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Mount Scott Range, South Australia, Australia

Lat/Long (Decimal)	-30.5833,138.333
Co-ordinates Derivation	stated in text
Given Location	South Australia, Australia
Mindat.org Region (for given coordinates)	South Australia, Australia

Collections

Collection	Reference	Stratigraphic Name	Comments	Lithology	Age
Mount Scott Range, uppermost section M	Gravestock D. I. (1984)	Ajax Limestone	near top of Ajax Limestone, faunal assemblage 5?	"limestone"	516 - 513 Ma Cambrian
Mount Scott Range, Channel Herm (section K) buildup	Gravestock D. I. (1984)	Ajax Limestone	upper faunal assemblage 2	"limestone"	520 - 516 Ma Cambrian

Recorded Fossils

Accepted Name	Hierarchy	Age
Ardrossacyathus grandis species	Pycnoidocyathidae : Ardrossacyathus : *Ardrossacyathus grandis*	520 - 516 Ma Cambrian
Loculicyathus alternus species	Pycnoidocyathidae : Loculicyathus : *Loculicyathus alternus*	520 - 516 Ma Cambrian
Loculicyathus racemiferus species	Pycnoidocyathidae : Loculicyathus : *Loculicyathus racemiferus*	520 - 516 Ma Cambrian
Pycnoidocyathus synapticulosus species	Pycnoidocyathidae : Pycnoidocyathus : *Pycnoidocyathus synapticulosus*	516 - 513 Ma Cambrian
Stoibostrombus crenulatus species	Animalia : Problematica : Stoibostrombidae : Stoibostrombus : *Stoibostrombus crenulatus*	516 - 513 Ma Cambrian
Jugalicyathus tardus species	Animalia : Porifera : Irregulares : Archaeocyathida : Jugalicyathus : *Jugalicyathus tardus*	520 - 516 Ma Cambrian
Sigmofungia sp. genus	Animalia : Porifera : Irregulares : Archaeocyathida : *Sigmofungia*	516 - 513 Ma Cambrian
Syringocnema sp. genus	Animalia : Porifera : Irregulares : Archaeocyathida : *Syringocnema*	516 - 513 Ma Cambrian
Metaldetes incohatus species	Animalia : Porifera : Archaeocyathidae : Metaldetes : *Metaldetes incohatus*	520 - 516 Ma Cambrian
Bractocyathus sp. genus	Animalia : Porifera : Regulares : Ajacicyathida : *Bractocyathus*	516 - 513 Ma Cambrian
Dokidocyathus triangulus species	Animalia : Porifera : Regulares : Ajacicyathida : Dokidocyathus : *Dokidocyathus triangulus*	520 - 516 Ma Cambrian
Gordonicyathus pledgei species	Animalia : Porifera : Regulares : Ajacicyathida : Gordonicyathus : *Gordonicyathus pledgei*	520 - 516 Ma Cambrian
Mennericyathus sp. genus	Animalia : Porifera : Regulares : Ajacicyathida : *Mennericyathus*	520 - 516 Ma Cambrian
Prethmophyllum sp. genus	Animalia : Porifera : Regulares : Ajacicyathida : *Prethmophyllum*	520 - 516 Ma Cambrian
Rowanpectinus occultus species	Animalia : Porifera : Regulares : Ajacicyathida : Rowanpectinus : *Rowanpectinus occultus*	520 - 516 Ma Cambrian
Rozanovicoscinus stellatus species	Animalia : Porifera : Regulares : Ajacicyathida : Rozanovicoscinus : *Rozanovicoscinus stellatus*	520 - 516 Ma Cambrian
Veronicacyathus limbatus species	Animalia : Porifera : Regulares : Ajacicyathida : Veronicacyathus : *Veronicacyathus limbatus*	516 - 513 Ma Cambrian

References

Gravestock D. I. (1984) Archaeocyatha from lower parts of the Lower Cambrian carbonate sequence in South Australia, Memoir of the Association of Australasian Palaeontologists 2, 1-139

Skovsted C. B., Brock G. A., et al (2011) Sclerite fusion in the problematic early Cambrian spine-like Stoibostrombus from South Australia, Bulletin of Geosciences 86 3, 651-658

Data courtesy of: PBDB: The Paleobiology Database, Creative Commons CC-BY licenced. , GBIF: the Global Biodiversity Information Facility, various licences, iDigBio, various licences, and EOL: The Encyclopedia of Life (Open Data Public Domain). Because fossils are made of minerals too!

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