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Cordillo Downs plant fossils.
Published: 01 Jan 1957 Created: 13 Nov 2024 Revised: 15 Dec 2024
Author: Rowe, S.M.

Plant fossils from 4 localities in Hadden Downs and Needle Hill areas are described. Fossils in the area are sparse and usually fragmented, and all those described were found near the top of the lower shales, mudstones and sandstones which...

Plant fossils from 4 localities in Hadden Downs and Needle Hill areas are described. Fossils in the area are sparse and usually fragmented, and all those described were found near the top of the lower shales, mudstones and sandstones which underlie a widespread white felspathic sandstone horizon. Concludes that the fossils show Mesozoic rather than Tertiary affinities, supporting Cretaceous age of strata. (R.L. Jack). 11 diagrams of specimens.

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Record No mesac33667
Topic Geoscientific Information
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Document Type Energy Company Report - Annual licence or technical report
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Tenement OEL 7
Tenement Holder Santos Ltd
Operator Santos Ltd
Geological Province Great Artesian Basin
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    Geographic Locality: Cordillo Downs
Doc No: Env 00094
    Geographic Locality: Cordillo Downs
Doc No: Env 00094
    Language English
    Metadata Standard ISO 19115-3

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    Persistent identifier https://pid.sarig.sa.gov.au/document/mesac33667
    Citation Rowe, S.M. 1957. Cordillo Downs plant fossils. Energy Company Report - Annual licence or technical report
    https://pid.sarig.sa.gov.au/document/mesac33667

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