Fossil Cliff sample 101, 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 (295.5 - 290.1 Ma)

• 7.95 m above base of formation

• bed-level stratigraphic resolution

Environment/lithology: open shallow subtidal; lithified, shelly/skeletal, 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 108242: authorized by Matthew Clapham, entered by Matthew Clapham on 26.04.2011

Creative Commons license: CC BY (attribution)

Taxonomic list

Ostracoda
 Leperditellocopida - Scrobiculidae
Roundyella ludbrookae Fleming 1985 ostracod
 Beyrichicopida - Aechminidae
Aechmina reticulata Ferdinando 2001 ostracod
 Beyrichicopida - Youngiellidae
 Palaeocopida - Kirkbyidae
Kirkbya fossilcliffi Ferdinando 2001 ostracod
 Platycopida - Indivisiidae
Sulcoindivisia crasquinsoleauella Ferdinando 2001 ostracod
 Podocopida - Tricornidae
Rectospinella australica Ferdinando 2001 ostracod
 Podocopida - Healdiidae
Waylandella holmwoodensis Ferdinando 2001 ostracod
Healdia irwinensis Fleming 1985 ostracod
Healdia gregoryi Ferdinando 2001 ostracod
Healdia chapmani Crespin 1945 ostracod
 Podocopida - Quasillitidae
Graphiadactyllis australae Crespin 1945 ostracod
 Podocopida - Bairdiocyprididae
Pseudobythocypris hockingi Ferdinando 2001 ostracod
Pseudobythocypris lordi Ferdinando 2001 ostracod
 Podocopida - Bairdiidae
Bairdiacypris "sp. A" Bradfield 1935 ostracod
Bairdiacypris badgerai Ferdinando 2001 ostracod
Bairdia (Bairdia) cf. reussiana Kirkby 1858 ostracod
Bairdia (Bairdia) cf. hassi Sohn 1960 ostracod
Bairdia (Bairdia) cf. beedei Ulrich and Bassler 1906 ostracod