Locality 28. PW-14-74. Lawrence Gorge, south flank of Waterhouse Range, ridge overlooking west bank of Hugh River (Ordovician of Australia)

Also known as H 28

Where: Northern Territory, Australia (24.3° S, 133.0° E: paleocoordinates 16.3° N, 170.3° E)

• coordinate estimated from map

• outcrop-level geographic resolution

When: Lower beds Member (Pacoota Formation), Bendigonian (474.9 - 473.1 Ma)

• member-level stratigraphic resolution

Environment/lithology: marine; glauconitic, micaceous, brown sandstone

• decalcified silicified micaceous slightly glauconitic sandstone, purple/brown staining.

Size class: macrofossils

Preservation: original silica

Collected by J. Pojeta & A.T. Wells in 1974

• CPC specimens

Primary reference: J. Pojeta and J. Gilbert-Tomlinson. 1977. Australian Ordovician pelecypod molluscs. Bureau of Mineral Resources, Geology and Geophysics, Bulletin 174:1-64 [P. Wagner/P. Wagner/P. Wagner]more details

Purpose of describing collection: taxonomic analysis

PaleoDB collection 79142: authorized by Pete Wagner, entered by Pete Wagner on 26.02.2008

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Taxonomic list

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Bivalvia
 Colpomyida - Colpomyidae
Colpantyx woolleyi, Xestoconcha kraciukae
Colpantyx woolleyi Pojeta and Gilbert-Tomlinson 1977 clam
Xestoconcha kraciukae Pojeta and Gilbert-Tomlinson 1977 clam