Fossil Cliff sample 120, 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)

• 9.40 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 108285: authorized by Matthew Clapham, entered by Matthew Clapham on 27.04.2011

Creative Commons license: CC BY (attribution)

Taxonomic list

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Ostracoda
 Leperditellocopida - Scrobiculidae
Roundyella ludbrookae
Roundyella ludbrookae Fleming 1985 ostracod
 Beyrichicopida - Youngiellidae
Youngiella "sp. A", Moorites irwini
Moorites irwini Ferdinando 2001 ostracod
 Podocopida - Healdiidae
Healdia chapmani, Healdia springsurensis, Healdia irwinensis, Healdia petchorica, Healdia westraliaensis, Healdia crespinae, ? Waylandella "sp. C", Waylandella holmwoodensis
Healdia chapmani Crespin 1945 ostracod
Healdia springsurensis Crespin 1945 ostracod
Healdia irwinensis Fleming 1985 ostracod
Healdia petchorica Guseva 1971 ostracod
Healdia westraliaensis Ferdinando 2001 ostracod
Healdia crespinae Ferdinando 2001 ostracod
Waylandella holmwoodensis Ferdinando 2001 ostracod
 Podocopida - Bairdiidae
Bairdiacypris "sp. A", Bairdia (Bairdia) cf. hassi, Bairdia (Bairdia) cf. reussiana, Bairdia (Bairdia) cf. beedei
Bairdiacypris "sp. A" Bradfield 1935 ostracod
Bairdia (Bairdia) cf. hassi Sohn 1960 ostracod
Bairdia (Bairdia) cf. reussiana Kirkby 1858 ostracod
Bairdia (Bairdia) cf. beedei Ulrich and Bassler 1906 ostracod
 Podocopida - Bairdiocyprididae
Pseudobythocypris lordi
Pseudobythocypris lordi Ferdinando 2001 ostracod
 Podocopida - Bythocytheridae
Monoceratina granulosa
Monoceratina granulosa Ferdinando 2001 ostracod
 Palaeocopida - Hollinellidae
Hollinella pirajnoensis
Hollinella pirajnoensis Ferdinando 2001 ostracod
 Palaeocopida - Kirkbyidae
Kirkbya fossilcliffi
Kirkbya fossilcliffi Ferdinando 2001 ostracod
 Platycopida - Paraparchitidae
? Proparaparchites "sp. A"
? Proparaparchites "sp. A" Cooper 1941 ostracod