Fossil Cliff sample 118, 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)

• 9.20 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 108283: authorized by Matthew Clapham, entered by Matthew Clapham on 27.04.2011

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Taxonomic list

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Ostracoda
 Podocopida - Bairdiidae
Bairdia (Bairdia) cf. beedei, Bairdia (Bairdia) cf. reussiana, Bairdia (Bairdia) cf. hassi, Bairdiacypris "sp. A"
Bairdia (Bairdia) cf. beedei Ulrich and Bassler 1906 ostracod
Bairdia (Bairdia) cf. reussiana Kirkby 1858 ostracod
Bairdia (Bairdia) cf. hassi Sohn 1960 ostracod
Bairdiacypris "sp. A" Bradfield 1935 ostracod
 Podocopida - Healdiidae
Healdia chapmani, Healdia irwinensis, Healdia petchorica, Healdia westraliaensis, Healdia springsurensis, ? Healdianella moryi, ? Waylandella "sp. C"
Healdia chapmani Crespin 1945 ostracod
Healdia irwinensis Fleming 1985 ostracod
Healdia petchorica Guseva 1971 ostracod
Healdia westraliaensis Ferdinando 2001 ostracod
Healdia springsurensis Crespin 1945 ostracod
? Healdianella moryi Ferdinando 2001 ostracod
 Podocopida - Quasillitidae
Graphiadactyllis australae
Graphiadactyllis australae Crespin 1945 ostracod
 Podocopida - Tricornidae
Rectospinella australica
Rectospinella australica Ferdinando 2001 ostracod
 Platycopida - Indivisiidae
Sulcoindivisia crasquinsoleauella
Sulcoindivisia crasquinsoleauella Ferdinando 2001 ostracod
 Palaeocopida - Hollinellidae
Hollinella pirajnoensis
Hollinella pirajnoensis Ferdinando 2001 ostracod
 Palaeocopida - Kirkbyidae
Kirkbya fossilcliffi
Kirkbya fossilcliffi Ferdinando 2001 ostracod