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Louisa Basin, Western Australia, Australiai
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Western AustraliaState
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Mindat Locality ID:
306577
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:306577:1
GUID (UUID V4):
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There are 5 fossil localities from the PaleoBioDB database within this region.

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Occurrences36
Youngest Fossil Listed372 Ma (Late/Upper Devonian)
Oldest Fossil Listed384 Ma (Middle Devonian)
Stratigraphic Units
UnitNo. OccurrencesAge
Virgin Hills10364.7 - 358.9 Ma (Late/Upper Devonian)
Gogo4379.5 - 372.2 Ma (Late/Upper Devonian)
Pillara1379.5 - 372.2 Ma (Late/Upper Devonian)
Sparke Conglomerate21382.7 - 372.2 Ma (Late/Upper Devonian)
Fossils from RegionClick here to show the list.
Accepted NameHierarchy Age
Stromatoporoidea
class
Animalia : Porifera : Stromatoporoidea382.7 - 372.2 Ma
Late/Upper Devonian
Alveolites
genus
Animalia : Cnidaria : Anthozoa : Alveolitidae : Alveolites382.7 - 372.2 Ma
Late/Upper Devonian
Aulopora
genus
Animalia : Cnidaria : Anthozoa : Auloporidae : Aulopora382.7 - 372.2 Ma
Late/Upper Devonian
Thamnopora
genus
Animalia : Cnidaria : Anthozoa : Pachyporidae : Thamnopora382.7 - 372.2 Ma
Late/Upper Devonian
Disphyllum
genus
Animalia : Cnidaria : Anthozoa : Phillipsastraeidae : Disphyllum379.5 - 376.1 Ma
Late/Upper Devonian
Phillipsastrea
genus
Animalia : Cnidaria : Anthozoa : Phillipsastraeidae : Phillipsastrea382.7 - 372.2 Ma
Late/Upper Devonian
Tabulophyllum
genus
Animalia : Cnidaria : Anthozoa : Chonophyllidae : Tabulophyllum382.7 - 372.2 Ma
Late/Upper Devonian
Thamnophyllum
genus
Animalia : Cnidaria : Anthozoa : Phillipsastraeidae : Thamnophyllum382.7 - 372.2 Ma
Late/Upper Devonian
Kayserella
genus
Animalia : Brachiopoda : Rhynchonellata : Orthida : Kayserellidae : Kayserella382.7 - 372.2 Ma
Late/Upper Devonian
Schizophoria
genus
Animalia : Brachiopoda : Rhynchonellata : Orthida : Schizophoriidae : Schizophoria382.7 - 372.2 Ma
Late/Upper Devonian
Teichertina
genus
Animalia : Brachiopoda : Rhynchonellata : Orthida : Dicoelosiidae : Teichertina382.7 - 372.2 Ma
Late/Upper Devonian
Renalcis
genus
Bacteria : Cyanobacteria : Renalcis382.7 - 372.2 Ma
Late/Upper Devonian
Hillastraea
genus
Animalia : Cnidaria : Anthozoa : Disphyllidae : Hillastraea382.7 - 372.2 Ma
Late/Upper Devonian
Smithiphyllum coppi
species
Animalia : Cnidaria : Anthozoa : Endophyllidae : Smithiphyllum : Smithiphyllum coppi382.7 - 372.2 Ma
Late/Upper Devonian
Noviphyllum canningense
species
Animalia : Cnidaria : Anthozoa : Disphyllidae : Noviphyllum : Noviphyllum canningense382.7 - 372.2 Ma
Late/Upper Devonian
Hillastraea floriformis
species
Animalia : Cnidaria : Anthozoa : Stauriida : Disphyllidae : Hillastraea : Hillastraea floriformis382.7 - 372.2 Ma
Late/Upper Devonian
Hillastraea georgeae
species
Animalia : Cnidaria : Anthozoa : Disphyllidae : Hillastraea : Hillastraea georgeae382.7 - 372.2 Ma
Late/Upper Devonian
Phillipsastrea sparkensis
species
Animalia : Cnidaria : Anthozoa : Phillipsastraeidae : Phillipsastrea : Phillipsastrea sparkensis382.7 - 372.2 Ma
Late/Upper Devonian
Frechastraea delicatula
species
Animalia : Cnidaria : Anthozoa : Stauriida : Phillipsastreidae : Frechastraea : Frechastraea delicatula382.7 - 372.2 Ma
Late/Upper Devonian
Thamnophyllum kimberleyense
species
Animalia : Cnidaria : Anthozoa : Stauriida : Phillipsastreidae : Thamnophyllum : Thamnophyllum kimberleyense382.7 - 372.2 Ma
Late/Upper Devonian
Xeradipterus hatcheri
species
Animalia : Chordata : Osteichthyes : Holodipterida : Holodontidae : Xeradipterus : Xeradipterus hatcheri382.7 - 372.2 Ma
Late/Upper Devonian
Crickites lindneri
species
Animalia : Mollusca : Cephalopoda : Agoniatitida : Gephuroceratidae : Crickites : Crickites lindneri379.5 - 376.1 Ma
Late/Upper Devonian
Adololopas moyasmithae
species
Animalia : Chordata : Osteichthyes : Adololopas : Adololopas moyasmithae382.7 - 372.2 Ma
Late/Upper Devonian
Moythomasia durgaringa
species
Animalia : Chordata : Actinopteri : Moythomasia : Moythomasia durgaringa383.7 - 372.2 Ma
Devonian
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