Fossil Cliff sample 34, Irwin River Area (Permian of Australia)

Where: Western Australia, Australia (28.9° S, 115.5° E: paleocoordinates 63.6° S, 97.9° E)

• coordinate stated in text

• small collection-level geographic resolution

When: Fossil Cliff Member (Holmwood Formation), Sakmarian (293.5 - 290.1 Ma)

• 0.1 m above base of formation

• bed-level stratigraphic resolution

Environment/lithology: open shallow subtidal; lithified, gray limestone

Size classes: mesofossils, microfossils

Collection methods: chemical, acetic,

Primary reference: D. Ferdinando. 2001. Ostracode and foraminiferal taxonomy and paleoecology of the Holmwood Shale, northern Perth Basin, Western Australia. 1-326 [M. Clapham/M. Clapham/M. Uhen]more details

Purpose of describing collection: taxonomic analysis

PaleoDB collection 108209: authorized by Matthew Clapham, entered by Matthew Clapham on 26.04.2011

Creative Commons license: CC BY (attribution)

Taxonomic list

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Ostracoda
 Myodocopida - Polycopidae
? Quasipolycope "sp. A"
? Quasipolycope "sp. A" Jones 1995 ostracod
 Beyrichicopida - Aechminidae
Aechmina reticulata
Aechmina reticulata Ferdinando 2001 ostracod
 Beyrichicopida - Youngiellidae
Youngiella deweyensis
Youngiella deweyensis Ferdinando 2001 ostracod
 Leperditellocopida - Scrobiculidae
Roundyella ludbrookae
Roundyella ludbrookae Fleming 1985 ostracod
 Platycopida - Paraparchitidae
? Proparaparchites "sp. A"
? Proparaparchites "sp. A" Cooper 1941 ostracod
 Palaeocopida - Kirkbyidae
Kirkbya "sp. A"
Kirkbya "sp. A" Jones 1859 ostracod
 Podocopida - Quasillitidae
Graphiadactyllis jonesi, Graphiadactyllis australae, Graphiadactylloides flemingi
Graphiadactyllis jonesi Ferdinando 2001 ostracod
Graphiadactyllis australae Crespin 1945 ostracod
Graphiadactylloides flemingi Ferdinando 2001 ostracod
 Podocopida - Healdiidae
? Waylandella "sp. A", ? Waylandella "sp. C", ? Healdianella moryi, Healdia obtusa, Healdia crespinae, Healdia westraliaensis, Healdia irwinensis, Healdia gregoryi, Healdia petchorica, Healdia chapmani
? Healdianella moryi Ferdinando 2001 ostracod
Healdia obtusa Ferdinando 2001 ostracod
Healdia crespinae Ferdinando 2001 ostracod
Healdia westraliaensis Ferdinando 2001 ostracod
Healdia irwinensis Fleming 1985 ostracod
Healdia gregoryi Ferdinando 2001 ostracod
Healdia petchorica Guseva 1971 ostracod
Healdia chapmani Crespin 1945 ostracod
 Podocopida - Bairdiocyprididae
Pseudobythocypris hockingi
Pseudobythocypris hockingi Ferdinando 2001 ostracod
 Podocopida - Bairdiidae
Bairdiacypris "sp. A", Bairdiacypris badgerai, Bairdia (Bairdia) cf. beedei
Bairdiacypris "sp. A" Bradfield 1935 ostracod
Bairdiacypris badgerai Ferdinando 2001 ostracod
Bairdia (Bairdia) cf. beedei Ulrich and Bassler 1906 ostracod