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Cretaceous microfossils from the Hay River area, Northern Territory

Created 20/01/2026

Updated 20/01/2026

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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
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Landing Page https://data.gov.au/data/dataset/00b7dc64-93e9-490f-bd8f-ed0bfde89fac
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Reference Period 22/04/2018
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