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Maslin Bay, South Australia, Australia
Lat/Long (Decimal) | -34.7667,137.9 |
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Co-ordinates Derivation | based on nearby landmark |
Given Location | South Australia, Australia |
Mindat.org Region (for given coordinates) | South Australia, Australia |
Collections
Collection | Reference | Stratigraphic Name | Comments | Lithology | Age |
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Maslin Bay, Blanche Point Formation | Glaessner M. F. (1980) | Blanche Point | base of the Blanche Point Formation (="Transitional Marl"). Planktonic foraminiferal zone 15 | marl | 37.2 - 33.9 Ma Paleogene |
Recorded Fossils
Accepted Name | Hierarchy | Age |
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Panopeus whittenensis species | Animalia : Arthropoda : Malacostraca : Decapoda : Panopeidae : Panopeus : Panopeus whittenensis | 37.2 - 33.9 Ma Paleogene |
References
Glaessner M. F. (1980) New Cretaceous and Tertiary crabs (Crustacea: Brachyura) from Australia and New Zealand, Transactions of the Royal Society of South Australia 104 6, 171-192 |
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!