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Haig Cave, Kalgoorlie-Boulder Shire, Western Australia, Australia
Lat/Long (Decimal) | -30.744,126.387 |
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Co-ordinates Derivation | based on nearby landmark |
Given Location | Western Australia, Australia |
Mindat.org Region (for given coordinates) | Kalgoorlie-Boulder Shire, Western Australia, Australia |
Collections
Collection | Reference | Stratigraphic Name | Comments | Lithology | Age |
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Haig Cave, immediately below top of limestone | Craig R. S. (2001) | Wilson Bluff | An Eocene age was originally suggested for the formation. This has been confirmed by the discovery of the Late Eocene bivalve Notostrea lubra, and Australanthus longianus, an echinoid of the same age. Foraminiferal assemblages suggest that the uppermost part is Late Eocene and the base is Middle Eocene (Li et al., 1996) | packstone | 38 - 33.9 Ma Paleogene |
Recorded Fossils
Accepted Name | Hierarchy | Age |
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Aldingia furculifera species | Animalia : Brachiopoda : Rhynchonellata : Terebratulida : Kingenidae : Aldingia : Aldingia furculifera | 38 - 33.9 Ma Paleogene |
Aliquantula insolita species | Animalia : Brachiopoda : Rhynchonellata : Terebratulida : Terebratellidae : Aliquantula : Aliquantula insolita | 38 - 33.9 Ma Paleogene |
Victorithyris tateana species | Animalia : Brachiopoda : Rhynchonellata : Terebratulida : Terebratellidae : Victorithyris : Victorithyris tateana | 38 - 33.9 Ma Paleogene |
References
Craig R. S. (2001) The Cenozoic Brachiopoda of the Bremer and Eucla Basins, southwest Western Australia, Records of the Western Australian Museum 20, 199-236 |
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!