Also known as Loc. 11 (McNamara and Kendrick 1994)
Where: Western Australia, Australia (20.8° S, 115.5° E: paleocoordinates 29.4° S, 111.0° E)
• coordinate stated in text
• outcrop-level geographic resolution
When: Poivre Formation, Middle Miocene (16.0 - 11.6 Ma)
• STRATIGRAPHIC RELATIONS: Miocene rocks of the Poivre Fm overly Eocene rocks with a transgressive unconformity. THICKNESS: As thick as 29 m. AGE: Originally determined to be Early Miocene by Glaessner (in McWhae and Parry, 1954), since refined to be Middle Miocene in age (Caproniere 1975; McNamara and Kendrick 1994). STRATIGRAPHIC POSITION:Small lens of white to pink limestone, overlying yellow, rubbly limestone.
• group of beds-level stratigraphic resolution
Environment/lithology: shallow subtidal; lithified, shelly/skeletal, red, white, sandy, calcareous limestone
Size class: macrofossils
Preservation: cast, mold/impression, original calcite, replaced with calcite
Collection methods: quarrying,
• COLLECTORS: Collected by authors, K.J. McNamara and G.W. Kendrick. REPOSITORY: Western Australian Museum (WAM)
Primary reference: K.J. McNamara and G.W. Kendrick. 1994. Cenozoic Molluscs and Echinoids of Barrow Island, Western Australia. Records of the Western Australian Museum Supplement 51 [A. Miller/A. Hendy]more details
Purpose of describing collection: taxonomic analysis
PaleoDB collection 63308: authorized by Austin Hendy, entered by Austin Hendy on 11.08.2006
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Taxonomic list
Echinoidea | |
Clypeaster butleri n. sp.
Clypeaster butleri n. sp. McNamara and Kendrick 1994 sand dollar | |
Gastropoda | |
Turbo (Marmarostoma) sp. Swainson 1829 snail
Angaria cf. tyria snail | |
Cerithiidae indet. Fleming 1822 cerith snail
Cerithium ? sp. Bruguière 1789 cerith snail
Rhinoclavis (Proclava) sp. Thiele 1929 cerith snail | |
Campanile sp. Fischer 1884 snail | |
Vitrinellidae indet. Bush 1897 snail | |
Pyrene sp. Röding 1798 snail | |
Conus "sp. B" Linnaeus 1758 cone shell
Conus "sp. C" Linnaeus 1758 cone shell | |
sensu lato Lyria sp. Gray 1847 volute | |
Strombus (Trichornis) "sp. A" Linnaeus 1758 conch
Rimella sp. Agassiz 1840 true conch | |
Bivalvia | |
"Glycymeris (Tucetona) sp." = Tucetona
"Glycymeris (Tucetona) sp." = Tucetona Iredale 1939 clam | |
Acrosterigma sp. Dall 1900 cockle | |
"Ventricolaria ? sp." = Globivenus Coen 1934 venus clam
Dosinia (? Austrodosinia) sp. Dall 1902 venus clam
Pitar ? sp. Römer 1857 venus clam | |
Codakia ? sp. Scopoli 1777 clam | |
Carditidae indet. Fleming 1820 clam |