Í)E È - \-olll Sequence stratigraphy, sedimentology, biostratigraphy and palaeontology of the eastern Warburton Basin (Palaeozoic), South Australia by Xiaowen SUN (M.Sc., B.Sc. (Hons.), China) National Centre for Petroleum Geology & Geophysics The University of Adelaide August 1996 This thesis is submitted in fulfilment of the requirements for the degree of Doctor of Philosophy in Petroleum Geology and Geophysics of the University of Adelaide Table of contents (Volume 2) PART II Systematic PalaeontologY INTRODUCTION CHAPTER 12 Trilobites ,, ORDER AGNOSTIDA SALTER,1864........... Genus Agnosføs Brongnia¡t, 1822..... 2 Agnostus sp. cf. A. neglectus Westergård, 1946 2 Genus Oncagnostus Whitehouse, 1936 3 Oncagnostus (Oncagnostus ) sp. cf. O. ultaobesus (Lermontova, 1940).....'..'..'.. """"""""""""""" 3 Oncagnostus (Oncagnostus ) sp.cf. O.hoi (Sun,1924) 4 Genus Ammqgnostus Opik, 1967..... 5 Proagnostus sp. 6 FAMtr-Y PTYCHAGNOSTDAE KOE,{YESH, 1939 7 Genus Goniagnostus Howell, 1935..'."."....'.. ".'. 7 Goniagnostus (Criotypus) paenerugatr.rs Opik, 1979....."...."" """"""7 Genus Lejopyge Hawle & Corda, 1847 ...........'.... 8 Lejopyge laevigata (Dalman, 1828) 8 Lejopyge armato (Linnarsson, 1869) 9 9 10 P entagnostus sp. cf. P. praecurrens (Westergård, 1936) .'.'....'.... 10 Genus Triplagnostus How ell, I 9 3 5 ....'.'.'...' Triplagnostus (Aotagnostus) cf . T. (A') aotus Opik, lg79 ....-..'....... """"""" """""' 11 Triplagnostus (Aotagnostus) culminosus Öpik, 1979 """"""""""""' 11 Triplagnostus (Triplagnostus) sp. cf. T.(7.) Sibbus (Linnarsson, 1869) 11 FAMtr-Y SPINAGNOSTIDAE HOW¡II, 1935 .. t2 Genus Doryagnostus Kobayashi, 1939 .. 12 Doryagnostus magister (Vyhitehouse, 1939)...........'. """""""""""""' 13 Doryagnostus sp. aff. D. magister (Whitehouse' 1939) l3 Genus Hypagnostus Jaekel, 1909..........'.. ....''......'.....',,,,.' 1 4 Hypagnostus clipeus Whitehouse, 1939............... ....... 15 Hypagnostus sp. cf. 11. sulcifer (Wallerius, 1895).............. l6 Feunv PERONOPSIDAE V/esrencÄRD, 1 936 16 Genus ltagnosfas Öpik, 1979 16 Itagnostus sp. cf. /. elkedraensis (Etheridge, 1902) l6 Gents Peronopsls Hawle &Corda, 1847 17 Peronopsis sp. cf. P. laiwuensis (Lorenz, 1906)............. ...'..'...'.......... 18 FAMTLY PHALAGNOSTIDAE PRATT, 1992 ......... 19 Genus Phalagnostus Howell, 1955 19 " Phalagnostus" sp. .................. 20 FAMI-AE IN CeRren SBors ................. ,'''''''.,,.,20 Genus Valenagnostus lago, 1976. ,.'.',,.,,.',20 Valenagnostus sp. cf. V, imitans (Opik, 1961).. '....'.'..21 Valenagnostus sp. cf. V. velaevis (Opik, 1961).. ........'..21 FAMtr-Y CLAVAGNOSTIDAE HOWELL, 1937 22 Genus Clavagnostus Howell, 1937 ............ 22 Clavagnostus sp. cf. C. burnsi Jago & Daily, 1974............... 22 Genus Uragnostus Robison, 1964...... 23 .WUITESOUSE, FAMILY DIPLAGNOSTIDAE 1939.... 24 Genus Axøg nos tus Laurie, 1990.............. 24 24 Genus Diplagnostus Jaekel, 1909 .. 24 Diplagnostus sp.L.. 25 Diplagnostus sp.2... 25 Genus N¿oagnostus Kobayashi, 1955 25 Neoagnostus sp. (araneavelotus grotrp, Shergold, 1980) 26 N e o a gno s t us sp. (c lav u s group, S hergold, 197 2) 26 11 Pseudagnostur sp. ............ 28 Pseudagnostus sp. cf. P. chinensis (Dames, 1883). 28 FAMILY ETC INDETERMINED,..,,,....,,.,... 29 Agnostida gen. et sp. indet. 1 29 29 Agnostida indet. 3 30 ORDER REDLICHIIDA RICHTER, 1933 31 F¡,vIIIY PARADOXIDIDAE HNWr-E& CORDA, 1847 31 Genus Gqlahetes Opik, 1975 3I 31 Genus Xysfridura Whitehouse, 1936. 32 Xystridura sp. aff. X. milesi (Chapman, 1929) 32 ORDER CORYNEXOCHIDA KOBAYASHI, 1935 32 FAMtr-Y DORYPYGIDAE KOSNYASHI, 1935... Genus Dorypyge Dames, 1883 JZ Dorypyge sp. cf. D. corusca Whitehouse, 1945 34 FAMILY DOLICHOMETOPIDAE WALCOTT, 1916 34 Genus Amphoton Lorenz, 1906.. 34 Amphoton sp. cf. A. marginicrassa Opik, 1982 ...'.'...,.36 Amphoton sp. 3 38 Genus Føcåo¿ia Resser & Endo, in Kobayashi, 1935 38 Fuchouia fecunda Opik, 1982 39 Fuchouia ? sp. (meraspid). 4l Fuchouia ? sp. (pygidium) 4l Dolichometopidae gen, et sp. indet. I 42 Dolichometopidae gen. et sp. indet. 2 (librigena)... 42 Dolichometopidae gen. et sp. indet. 3 . 43 Dolichometopidae gen. et sp. indet. 4 . 43 Dolichometopidae gen. et sp. indet. 5 44 Genus Horonastes Opik, 1982......... 44 ORDER ASAPHIDA SALTER, 1864............. 45 FAMILY INCERTAB SEDIS., 45 Genus Aplotaspls Henderson, 1976. 45 Aplor¡.spIs? sp.. ............... 45 F¡lury ASAPHIDAE BuRvtelsrEn, 1 843 46 Gews As ap hellus Callaw aY, I87 7 FAMTLY CERATOPYGIDAE LINNARSSON, 1869'..'..'.'.' """""""""49 49 Gews P roceratopy ge Wallerius, 1 895 .'.. ".'..'.. Proceratopyge (Proceratopyge) cf. P. (P.) tata Whitehouse, 1939 """""""' """""'49 ORDER PHACOPINA S4LT8R,1864....."... .........49 50 FAMILY PLIOMERIDAE RAYMOND, I9I3 ORDER PTYCHOPARTTDA SWINNERTON,1915..... """"""" 50 50 FAMTLY EODISCIDAE RAYMOND, 1913 (evreNl') 50 Genus P øgetia W alcott, 1916..... ".......'. 52 FAMtr-Y SHUMARDIIDAE LAKE, 1907 '..'.....'.'....,.,''..' .---.-.....'....'.. 52 Gents S humardia Billings, 1 862'..'...'...'.'... "'... 54 FAMtr-Y SHIRAKIELLIDAE HUPÉ, 1953 FAMtr.Y RICHARDSONELLIDAE RNYUONI, 1924 55 55 Genus Yo simur as pi s Kobayashi, 1 960'.'...'.'. 56 Yosimuraspis sp. cf. Y. magezhuangensls (Zhou 1980) FAMILY ELVINIDAE KOBAYASHI, 1935 FAMILY OLENIDAE BURMEISTER, 1843 58 59 FAMILY PTEROCEPHALIIDAE KOBAYASHI, 1935,......',...' 59 Genus Eugonocere Whitehouse, 1939 .......................... 59 Eugonocaresp. aff. E whitehouseiHenderson, 1976......""""' """""" FAMILY PLACOSEMATIDAE ÖPX, 1967......... Genus Placosema Opik, 1967 ............ PLacosema sp. aff. P. adnatum Opik, 1967............... 62 FAMILY SOLENOPLEURIDAE ANCTI-N, 1 854 ............. Genus Sol¿¡¿oparia Kobayashi, 1935 63 Solenoparia gatehousei sp. nov 64 Solenoparia sp. cf. S. changisp. nov................ 66 Genus Menocephalites Kobayashi, 1935 ............ ......................... 66 Solenopleuridae gen. et sp. undet. I 67 Solenopleuridae gen. et sp. indet. I 68 Solenopleuridae gen. et sp. indet. 2 68 Solenopleuridae ? gen. et sp. indet. Genus Austrosinia Zhang & Jell, 1987............. 70 FAMILY LISANIIDAE CHANG, 1963 .,............. 7l Gent¿s Lisqniø Walcott, 191 1 ............. 71 Lisania changi sp. nov. .............,. IJ FAMTLy ANOMOCARELLIDAE HupÉ, 1953. t3 Genus Anomocarella Walcott, 1 905 ............ 73 Anomocarella sp. cf. A. chinensis Walcott, 1905............. 74 Anomocarella sp. aff. A. alb ion W alcott, I 905 ...................... 75 Genus Anomocere lla Walcott, 1905 ............ 76 Anomocarella sp. aff. A. temenus (Walcott, 1905) 76 Anomocarellidae gen. et sp. indet. 77 Frtvtu-v ASAPHISCIDAE RnvvtoND, 1924 ..... 7',1 Gen. et sp. indet. 77 FRvru-v PROASAPHISCIDAE Cs¡Nc, 1 963 ............. 18 Genus Manchuriella Resser & Endo in Kobayashi, 1935 78 FAMTLY TRICREPICEPHALIDAE PALMER, 1954.........,... ...,.,..,,.,'.79 Genas Erediaspis Oplk,1961 79 7 Erediaspis ere te s Opik, 19 67 ............... 79 '19 FAMI-Y NEPEIDAE IWHTTEHOUSE, 1939 Genus Nepea Whitehouse, 1939 79 Nepea sp. I 79 Genus Ferenepea Öpik, 1967 80 Genus Penørosa Opik, I97O 81 Fnvn-v RHYSSOMETOPIDAE öPx, 1967 82 Genus Råyssometopus Öpik, 1967 ....'...'..'......,.'.,.' 82 83 FAMtr-Y DAMESELLIDAE KOSNYASHI, 1935 83 Genus Blackwelderia Walcott, 1905... 83 Blackwelderia sp. .................. 83 FAMtr-Y PAPYRIASPIDAE V/HNSFIOUSE, 1939 84 Genus Pianaspis Saito and Sakakura, 1936 84 Ptychopariina gen. et sp. indet. (cranidium) .......'........ 85 FAMtr-Y PTYCHOPARIIDAE MRIrTBW, 1 887 .......... 86 PtychopariiCae gen, et sp. undet. I 86 Ptychopariidae gen. et sp. undet. 2 87 88 Trilobita fam. indet. 3 (pygidium) 89 CHAPTER 13 Conodonts 13.2 FAUNA AND BIOSTRATIGRÄPHIC CORRELATION 91 13.3 ORGANIC METÄMORPHISM 9l GeNus Hnsurooowrus MLLER, 1969............. ....'......92 Hirsutodontus sp. ............ 92 GENUS CORDYLODUS PINOEN, 1856 92 Cordylodus angulatus Pander, 1 856 ................... 92 o? Cordylodus procwus Muller, 1959 Cordylodus sp. cf. C. proavus Müller, 1959... 93 Cordylodus n. sp. undel 94 Cordylodus ? sp................... 94 GENUS V¡nI¡NNOCONUS LANDD{G, BARNES & STEVNUS, 1986 94 Variabiloconus bassleri (Furnish, 1938). 94 Variabiloco sus asymmetrlcus (Druce &Jones, 197 I).....' 95 Variabilocont r sp. .............. 95 ?Monocostodus sevierensis (Miller, 1969) ..'.....' 96 Monocostodør sp............ 96 GENUS Ac,q¡vtnoous FURNISH, 1938 96 Acanthodus sp. cf. A. lineatus (Furnish, 1938) '.'..." 96 Teridontidae gen. et sp. indet. .............. 97 GENUS DREPANODUS PANDER, 1856 9',7 ?Drepanodus tenuis Moskalenko, 1967 ........ 97 GENUS ONtoroous Ln¡osrnovr, 1954 ............ .'."."..'.98 MrscELLANEous coNoDoNTs .............. 98 Drepanodus ? sp.............. ....................... 98 Drepanodontiform element.. 98 98 CHAPTER 14 Other taxa 14.T CALCIFIED CYANOBACTERIA.. 99 14.2 BRACHIOPODA 102 14.3 COELOSCLERITOPHORA ......108 I4.4 HYOLITHA.. L09 14.5 MOLLUSCA 110 14.6 PORIF ERÄ......... 14.7 SCOLECOD ttz REFERENCES........ tt4 APPENDICES..... 155 Appendix I Legend and abbreviations Appendix tr Catalogue of thin sections with brief identification Appendix Itr Total Organic Carbon (7o) of selected samples Appendix IV Summary of representative mineraology from X-ray diffraction Appendix V Base map of selected wells and seismic lines Appendix VI Calculated interval velocities of type section and key wells Appendix Vtr Seismic line 85-XHA showing unusable seismic data in a deformed zone Appendix VItr Regional seismic section from the Kalladeina to Gidgealpa areas. Appendix IX Summary of subcropping sections of studied wells in Warburton Basin Appendix X Reprints INTRODUCTION