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Foraminifera in the Permian rocks of Australia

Created 17/10/2025

Updated 19/11/2025

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The presence of foraminifera in the Permian sediments of Australia was recorded as early as 1882. Some systematic work was done up to 1905, but there was no further investigation into these micro-fossils until 1937. A considerable amount of research is still necessary before it can be stated whether or not a definite system of zoning, based on micro-faunas, can be applied to the Permian rocks of Australia. It seems possible, however, that certain species may be characteristic of the Upper and Middle Permian deposits. In the extensive collections of Permian rocks examined from the Hunter River District in New South Wales, assemblages of foraminifera rather than restricted species have proved useful for zonal purposes and this method of zoning should prove valuable when more material is examined from the Permian deposits of other States.

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Title Foraminifera in the Permian rocks of Australia
Language eng
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Landing Page https://data.gov.au/data/dataset/79ad01ad-2850-4ec9-b2ad-13f958ba8aec
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This dataset was originally found on Geoscience Australia "Foraminifera in the Permian rocks of Australia". Please visit the source to access the original metadata of the dataset:
https://ecat.ga.gov.au/geonetwork/srv/eng/csw/dataset/foraminifera-in-the-permian-rocks-of-australia1