Loc. 23, Giralia Range [Miria Fm] (Cretaceous of Australia)

Where: Western Australia, Australia (22.7° S, 114.2° E)

• Paleocoordinates: 53.6° S, 115.1° E (Wright 2013)

• coordinate estimated from map

• outcrop-level geographic resolution

When: Miria Formation, Maastrichtian (72.1 - 66.0 Ma)

• bed-level stratigraphic resolution

Environment/lithology: marine; poorly lithified, concretionary, calcareous sandstone

Size class: macrofossils

Preservation: cast, mold/impression, replaced with phosphate

Collected by T.A. Darragh, G.W Kendrick, R.A. Henderson, W.J. Kennedy in 1969, 1979, 1993; reposited in the WAM

Collection methods: surface (in situ),

Primary reference: R. A. Henderson and K. J. McNamara. 1985. Maastrichtian Non-Heteromorph Ammonites from the Miria Formation, Western Australia. Palaeontology 28(1):34-88 [A. Miller/D. Schramm/D. Schramm]more details

Purpose of describing collection: taxonomic analysis

PaleoDB collection 157778: authorized by Matthew Clapham, entered by Matthew Clapham on 03.07.2014

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Taxonomic list

Cephalopoda
 Ammonitida - Tetragonitidae
Pseudophyllites latus Marshall 1926 ammonite
Pseudophyllites indra Forbes 1846 ammonite
Anagaudryceras subtilineatum Kossmat 1895 ammonite
Anagaudryceras politissimum Kossmat 1895 ammonite
 Ammonitida - Desmoceratidae
Desmophyllites diphylloides Forbes 1846 ammonite
Kitchinites spathi Henderson and McNamara 1985 ammonite
 Ammonitida - Pachydiscidae
Pachydiscus (Pachydiscus) australis, "Pachydiscus (Pachydiscus) fresvillensis" = Menuites fresvillensis
Pachydiscus (Pachydiscus) australis Henderson and McNamara 1985 ammonite
jacquoti ssp. australis
"Pachydiscus (Pachydiscus) fresvillensis" = Menuites fresvillensis Seunes 1890 ammonite
 Ammonitida - Kossmaticeratidae
Grossouvrites gemmatus Huppe 1854 ammonite
Kossmaticeras (Natalites) sp. Collignon 1954 ammonite
Kossmaticeras (Natalites) brunnschweileri n. sp. Henderson and McNamara 1985 ammonite
Gunnarites kalika Stolickzka 1865 ammonite
Gunnarites raggatti Henderson and McNamara 1985 ammonite
 Ammonoida - Phylloceratidae
"Phylloceras (Neophylloceras) ramosum" = Hypophylloceras (Neophylloceras) ramosum
"Phylloceras (Neophylloceras) ramosum" = Hypophylloceras (Neophylloceras) ramosum Meek 1857 ammonite