Dannevirke GS 800 (Miocene of New Zealand)

Also known as Geological Survey coll. 800

Where: Dannevirke, New Zealand (40.0° S, 176.4° E: paleocoordinates 47.6° S, 179.7° W)

• coordinate based on nearby landmark

• outcrop-level geographic resolution

When: Ihungia Formation, Early/Lower Miocene (23.0 - 16.0 Ma)

• bed-level stratigraphic resolution

Environment/lithology: marine; poorly lithified, concretionary, gray, green, blue mudstone

• Consists largely of massive dark-grey, nodular mudstones of slightly green or blue tinge

Size class: macrofossils

Collection methods: No collection methods provided in text; material likely reposited in IGNS collections, New Zealand

Primary reference: A.R. Lillie. 1953. The Geology of the Dannevirke Subdivision. New Zealand geological Survey Bulletin 46 [A. Miller/A. Hendy/A. Hendy]more details

Purpose of describing collection: biostratigraphic analysis

PaleoDB collection 35639: authorized by Austin Hendy, entered by Austin Hendy on 01.01.2004

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Taxonomic list

• Representative list of mollusca, echinoidea, bachiopoda and coelentearata
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Gastropoda
 Sorbeoconcha - Naticidae
Magnatica planispira
Magnatica planispira Suter 1917 moon snail
Bivalvia
 Arcida - Cucullaeidae
Cucullaea sp.
Cucullaea sp. Lamarck 1801 clam
 Arcida - Glycymerididae
Glycymerita cf. robusta
Glycymerita cf. robusta Marwick 1923 clam
 Pectinida - Pectinoidae
Lentipecten hochstetteri
Lentipecten hochstetteri Zittel 1864 scallop
 Lucinida - Lucinidae
Miltha (Milthoidea) dosiniformis, "Loripinus "sp. A"" = Anodontia (Loripinus)
"Loripinus "sp. A"" = Anodontia (Loripinus) Monterosato 1883 clam
 Cardiida - Veneridae
Marama (Hima) sp., Dosinia (Raina) bensoni
Marama (Hima) sp. Marwick 1927 venus clam
Dosinia (Raina) bensoni Marwick 1927 venus clam
 Cardiida - Cardiidae
Hedecardium cf. greyi
Hedecardium cf. greyi Hutton 1873 cockle
Anthozoa
 Scleractinia - Merulinidae
Astrea aff. heliotropium