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Locality 73. 8.5 kilometers east northeast of Tim Shea, Derwent Valley municipality, Tasmania, Australia
Lat/Long (Decimal) | -42.6667,146.556 |
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Co-ordinates Derivation | not explained |
Given Location | Tasmania, Australia |
Mindat.org Region (for given coordinates) | Derwent Valley municipality, Tasmania, Australia |
Collections
Collection | Reference | Stratigraphic Name | Comments | Lithology | Age |
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Locality 73. 8.5 kilometers east northeast of Tim Shea | Pojeta J., Gilbert-Tomlinson J. (1977) | Gordon - Westfield Sandstone | Unsure whether formation or group of beds; seems to be equivalent to a formation, but of limited stratigraphic extent; given as Richmondian in Pojeta & Gilbert-Tomlinson. | "shale" | 456.1 - 449.5 Ma Late/Upper Ordovician |
Recorded Fossils
Accepted Name | Hierarchy | Age |
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Pterinea sp. genus | Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Ostreida : Pterineidae : Pterinea | 456.1 - 449.5 Ma Late/Upper Ordovician |
References
Pojeta J., Gilbert-Tomlinson J. (1977) Australian Ordovician pelecypod molluscs, Bureau of Mineral Resources, Geology and Geophysics, Bulletin 174, 1-64 |
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!