Little Bay - DDH1:1.1 m: Middle Miocene, Australia

List of taxa
Where & when
Geology
Taphonomy & methods
Metadata & references
Taxonomic list
unclassified
Crotonipollis sp. microspore
(Beyeria) and (Croton)
Guettardidites sp. microspore
Myrtaceaeidites eucalyptoides microspore
Myrtaceaeidites parvus microspore
Myrtaceaeidites parvus/mesonesus
Myrtaceaeidites spp. microspore
Equisetopsida - Araucariaceae
Araucariacites australis microspore Cookson 1947
Pteridopsida
Monolites alveolatus microspore Couper 1969
Cyathidites australis microspore Couper 1953
Cyathidites australis/minor
Polypodiopsida - Gleicheniaceae
Gleicheniidites spp. microspore
Polypodiopsida - Polypodiales
Polypodiisporites sp. microspore PotoniƩ 1931
Polypodiopsida - Gleicheniales - Matoniaceae
Dictyophyllidites arcautus microspore
Polypodiopsida - Osmundaceae
Rugulatisporites mallatus microspore Stover 1973
Baculatisporites cf. disconformis microspore
Angiospermae - Sapindales - Sapindaceae
Cupanieidites orthoteichus microspore
Angiospermae - Fagales - Casuarinaceae
Casuarinidites cainozoicus microspore Cookson and Pike 1954
Angiospermae - Fagales
Nothofagidites emarcidus microspore
Nothofagidites emarcidus/heterus
Nothofagidites falcatus microspore Hekel 1972
Nothofagidites asperus microspore Cookson 1958
Angiospermae - Ericales - Sapotaceae
Sapotaceoidaepollenites latizonatus microspore
Sapotaceoidaepollenites rotundus microspore Harris 1972
Angiospermae - Gunnerales
Tricolpites spp. microspore
Cunoniaceae
Angiospermae - Aquifoliales - Aquifoliaceae
Ilexpollenites anguloclavatus microspore McIntyre 1968
Angiospermae - Proteales - Proteaceae
Proteacidites spp. microspore
Angiospermae - Poales - Restionaceae
Milfordia homeopunctatus microspore
Coniferales - Podocarpaceae
Lygistepollenites florinii microspore Stover and Evans 1973
Dacrycarpites australiensis microspore Cookson and Pike 1953
Podocarpidites spp. microspore
Microalatidites paleogenicus microspore Mildenhall and Pocknall 1989
Magnoliopsida
Rhoipites cissus microspore
Malvacipollis subtilis microspore Stover 1973
Haloragacidites harrisii microspore Mildenhall and Harris 1971
unclassified
Rubipollis oblatus microspore Mildenhall and Pocknall 1989
Rubipollis sp. cf. R. oblatus
see common names

Geography
Country:Australia State/province:New south wales
Coordinates: 34.0° South, 151.2° East (view map)
Paleocoordinates:42.5° South, 150.4° East
Basis of coordinate:estimated from map
Time
Period:Neogene Epoch:Miocene
10 m.y. bin:Cenozoic 5
Key time interval:Middle Miocene
Age range of interval:15.97000 - 11.60800 m.y. ago
Stratigraphy
Stratigraphy comments: Evidence for the age of the deposit comes from the palynological assemblages. The data are emphatic that the deposit falls within one palynological zone. The maximum and minimum age limits are Early Oligocene and Middle Miocene, based on Acaciapollenites myriosporites, Nothofagidites flemingii, N. goniatus, Tubulifloridites simplis and the absence of taxa which first appear in the Late Miocene, such as Amperea and Monotoca. However, the probable maximum age is Middle Miocene based on the ocurrence of varieties of Canthiumidites (al. Triporopollenites) bellus in the deepest samples boreholes DDH1 and DDH2.
Lithology and environment
Primary lithology: claystone
Secondary lithology: "shale"
Environment:terrestrial indet.
Taphonomy
Modes of preservation:adpression
Size of fossils:microfossils
Collection methods and comments
Collection methods:chemical
Reason for describing collection:paleoecologic analysis
Metadata
Database number:168989
Authorizer:C. Jaramillo Enterer:C. Jaramillo
Modifier:C. Jaramillo
Created:2015-05-04 12:55:31 Last modified:2015-05-04 13:18:13
Access level:the public Released:2015-05-04 12:55:31
Creative Commons license:CC BY
Reference information

Primary reference:

55195. J. W. Pickett, M. K. Macphail, A. D. Partridgec and M. S. Poled. 1997. Middle Miocene palaeotopography at Little Bay, near Maroubra, New South Wales. Australian Journal of Earth Sciences: An International Geoscience Journal of the Geological Society of Australia 44(4):509-518 [C. Jaramillo/C. Jaramillo]