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Nelly Creek, South Australia, Australia
| Lat/Long (Decimal) | -29.3167,137.3 |
|---|---|
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nelly Creek | Christophel D. C., Scriven L. J., et al (1992) | Eyre | Based on palynological dating the Formation ranges in age from latest Paleocene to Middle Eocene (Alley, 1998). Nelly Creek palynoflora correlates with the Lower Nothofagidites asperus Zone of Stover & Partridge (1973) and with the Proteacidites pachypolus Zone of Harris (1971), and the Nelly Creek flora is correlative with the floras at Maslin Bay and Golden Grove (Hiil & Christophel, 2001). | sandstone | 48.6 - 37.2 Ma Eocene |
Recorded Fossils
References
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!
