ammonites
Cape Paterson (Cretaceous of Australia)

Where: Victoria, Australia (38.7° S, 145.6° E: paleocoordinates 78.9° S, 106.5° E)

• coordinate stated in text

• small collection-level geographic resolution

When: Strzelecki Group, Early/Lower Cretaceous (145.5 - 99.6 Ma)

Environment/lithology: "floodplain"; lithology not reported

Size class: macrofossils

Collection methods: quarrying, mechanical,

Primary reference: P. V. Rich, T. R. Rich, B. E. Wagstaff, J. M. Mason, C. B. Douthitt, R. T. Gregory, and E. A. Felton. 1988. Evidence for low temperatures and biologic diversity in Cretaceous high latitudes of Australia. Science 242(4884):1403-1406 [M. Carrano/M. Carrano] more details

Purpose of describing collection: general faunal/floral analysis

PaleoDB collection 38536: authorized by Matt Carrano, entered by Matt Carrano on 23.04.2004