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Cape Melville, Western Antarctica, Antarctica

Formation	Cape Melville
Member(s)	Cambrian Erratics
Age:	23.0 - 16.0 Ma Miocene
Interval	Early Miocene
Lithology	mudstone
Number of Collections	1
Number of Occurrences	2

Recorded Sample Locations

Location	Region	Stratigraphic Name
Melville Peninsula	Western Antarctica, Antarctica	Cape Melville - Cambrian Erratics
Crab Creek	Western Antarctica, Antarctica	Cape Melville

Associated Units

Stratigraphic Name	Age	Lithology	Occurrence Records
Cape Melville - Cambrian Erratics	516 - 513 Ma Cambrian	limestone/wackestone, "limestone"	30
Moby Dick - Cape Melville	23.0 - 16.0 Ma Miocene	mudstone, sandstone, siltstone/"shale"	10

Recorded Fossils

Accepted Name	Type	Hierarchy	Age
Hyolithes conularioides species	7	Animalia : Hyolitha : Hyolithida : Hyolithidae : Hyolithes : *Hyolithes conularioides*	520 - 513 Ma Cambrian
Microcornus petilus species	7	Animalia : Hyolitha : Hyolithida : Nelegerocornidae : Microcornus : *Microcornus petilus*	520 - 513 Ma Cambrian
Hyptiotheca karraculum species	7	Animalia : Hyolitha : Hyolithida : Hyptiotheca : *Hyptiotheca karraculum*	520 - 513 Ma Cambrian
Parkula bounites species	7	Animalia : Hyolitha : Hyolithida : Parkula : *Parkula bounites*	520 - 513 Ma Cambrian
Conotheca sp. genus	6	Animalia : Hyolitha : Orthothecida : Circothecidae : *Conotheca*	520 - 513 Ma Cambrian
Hyolithellus filiformis species	7	Animalia : Hyolithelminthida : Hyolithellidae : Hyolithellus : *Hyolithellus filiformis*	520 - 513 Ma Cambrian
Hyolithellus micans species	7	Animalia : Hyolithelminthida : Hyolithellidae : Hyolithellus : *Hyolithellus micans*	520 - 513 Ma Cambrian
Byronia sp. genus	6	Animalia : Hyolithelminthida : *Byronia*	520 - 513 Ma Cambrian
Torellella sp. genus	6	Animalia : Hyolithelminthida : Torellellidae : *Torellella*	520 - 513 Ma Cambrian
Dailyatia ajax species	7	Kennardiidae : Dailyatia : *Dailyatia ajax*	520 - 513 Ma Cambrian
Aetholicopalla adnata species	7	Aetholicopalla : *Aetholicopalla adnata*	520 - 513 Ma Cambrian
Mongolitubulus sp. genus	6	Pseudoconodontida : *Mongolitubulus*	520 - 513 Ma Cambrian
Hadimopanella sp. genus	6	Animalia : Palaeoscolecida : Cricocosmida : Palaeoscolecidae : *Hadimopanella*	516 - 513 Ma Cambrian
Allonnia sp. genus	6	Animalia : Problematica : Coeloscleritophora : Chancelloriida : Chancelloriidae : *Allonnia*	520 - 513 Ma Cambrian
Allonnia tripodophora species	7	Animalia : Chancelloriidae : Allonnia : *Allonnia tripodophora*	520 - 513 Ma Cambrian
Archiasterella sp. genus	6	Animalia : Chancelloriidae : *Archiasterella*	520 - 513 Ma Cambrian
Chancelloria racemifundis species	7	Animalia : Chancelloriidae : Chancelloria : *Chancelloria racemifundis*	520 - 513 Ma Cambrian
Cupitheca holocyclata species	7	Animalia : Problematica : Cupithecidae : Cupitheca : *Cupitheca holocyclata*	520 - 513 Ma Cambrian
Albrunnicola bengtsoni species	7	Animalia : Arthropoda : Bradoriida : Hipponicharionidae : Albrunnicola : *Albrunnicola bengtsoni*	520 - 513 Ma Cambrian
Vandalotreta djagoran species	7	Animalia : Brachiopoda : Lingulata : Acrotretida : Hadrotreta : *Vandalotreta djagoran*	516 - 513 Ma Cambrian
Karathele sp. genus	6	Animalia : Brachiopoda : Lingulata : Lingulida : Botsfordiidae : *Karathele*	516 - 513 Ma Cambrian
Eoobolus elatus species	7	Animalia : Brachiopoda : Lingulata : Lingulida : Eoobolidae : Eoobolus : *Eoobolus elatus*	516 - 513 Ma Cambrian
Lapworthella fasciculata species	7	Animalia : Brachiopoda : Tommotiida : Lapworthellidae : Lapworthella : *Lapworthella fasciculata*	520 - 513 Ma Cambrian
Paraldingia sp. genus	6	Animalia : Brachiopoda : Rhynchonellata : Terebratulida : Kingenidae : *Paraldingia*	23.03 - 15.97 Ma Miocene
Liothyrella sp. genus	6	Animalia : Brachiopoda : Rhynchonellata : Terebratulida : Terebratulidae : *Liothyrella*	23.03 - 15.97 Ma Miocene
Pararaconus staitorum species	7	Animalia : Mollusca : Helcionellidae : Pararaconus : *Pararaconus staitorum*	520 - 513 Ma Cambrian
Anabarella australis species	7	Animalia : Mollusca : Helcionelloida : Helcionellida : Stenothecidae : Anabarella : *Anabarella australis*	520 - 513 Ma Cambrian
Yochelcionella sp. genus	6	Animalia : Mollusca : Helcionelloida : Helcionellida : Yochelcionellidae : *Yochelcionella*	520 - 513 Ma Cambrian
Beshtashella tortilis species	7	Animalia : Mollusca : Helcionelloida : Beshtashella : *Beshtashella tortilis*	520 - 513 Ma Cambrian
Pelagiella madianensis species	7	Animalia : Mollusca : Helcionelloida : Pelagiellida : Pelagiellidae : Pelagiella : *Pelagiella madianensis*	520 - 513 Ma Cambrian
Australohalkieria parva species	7	Animalia : Mollusca : Sachitida : Australohalkieria : *Australohalkieria parva*	520 - 513 Ma Cambrian

References

Bitner M. A., Crame J. A. (2002) Brachiopods from the Lower Miocene of King George Island, West Antarctica, Polish Polar Research 23 1, 75-84

Wrona R. (2003) Early Cambrian molluscs from glacial erratics of King George Island, West Antarctica, Polish Polar Research 24 3-4, 181-216

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!

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