BMR GW88, Callytharra Springs (Permian of Australia)

Where: Western Australia, Australia (25.9° S, 115.5° E: paleocoordinates 60.6° S, 99.3° E)

• coordinate based on nearby landmark

• outcrop-level geographic resolution

When: Callytharra Formation, Sakmarian (293.5 - 290.1 Ma)

• 17 m above base of formation

• group of beds-level stratigraphic resolution

Environment/lithology: coastal; lithified siliciclastic sediments

Size class: macrofossils

Primary reference: N. W. Archbold and G. A. Thomas. 1984. Permian Elythidae (Brachiopoda) from Western Australia. Alcheringa 8:311-326 [M. Clapham/M. Clapham]more details

Purpose of describing collection: taxonomic analysis

PaleoDB collection 84582: authorized by Matthew Clapham, entered by Matthew Clapham on 01.11.2008

Creative Commons license: CC BY (attribution)

Taxonomic list

Rhynchonellata
 Spiriferinida - Syringothyrididae
"Pseudosyringothyris dickinsi" = Myodelthyrium dickinsi, "Cyrtella australis" = Punctocyrtella australis
"Pseudosyringothyris dickinsi" = Myodelthyrium dickinsi Thomas 1971
"Cyrtella australis" = Punctocyrtella australis Thomas 1971
 Spiriferida - Elythidae
Spirelytha fredericksi Archbold and Thomas 1984
Ventral valve