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Cretaceous microfossils from the Hay River area, Northern Territory
Updated: 2026-05-04
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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