Northampton Shire, Western Australia, Australiai

Regional Level Types
Northampton Shire	Shire
Western Australia	State
Australia	Country

The Shire of Northampton is 460 kilometres north of Perth, covers 13 738 square kilometres, with a population 3 581 (2011). The economy is based on cereal growing/sheep, fishing with an emphasis on rock lobster (what we call crayfish), and tourism. Copper and lead was discovered in the region in the 1840's and Geraldine is the oldest mine in Western Australia. There are many abandoned historic lead mines in the district, but Mindat only lists the most significant. Lead specimens are occasionally seen, but with only Northampton as the location, and not the mine it came from.

The shire is located at the northern boundary of the northern wheatbelt region. Some parts are hilly, especially around Northampton and to the south. Most of the shire is wheatfields, but in the north is the large Kalbarri National Park centred on the Murchison River gorge. Kalbarri is the largest town in the shire at the mouth of the Murchison River. There is the town of Northampton itself, and smaller hamlets of Binnu, Horrocks Beach, and Port Gregory.

The shire also contains the Houtman Abrollos Islands, a series of low islands and mazes of coral reefs, inhabited part-time by fishermen.The coastline in this area has seen many shipwrecks. The Houtman Abrollos especially so when European nations plied the coast with sailing ships to the Dutch East Indies for spice. The most famous shipwreck is of the Batavia, where a pitch battle was fought on the islands between mutineers and soldiers from the ship. At the time there was no European settlement on the Australian continent at all, and they rowed a boat to Jakarta to be rescued.

The shire also contains the Hutt River principality, described grandly in Wikipedia as a micronation. Essentially a local farmer decided to succeed from Australia, which somehow was recognised by the Queen of England, so it became legal. The farmer then set himself up as the royal family of Hutt River. You can get your passport stamped and buy postage stamps.

Attractions in the Northampton Shire include museums and historic buildings in the town of Northampton. A bird park, coastal cliffs and the Murchison River gorge around Kalbarri. Scenic beaches at Horrocks and Port Gregory. The Houtman Abrollos can be accessed by light plane on day trips from Geraldton.

Fossils

There are 109 fossil localities from the PaleoBioDB database within this region.

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Occurrences	109
Youngest Fossil Listed	33.9 Ma (Eocene)
Oldest Fossil Listed	251 Ma (Early/Lower Triassic)
Stratigraphic Units	Unit No. Occurrences Age Toolonga Calcilutite 10 86.3 - 83.6 Ma (Late/Upper Cretaceous) Toolonga Chalk 8 86.3 - 72.1 Ma (Late/Upper Cretaceous) Barrow - Birdrong Sandstone 3 139.8 - 113 Ma (Early/Lower Cretaceous) Kockatea Shale 5 251.3 - 247.2 Ma (Early/Lower Triassic)
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Accepted Name Hierarchy Age Acarinina genus Chromista : Foraminifera : Globothalamea : Rotaliida : Truncorotaloididae : Acarinina 41.3 - 33.9 Ma Paleogene Catapsydrax genus Chromista : Foraminifera : Globothalamea : Rotaliida : Globigerinidae : Catapsydrax 41.3 - 33.9 Ma Paleogene Globigerinatheka genus Chromista : Foraminifera : Globothalamea : Rotaliida : Globigerinidae : Globigerinatheka 41.3 - 33.9 Ma Paleogene Subbotina genus Chromista : Foraminifera : Globothalamea : Rotaliida : Catapsydracidae : Subbotina 41.3 - 33.9 Ma Paleogene Turborotalia genus Chromista : Foraminifera : Globothalamea : Rotaliida : Hedbergellidae : Turborotalia 41.3 - 33.9 Ma Paleogene Demospongea class Animalia : Porifera : Demospongea 41.3 - 33.9 Ma Paleogene Emarginula genus Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Lepetellida : Fissurellidae : Emarginula 41.3 - 33.9 Ma Paleogene Cerithiella genus Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Newtoniellidae : Cerithiella 41.3 - 33.9 Ma Paleogene Euspirocrommium genus Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Naticidae : Euspirocrommium 41.3 - 33.9 Ma Paleogene Galeodea genus Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Littorinimorpha : Cassidae : Galeodea 41.3 - 33.9 Ma Paleogene Margineulima genus Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Littorinimorpha : Eulimidae : Margineulima 41.3 - 33.9 Ma Paleogene Notoseila genus Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Littorinimorpha : Cerithiopsidae : Seila 41.3 - 33.9 Ma Paleogene Tenagodus genus Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Siliquariidae : Tenagodus 41.3 - 33.9 Ma Paleogene Brocchitas genus Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Neogastropoda : Fasciolariidae : Brocchitas 41.3 - 33.9 Ma Paleogene Cochlespira genus Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Neogastropoda : Cochlespiridae : Cochlespira 41.3 - 33.9 Ma Paleogene Conorbis genus Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Neogastropoda : Conorbidae : Conorbis 41.3 - 33.9 Ma Paleogene Conus genus Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Neogastropoda : Conidae : Conus 41.3 - 33.9 Ma Paleogene Marginella genus Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Neogastropoda : Marginellidae : Marginella 41.3 - 33.9 Ma Paleogene Murexsul genus Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Neogastropoda : Muricidae : Murexsul 41.3 - 33.9 Ma Paleogene Eutrephoceras genus Animalia : Mollusca : Cephalopoda : Nautilida : Nautilidae : Eutrephoceras 41.3 - 33.9 Ma Paleogene Arctoceras genus Animalia : Mollusca : Cephalopoda : Ammonoidea : Arctoceratidae : Arctoceras 251.3 - 247.2 Ma Early/Lower Triassic Prionites genus Animalia : Mollusca : Cephalopoda : Ammonoidea : Prionitidae : Prionites 251.3 - 247.2 Ma Early/Lower Triassic Plicacesta genus Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Pectinida : Limidae : Plicacesta 41.3 - 33.9 Ma Paleogene Chama genus Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Venerida : Chamidae : Chama 41.3 - 33.9 Ma Paleogene Epicodakia genus Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Lucinida : Lucinidae : Epicodakia 41.3 - 33.9 Ma Paleogene Bryozoa phylum Animalia : Bryozoa 41.3 - 33.9 Ma Paleogene Terebratulida order Animalia : Brachiopoda : Rhynchonellata : Terebratulida 86.3 - 72.1 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous Leptocleidus genus Animalia : Chordata : Reptilia : Rhomaleosauridae : Leptocleidus 139.8 - 113 Ma Early/Lower Cretaceous Theropoda unranked clade Animalia : Chordata : Saurischia : Theropoda 139.8 - 113 Ma Early/Lower Cretaceous Mitridae family Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Neogastropoda : Mitridae 41.3 - 33.9 Ma Paleogene Naticidae family Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Littorinimorpha : Naticidae 41.3 - 33.9 Ma Paleogene Turbinellidae family Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Neogastropoda : Turbinellidae 41.3 - 33.9 Ma Paleogene Dentalium (Fissidentalium) mawsoni species Animalia : Mollusca : Scaphopoda : Dentaliida : Dentaliidae : Fissidentalium : Dentalium (Fissidentalium) mawsoni 41.3 - 33.9 Ma Paleogene Talochlamys eyrei species Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Pectinida : Pectinidae : Talochlamys : Talochlamys eyrei 41.3 - 33.9 Ma Paleogene Solamen (Exosiperna) globularis species Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Mytilida : Crenellidae : Solamen : Solamen (Exosiperna) globularis 41.3 - 33.9 Ma Paleogene Vulsella laevigata species Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Ostreida : Pteriidae : Vulsella : Vulsella laevigata 41.3 - 33.9 Ma Paleogene Glyptoactis (Fasciculicardia) latissima species Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Carditida : Carditidae : Glyptoactis : Glyptoactis (Fasciculicardia) latissima 41.3 - 33.9 Ma Paleogene Tucetona lenticularis species Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Arcida : Glycymerididae : Tucetona : Tucetona lenticularis 41.3 - 33.9 Ma Paleogene Sarepta planiuscula species Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Nuculanida : Sareptidae : Sarepta : Sarepta planiuscula 41.3 - 33.9 Ma Paleogene Dennantia aldingensis species Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Neogastropoda : Fasciolariidae : Dennantia : Dennantia aldingensis 41.3 - 33.9 Ma Paleogene Pratulum hemimeris species Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Cardiida : Cardiidae : Nemocardium : Pratulum hemimeris 41.3 - 33.9 Ma Paleogene Dosinia (Dosinia) multilamellata species Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Veneroidei : Veneridae : Dosinia : Dosinia (Dosinia) multilamellata 41.3 - 33.9 Ma Paleogene Caryocorbula pixidata species Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Pholadida : Corbulidae : Caryocorbula : Caryocorbula pixidata 41.3 - 33.9 Ma Paleogene Gemmula genus Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Neogastropoda : Turridae : Gemmula 41.3 - 33.9 Ma Paleogene Aturia clarkei species Animalia : Mollusca : Cephalopoda : Nautilida : Aturiidae : Aturia : Aturia clarkei 41.3 - 33.9 Ma Paleogene Hemiprionites genus Animalia : Mollusca : Cephalopoda : Ammonoidea : Prionitidae : Hemiprionites 251.3 - 247.2 Ma Early/Lower Triassic Leptocleidus clemai species Animalia : Chordata : Reptilia : Rhomaleosauridae : Leptocleidus : Leptocleidus clemai 139.8 - 113 Ma Early/Lower Cretaceous Anasibirites kingianus species Animalia : Mollusca : Cephalopoda : Ceratitida : Prionitidae : Anasibirites : Anasibirites kingianus 251.3 - 247.2 Ma Early/Lower Triassic Eohemithyris wildei species Animalia : Brachiopoda : Rhynchonellata : Rhynchonellida : Basiliolidae : Eohemithiris : Eohemithyris wildei 86.3 - 83.6 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous Tegulorhynchia hrodelberti species Animalia : Brachiopoda : Rhynchonellata : Rhynchonellida : Notosariidae : Tegulorhynchia : Tegulorhynchia hrodelberti 86.3 - 72.1 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous Liothyrella archboldi species Animalia : Brachiopoda : Rhynchonellata : Terebratulida : Terebratulidae : Liothyrella : Liothyrella archboldi 86.3 - 72.1 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous Zenobiathyris mutabilis species Animalia : Brachiopoda : Rhynchonellata : Terebratulida : Zenobiathyris : Zenobiathyris mutabilis 86.3 - 72.1 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous Gisilina ovata species Animalia : Brachiopoda : Rhynchonellata : Terebratulida : Chlidonophoridae : Gisilina : Gisilina ovata 86.3 - 72.1 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous Inopinatarcula acanthodes species Animalia : Brachiopoda : Rhynchonellata : Terebratulida : Inopinatarculidae : Inopinatarcula : Inopinatarcula acanthodes 86.3 - 72.1 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous Bouchardiella cretacea species Animalia : Brachiopoda : Rhynchonellata : Terebratulida : Bouchardiidae : Bouchardiella : Bouchardiella cretacea 86.3 - 72.1 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous Kingena mesembrina species Animalia : Brachiopoda : Rhynchonellata : Terebratulida : Kingenidae : Kingena : Kingena mesembrina 86.3 - 72.1 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous Calantica (Scillaelepas) ginginensis species Animalia : Arthropoda : Maxillopoda : Scalpelliformes : Calanticidae : Scillaelepas : Calantica (Scillaelepas) ginginensis 86.3 - 83.6 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous Calantica (Scillaelepas) kendricki species Animalia : Arthropoda : Maxillopoda : Scalpelliformes : Calanticidae : Scillaelepas : Calantica (Scillaelepas) kendricki 86.3 - 83.6 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous Limopsis chapmani species Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Arcida : Limopsidae : Limopsis : Limopsis chapmani 41.3 - 33.9 Ma Paleogene Fossacallista tatei species Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Veneroidei : Veneridae : Fossacallista : Fossacallista tatei 41.3 - 33.9 Ma Paleogene Micrelenchus (Plumbelenchus) armulatus species Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Trochidae : Micrelenchus : Micrelenchus (Plumbelenchus) armulatus 41.3 - 33.9 Ma Paleogene Calliostoma (Fautor) numapum species Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Trochidae : Calliostoma : Calliostoma (Fautor) numapum 41.3 - 33.9 Ma Paleogene Cerithium wilya species Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Cerithiidae : Cerithium : Cerithium wilya 41.3 - 33.9 Ma Paleogene Zeacolpus bartoni species Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Turritellidae : Zeacolpus : Zeacolpus bartoni 41.3 - 33.9 Ma Paleogene Xenophora tatei species Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Xenophoridae : Xenophora : Xenophora tatei 41.3 - 33.9 Ma Paleogene Cirsotrema pleiophylla species Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Epitoniidae : Cirsotrema : Cirsotrema pleiophylla 41.3 - 33.9 Ma Paleogene Alcithoe (Waihaoia) pagodoides species Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Neogastropoda : Volutidae : Alcithoe : Alcithoe (Waihaoia) pagodoides 41.3 - 33.9 Ma Paleogene Notovoluta capitonica species Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Neogastropoda : Volutidae : Notovoluta : Notovoluta capitonica 41.3 - 33.9 Ma Paleogene Notopeplum protorhysum species Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Neogastropoda : Volutidae : Notopeplum : Notopeplum protorhysum 41.3 - 33.9 Ma Paleogene Lyria lamellatoplicata species Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Neogastropoda : Volutidae : Lyria : Lyria lamellatoplicata 41.3 - 33.9 Ma Paleogene Gemmoliva adelaidae species Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Neogastropoda : Gemmoliva : Gemmoliva adelaidae 41.3 - 33.9 Ma Paleogene Gracilispira ligata species Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Neogastropoda : Amalda : Gracilispira ligata 41.3 - 33.9 Ma Paleogene Parasyngenochilus angustior species Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Neogastropoda : Turridae : Parasyngenochilus : Parasyngenochilus angustior 41.3 - 33.9 Ma Paleogene Mauidrillia aldingensis species Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Neogastropoda : Horaiclavidae : Mauidrillia : Mauidrillia aldingensis 41.3 - 33.9 Ma Paleogene
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