Where: Northern Territory, Australia (11.8° S, 130.4° E: paleocoordinates 40.1° S, 117.6° E)

• coordinate estimated from map

• outcrop-level geographic resolution

When: Acanthoceras rhotomagense ammonoid zone, Moonkinu Formation (Bathurst Island Group), Middle Cenomanian (99.6 - 93.5 Ma)

• LITHOSTRATIGRAPHY: From the Moonkinu Fm of the Bathurst Island Gp, which overlies the Darwin and Marligar Fms, and Wangarlu Mudstone, and is overlain by the Tapara bed. AGE: Middle Cenomanian; Cunningtoniceras cunningtoni indicates the Acanthoceras rhotomagense Zone STRATIGRAPHIC POSITION: From unknown position within the formation.

• formation-level stratigraphic resolution

Environment/lithology: offshore; poorly lithified, bioturbated, glauconitic, sideritic, calcareous sandstone

Preservation: original aragonite, original calcite

Collected by Hughs & Senior

Collection methods: surface (in situ),

• COLLECTOR: R. J. Hughes & B.R. Senior. REPOSITORY: Department of Palaeontology, Queensland Museum, Brisbane, Australia (QMF).

Primary reference: J. D. Stilwell and R. A. Henderson. 2002. Description and paleobiogeographic significance of a rare Cenomanian molluscan faunule from Bathurst Island, northern Australia. Journal of Paleontology 76(3):447-471 [J. Alroy/J. Alroy/J. Alroy]more details

Purpose of describing collection: taxonomic analysis

PaleoDB collection 90671: authorized by Austin Hendy, entered by Austin Hendy on 12.08.2009

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