 4 |
| Key time interval: | Frasnian | ||
| Age range of interval: | 382.70000 - 372.20000 m.y. ago |
Stratigraphy
| Formation: | Gogo |
| Stratigraphic resolution: | formation |
Lithology and environment
| Primary lithology: | concretionary lime mudstone |
| Secondary lithology: | "shale" |
| Includes fossils? | Y |
| Environment: | intrashelf/intraplatform reef |
Taphonomy
| Modes of preservation: | adpression,concretion |
| Degree of concentration: | concentrated |
| Size of fossils: | macrofossils |
| Spatial orientation: | preferred |
| Preservation of anatomical detail: | good |
| Abundance in sediment: | rare |
| Temporal resolution: | condensed |
Collection methods and comments
| Collection excludes: | all macrofossils | ||
| Collection methods: | selective quarrying | ||
| Collection size: | 1 individuals | ||
| Reason for describing collection: | taxonomic analysis | ||
| Museum repositories: | WAM | ||
| Collectors: | Lindsay Hatcher and the Museum Victoria Gogo Expedition | Collection dates: | 2005 |
Metadata
| Database number: | 136090 | ||
| Authorizer: | S. Peters, R. Butler, G. Lloyd | Enterer: | S. McMullen, G. Lloyd, S. Henderson |
| Modifier: | G. Lloyd | Research group: | vertebrate |
| Created: | 2012-11-17 06:09:34 | Last modified: | 2018-10-10 14:43:17 |
| Access level: | the public | Released: | 2012-11-17 06:09:34 |
| Creative Commons license: | CC BY |
Reference information
Primary reference:
| 43527. | A. M. Clement and J. A. Long. 2010. Xeradipterus hatcheri, a New Dipnoan from the Late Devonian (Frasnian) Gogo Formation, Western Australia, and Other New Holodontid Material. Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology 30(3):681-695 [S. Peters/S. McMullen] |
Secondary references:
| 67042 | K. S. W. Campbell and R. E. Barwick. 1998. A new tooth-plated dipnoan from the Upper Devonian Gogo Formation and its relationships. Memoirs of the Queensland Museum 42(2):403-437 [G. Lloyd/G. Lloyd] | |
| 67155 | B. Choo. 2015. A new species of the Devonian actinopterygian Moythomasia from Bergisch Gladbach, Germany, and fresh observations on M. durgaringa from the Gogo Formation of Western Australia. Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology 35(4):e952817 [R. Butler/R. Butler] | |
| 72437 | J. A. Long. 1994. A second incisoscutid arthrodire (Pisces, Placodermi) from the Late Devonian Gogo Formation, Western Australia. Alcheringa 18(1-2):59-69 [G. Lloyd/G. Lloyd] |