| LOCATION |
| Map |
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| Address |
LAKE EYRE |
| Locality |
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| Accuracy |
H - high level confidence |
| Council Area |
Land Not Within a Council Area (Far North) |
| Polygon Type |
P - parcel (from DCDB) |
| DESCRIPTION |
| Details (Known As) |
Lakes Kanunka, Pitikanta and Ngapakaldi (Lake Ngapakaldi partly located within Kati Thanda-Lake Eyre National Park) Tertiary Vertebrate Fossil Sites [Designated as a place of palaeontological significance] |
| Registered Name |
Lakes Kanunka, Pitikanta and Ngapakaldi (Tertiary Vertebrate Fossil Sites) |
| Significance |
Lakes Kanunka, Pitikanta and Ngapakaldi contain Tertiary vertebrate fossils which are vital to the research of Australian mammal and vertebrate evolution. The fossils are considered to be of international significance because of their diversity and time range. The Lakes constitute one of the rare, but major areas where Tertiary vertebrate fossils have been discovered in Australia. |
| Subject Index |
Landscape area - Palaeontological Site |
| Class |
State |
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| STATUS |
| Status Code |
REG - Confirmed as a State Heritage Place in the SA Heritage Register |
| Status Date |
11-DEC-1997 |
| REFERENCE |
| LGA |
Unincorporated SA |
| State Heritage ID |
14418 |
| Heritage Number |
75 |
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| SECTION 16 INFORMATION |
| Section 16 |
c - it may yield information that will contribute to an understanding of the State's history, including its natural history
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| PLAN PARCEL & TITLE |
| As listed in the SA Heritage Register |
| Plan Parcel & Title Information |
CR 5771/691 H832300 B422,CR 5772/920 H833000 S1468,CL 6175/774 D35807 A104 |