Where: Tasmania, Australia (41.0° S, 145.7° E: paleocoordinates 52.3° S, 144.6° E)
• coordinate based on nearby landmark
• outcrop-level geographic resolution
When: Early/Lower Miocene (23.0 - 16.0 Ma)
• STRATIGRAPHIC RELATIONS: Undifferentiated list from the Freestone Cove Sandstone and Fossil Bliff Sandstone. AGE: Early Miocene (latest Janjukian-earlist Longfordian) = Aquitanian according to Beu and Darragh (2001). STRATIGRAPHIC POSITION: From multiple formations, hence assigned to a "group" scale. NOTES: From antiquated publication that predates establishment of region lithostratigraphic framework. Assignments to lithostratigraphic unit and age are based on interpretation by enterer on the basis of cross-referening localities and taxa to more recent publications (e.g. Darragh 1970, Darragh 1986, and in particular Beu and Darragh 2001).
• group-level stratigraphic resolution
Environment/lithology: coastal; sandstone
Size class: macrofossils
Collection methods: COLLECTOR: Unknown collectors, possibly including Tate (1880's). REPOSITORY: South Australia Museum (SAM), Adelaide, Australia.
Primary reference: R. Tate. 1886. The lamellibranchs of the Older Tertiary of Australia (part 1). Transactions of the Royal Society of South Australia 8:96-158 [A. Miller/A. Hendy]more details
Purpose of describing collection: taxonomic analysis
PaleoDB collection 72221: authorized by Austin Hendy, entered by Austin Hendy on 28.05.2007
Creative Commons license: CC BY (attribution)
Taxonomic list
Gastropoda | |
"Natica vixumbilicata" = Conuber vixumbilicata3, "Natica wintlei" = Friginatica wintlei3, "Natica polita" = Friginatica polita4, "Natica subnoae" = Taniella subnoae4
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"Peristernia transenna" = Microcolus transenna2, "Fusus johnstoni" = Brocchitas johnstoni2, "Fasciolaria decipiens" = Pleia decipiens2, "Fusus dictyotis" = Fusinus dictyotis2, "Fusus meredithae" = Fusinus meredithae2, "Fusus tateanus" = Austrolithes tateanus2
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"Epidromus tasmanicus" = Ratifusus tasmanicus2, "Siphonalia lamellifera" = Austrosipho lamellifera2, "Pisania purpuroides" = Zeapollia purpuroides2, Phos liraecostatus2
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"Murex (Phyllonotus) eyrei" = Paziella eyrei2, "Murex (Phyllonotus) legrandi" = Paziella legrandi2, "Murex (Ocenebra) camplytropis" = Murex camplytropis2, "Murex (Ocenebra) minutus" = Murex minutus2
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"Triton abbotti" = Austrosassia abbotti2, "Triton crassicostatus" = Austrosassia crassicostatus2, "Triton tortirostris" = Austrosassia tortirostris2
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"Thylacodes rudis" = Serpulorbis rudis4
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Calyptraea subtabulata4, Calyptraea undulata4, "Crepidula hainsworthi" = Zeacrypta hainsworthi4, "Crepidula umbilicata" = Calyptropsis umbilicata4
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"Thylacodes conohelix" = Lilax conohelix4
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"Turritella acricula" = Gazameda acricula4, "Turritella warburtoni" = Ctenocolpus warburtoni4, "Turritella sturtii" = Ctenocolpus sturtii4, "Turritella tristira" = Colpospira tristira4, "Turritella murrayana" = Maoricolpus murrayana4
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Bivalvia | |
"Trigonia semiundulata" = Eotrigonia semiundulata
"Trigonia semiundulata" = Eotrigonia semiundulata Jenkins 1865 clam | |
"Mytilicardia platycostata" = Cardita platycostata, "Cardita gracilicostata" = Glans gracilicostata, "Cardita tasmanica" = Glans tasmanica
"Mytilicardia platycostata" = Cardita platycostata Johnston 1880 clam
"Cardita gracilicostata" = Glans gracilicostata Tenison Woods 1877 clam
"Cardita tasmanica" = Glans tasmanica Tate 1886 clam | |
"Crassatella oblonga" = Eucrassatella oblonga, "Crassatella aphrodina" = Eucrassatella aphrodina
"Crassatella oblonga" = Eucrassatella oblonga Tenison Woods 1876 clam
"Crassatella aphrodina" = Eucrassatella aphrodina Tenison Woods 1876 clam | |
"Lucina planatella" = Codakia planatella1
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"Cardium septuagenarium" = Hedecardium septuagenarium1
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"Diplodonta subquadrata" = Diplodonta balcombensis1
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"Chione propinqua" = Tawera propinqua1, "Chione hormophora" = Proxichione hormophora1, "Chione allporti" = Callanaitis allporti1, "Chione cainozoica" = Hina cainozoica1
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"Chamostrea albeda" = Cleidothaerus1
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"Crenella globularis" = Solamen (Exosiperna) globularis
"Crenella globularis" = Solamen (Exosiperna) globularis Tate 1886 crenella | |
"Pecten foulcheri" = Semipallium foulcheri
"Pecten foulcheri" = Semipallium foulcheri Tenison Woods 1865 scallop | |
"Lima jeffreysiana" = Limatula jeffreysiana Tate 1885 file clam
Lima bassii Tenison Woods 1877 file clam
Limea transenna Tate 1886 file clam | |
"Placunanomia sella" = Pododesmus sella
"Placunanomia sella" = Pododesmus sella Tate 1886 scallop | |
"Pectunculus cainozoicus" = Glycymeris cainozoica, "Pectunculus maccoyi" = Glycymeris
"Pectunculus cainozoicus" = Glycymeris cainozoica Tenison Woods 1877 clam
"Pectunculus maccoyi" = Glycymeris clam | |
"Barbatia celleporacea" = Acar celleporacea, Arca pseudonavicularis
"Barbatia celleporacea" = Acar celleporacea Tate 1886 miniature ark
Arca pseudonavicularis Tate 1886 ark | |
"Nucula tumida" = Ennucula tenisoni, "Nucula atkinsoni" = Pronucula atkinsoni, "Nucula fenestralis" = Pronucula fenestralis
"Nucula tumida" = Ennucula tenisoni Pritchard 1896 nut clam
"Nucula atkinsoni" = Pronucula atkinsoni Johnston 1880 nut clam
"Nucula fenestralis" = Pronucula fenestralis Tate 1886 nut clam | |
"Leda praelonga" = Ledella praelonga, "Leda crebricostata" = Scaeoleda crebricostata
"Leda praelonga" = Ledella praelonga Tate 1886 pointed nut clam
"Leda crebricostata" = Scaeoleda crebricostata Tenison Woods 1877 pointed nut clam |