Australian Jurassic sedimentary and fossil successions: current work and future prospects for marine and non-marine correlation

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Fig. 1 Onshore and offshore Australian basins containing Jurassic sediments (prepared by Geological Survey of Queensland, courtesy of the Information Development and Analysis Services Group, Geoscience Australia).

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Fig. 3 Representative Australian Jurassic plant macrofossils. A. Dictyophyllum sp. (dipteridacean fern), QMF12659. B. Sagenopteris nilssoniana (Brongniart) Ward (caytonialean gymnosperm), QMF12971. C. Pachydermophyllum sp. (“seed-fern”), GSQF13548. D. Masculostrobus sp. (conifer microsporangiate cone), AMF78330. E. Palissya ovalis Parris, Drinnan & Cantrill (palissyacean gymnosperm), UQF79695. F. Taeniopteris spatulata McClelland (pentoxylalean gymnosperm), UQF79721. G. Hausmannia sp. cf. H. deferrariisii Feruglio (dipteridacean fern), UQF79687. H. Podozamites jurassica White (araucariacean conifer), AMF59990. I. ?Rissikia talbragarensis White (?podocarpacean conifer), AMF72408. J. Rintoulia sp. (“seed-fern”), AMF127292. Specimens from Gatton Sandstone, Pliensbachian, Clarence-Moreton basin (A, B); Injune Creek Group, Bathonian–Callovian, northern Surat basin (C); Walloon Coal Measures, Bathonian–Callovian, Clarence-Moreton basin (D–G); and Talbragar fossil beds, latest Oxfordian–Tithonian, southern Surat basin (H–J). Scale bars = 5 mm.

Fig. 4 Representative Australian Jurassic palynomorphs from the Surat basin, Queensland. A. Dictyotosporites complex Cookson & Dettmann, Walloon Coal Measures, Q354. B. Retitriletes circolumenus (Cookson & Dettmann) Backhouse, Westbourne Formation, Q379. C. Staplinisporites manifestus McKellar, Hutton Sandstone, Q432. D. Contignisporites glebulentus Dettmann emend. Filatoff & Price, Westbourne Formation, Q612. E. Nevesisporites vallatus de Jersey & Paten, Walloon Coal Measures, Q572. F. Foraminisporis dailyi (Cookson & Dettmann) Dettmann, Westbourne Formation, Q583. G. R. watherooensis Backhouse, Westbourne Formation, Q381. H. Leptolepidites verrucatus Couper, Westbourne Formation, Q487. I. Classopollis sp. cf. C. chateaunovi Reyre, Walloon Coal Measures, Q763. J. Ischyosporites punctatus Cookson & Dettmann, Westbourne Formation, Q446. K. Podosporites variabilis Sukh Dev, Walloon Coal Measures, Q735. L. Murospora florida (Balme) Pocock, Westbourne Formation, Q627. M. Araucariacites fissus Reiser & Williams, Walloon Coal Measures, Q759. N. Callialasporites dampieri (Balme) Sukh Dev, Westbourne Formation, Q691. Fig. 4M × 600, all other images approximately × 500. Ages of host units indicated in Fig. 2. Numbers prefixed by “Q” refer to the palynological specimen-locality catalogue of the Geological Survey of Queensland, Department of Employment, Economic Development and Innovation.

Fig. 5 Jurassic fish: A. semionotiform fish from the Walloon Coal Measures (mid-Jurassic), Queensland [from Turner and Rozefelds (1987) reproduced with permission of MQM]. B. Cavenderichthys talbragarensis, Australian Museum specimen AMF4133. C. Cavenderichthys talbragarensis, Geological Survey of New South Wales specimen MMF13561a. D. Coccolepis sp. AMF117880. E. Aphnelepis sp., unregistered specimen, Bean collection, ANU; F. Archaeomene sp., MMF23674. B–F from the Upper Jurassic Talbragar fish beds, Talbragar, NSW. Scale bars = 10 mm.

Fig. 6 Examples of early to mid-Jurassic dinosaur footprint taxa: A. Reconstruction of possible fabrosaurid trackmaker, cf. Anomoepus from Lower Jurassic Precipice Sandstone, Carnarvon Gorge, Surat Basin. B. Large ornithopod footprint cf. Wintonopus, ca. 48 cm long, Balgowan Colliery, Dalby-Oakey coalfield, Darling Downs. C. Dinosaur footprint ca. 54 cm long, Balgowan Colliery, Dalbey-Oakey coalfield, Darling Downs. D. Large theropod footprint Eubrontes ca. 54 cm long, Oakleigh No 3 underground colliery. E. E. theropod footprint ca. 46 cm long, Lanefield Colliery, Rosewood-Walloon coalfield (Ball photo, courtesy of GSQ) B, D, from Walloon Coal Measures, Bathonian–Callovian, Clarence-Moreton basin (photos courtesy of and drawing ©T. Thulborn).

Turner , S. and Rozefelds , A. 1987 . First Jurassic actinopterygian fish from Queensland . Memoirs of the Queensland Museum , 25 : 201 – 206 .

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