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Cretaceous microfossils from the Hay River area, Northern Territory

Created 21/12/2025

Updated 21/12/2025

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Lower Cretaceous marine microfossils have been recovered from a bore on the Plenty River, Hay River 4-mile sheet. Their presence demonstrates a westerly extension of the marine Lower Cretaceous below the sand cover of the Simpson Desert.

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Title Cretaceous microfossils from the Hay River area, Northern Territory
Language eng
Licence Not Specified
Landing Page https://data.gov.au/data/dataset/cf4cfbc8-1622-4ddf-b8d0-112e96bee8c8
Contact Point
Australian Ocean Data Network
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Reference Period 22/04/2018
Geospatial Coverage
Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors
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      ],
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      ],
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      ],
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      ],
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      ]
    ]
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}
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This dataset was originally found on Australian Oceans Data Network "Cretaceous microfossils from the Hay River area, Northern Territory". Please visit the source to access the original metadata of the dataset:
https://catalogue.aodn.org.au/geonetwork/srv/eng/csw/dataset/cretaceous-microfossils-from-the-hay-river-area-northern-territory1