Fossil Cliff sample 139, 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)

• 11.30 m above base of formation

• bed-level stratigraphic resolution

Environment/lithology: offshore; lithified, sandy shale

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 108296: authorized by Matthew Clapham, entered by Matthew Clapham on 27.04.2011

Creative Commons license: CC BY (attribution)

Taxonomic list

Ostracoda
 Palaeocopida - Hollinellidae
Hollinella pirajnoensis Ferdinando 2001 ostracod
 Palaeocopida - Kirkbyidae
Kirkbya fossilcliffi Ferdinando 2001 ostracod
 Podocopida - Quasillitidae
Graphiadactyllis australae Crespin 1945 ostracod
Graphiadactylloides flemingi Ferdinando 2001 ostracod
 Podocopida - Healdiidae
Healdia crespinae Ferdinando 2001 ostracod
Healdia westraliaensis Ferdinando 2001 ostracod
Healdia chapmani Crespin 1945 ostracod
Healdia irwinensis Fleming 1985 ostracod
Healdia petchorica Guseva 1971 ostracod
Cribroconcha ludbrookae Fleming 1985 ostracod
 Podocopida - Bairdiidae
Bairdia (Bairdia) cf. hassi Sohn 1960 ostracod
Bairdia (Bairdia) cf. beedei Ulrich and Bassler 1906 ostracod
Bairdiacypris badgerai Ferdinando 2001 ostracod
 Leperditellocopida - Scrobiculidae
Roundyella ludbrookae Fleming 1985 ostracod
 Beyrichicopida - Youngiellidae
Moorites irwini Ferdinando 2001 ostracod