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Gordon - Benjamin - Lords Siltstone, Tasmania, Australia
Group | Gordon |
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Formation | Benjamin |
Member | Lords Siltstone |
Age: | 456 - 450 Ma Late/Upper Ordovician |
Interval | Eastonian |
Lithology | siltstone |
Number of Collections | 3 |
Number of Occurrences | 5 |
Recorded Sample Locations
Location | Region | Stratigraphic Name |
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Winduss Road | Central Coast municipality, Tasmania, Australia | Gordon - Benjamin - Lords Siltstone |
small ridge close to Sports Ground | West Coast municipality, Tasmania, Australia | Gordon - Benjamin - Lords Siltstone |
northwestern side of Badger River valley near Grieves Siding | West Coast municipality, Tasmania, Australia | Gordon - Benjamin - Lords Siltstone |
Recorded Fossils
Accepted Name | Hierarchy | Age |
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Vietnamia sp. genus | Animalia : Arthropoda : Trilobita : Phacopida : Calymenidae : Vietnamia | 456.1 - 449.5 Ma Late/Upper Ordovician |
Ceraurinella oepiki species | Animalia : Arthropoda : Trilobita : Phacopida : Cheiruridae : Ceraurinella : Ceraurinella oepiki | 456.1 - 449.5 Ma Late/Upper Ordovician |
Erratencrinurus trippi species | Animalia : Arthropoda : Trilobita : Phacopida : Encrinuridae : Erratencrinurus : Erratencrinurus trippi | 456.1 - 449.5 Ma Late/Upper Ordovician |
Pliomerina trisulcata species | Animalia : Arthropoda : Trilobita : Phacopida : Pliomeridae : Pliomerina : Pliomerina trisulcata | 456.1 - 449.5 Ma Late/Upper Ordovician |
References
Edgecombe G. D., Banks M. R., et al (1999) Upper Ordovician Phacopida (Trilobita) from Tasmania, Alcheringa 23 4, 235-257 doi:10.1080/03115519908527808 |
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!