Gogo Formation

Gogo Formation
Stratigraphic range: Frasnian
TypeGeological formation
UnderliesVirgin Hills Formation
OverliesUnconformity with Prices Creek Group
ThicknessUp to 700 m (2,300 ft)
Lithology
PrimaryShale, Siltstone
OtherLimestone
Location
LocationKimberley, Western Australia
Coordinates18°18′S 126°30′E / 18.3°S 126.5°E / -18.3; 126.5
Approximate paleocoordinates16°42′S 136°42′E / 16.7°S 136.7°E / -16.7; 136.7
RegionWestern Australia
Country Australia
Type section
Named forGogo Station
Thickness at type section~425 m (1,394 ft)
Gogo Formation is located in Australia
Gogo Formation
Gogo Formation (Australia)
Gogo Formation is located in Western Australia
Gogo Formation
Gogo Formation (Western Australia)
View of Gogo Station, 1951

The Gogo Formation in the Kimberley region of Western Australia is a Lagerstätte that exhibits exceptional preservation of a Devonian reef community. The formation is named after Gogo Station, a cattle station where outcrops appear and fossils are often collected from,[1] as is nearby Fossil Downs Station.

  1. ^ "The Fossil Emblem of Western Australia" Archived 22 May 2016 at the Wayback Machine Accessed 16 August 2012.