Also known as GS945, GS3879, GS5671
Where: New Zealand (45.1° S, 171.0° E)
• Paleocoordinates: 46.6° S, 174.5° W (Wright 2013)
• coordinate based on nearby landmark
• local area-level geographic resolution
When: Rifle Butts Formation (Kaierero Group), Altonian (18.7 - 15.9 Ma)
• STRATIGRAPHIC RELATIONS: From the Rifle Butts Fm, which gradationally overlies the Gee Greensand of the Kaierero Group, and is overlain by the Kurow Group. AGE: Hutchisonian-Awamoan in text of Gage (1957); late Altonian = Burdigalian-earliest Langhian; hereby assigned to the Altonian. STRATIGRAPHIC POSITION: Lower part of the formation.
• group of beds-level stratigraphic resolution
Environment/lithology: coastal; poorly lithified, fine-grained, glauconitic, shelly/skeletal, gray, green sandstone
Size class: macrofossils
Preservation: concretion
Reposited in the IGNS
Collection methods: quarrying,
• COLLECTOR: Collected by Park (1915-1916). REPOSITORY: New Zealand Geological Survey (now GNS Science, Lower Hutt, New Zealand).
Primary reference: M. Gage. 1957. The Geology of the Waitaki Subdivision. New Zealand Geological Survey Bulletin 55 [A. Hendy/A. Hendy]more details
Purpose of describing collection: biostratigraphic analysis
PaleoDB collection 67899: authorized by Austin Hendy, entered by Austin Hendy on 14.12.2006, edited by Mark Uhen
Creative Commons license: CC0 (CC0)
Taxonomic list
Actinopteri | |
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"Trachinus mutabilis" = Atherina gidjakensis1
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"Ophidium pantanelli" = Rhynchoconger pantanelli1
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Bivalvia | |
Nucula sagittata nut clam
Nucula aff. sagittata nut clam | |
Neilo awamoana clam | |
"Ovaleda ardgowanica" = Sarepta
"Ovaleda ardgowanica" = Sarepta clam | |
Lentipecten hochstetteri Zittel 1864 scallop | |
Placunanomia incisura jingle
Anomia trigonopsis Hutton 1873 jingle | |
"Panope cf. orbita" = Panopea
"Panope cf. orbita" = Panopea clam | |
"Notocorbula pumila" = Corbula (Notocorbula), Notocorbula humerosa
"Notocorbula pumila" = Corbula (Notocorbula) clam
Notocorbula humerosa Hutton 1885 clam | |
Hedecardium cf. greyi Hutton 1873 cockle | |
Kuia vellicata venus clam
Dosinia (Raina) bensoni Marwick 1927 venus clam | |
Pleuromeris prolutea Marwick 1929 clam | |
Spissatella trailli Hutton 1873 clam | |
Gastropoda | |
Syrnola sculptilis snail | |
? Eulima sp. Risso 1826 snail | |
Cirsotrema aff. lyratum wentletrap | |
Sigapatella inflata slipper shell | |
Tanea socia moon snail
Sinum infirmum moon snail | |
Struthiolaria calcar snail
Struthiolaria subspinosa Marwick 1924 snail | |
"Conospirus cf. huttoni" = Conilithes
"Conospirus cf. huttoni" = Conilithes cone shell | |
Comitas fusiformis snail | |
Parasyrinx alta turrid
Insolentia elegantula turrid | |
Mauidrillia unilirata snail
Mauidrillia angustata snail | |
Tomopleura finlayi snail
Bathytoma haasti Hutton 1877 snail | |
Scrinium sp. Hedley 1922 snail | |
"Parvimitra ponsatanae" = Peculator (Parvimitra), Proximitra rutidoloma
"Parvimitra ponsatanae" = Peculator (Parvimitra) snail
Proximitra rutidoloma snail | |
Coluzea macrior snail | |
Maorivetia brevirostris snail | |
Metamelon patruelis, Metamelon reverta, Metamelon prominima, Metamelon informis, Spinomelon cf. enysi, Alcithoe separabilis, Alcithoe familiaris, Alcithoe armigera, Alcithoe (Leporemax) lepida
Metamelon patruelis volute
Metamelon reverta volute
Metamelon prominima volute
Metamelon informis volute
Spinomelon cf. enysi volute
Alcithoe separabilis volute
Alcithoe familiaris volute
Alcithoe armigera volute
Alcithoe (Leporemax) lepida volute | |
"Marginella (Glabella) conica" = Glabella
"Marginella (Glabella) conica" = Glabella margin shell | |
"Xymenella lepida" = Xymene, Murexsul proavitus
"Xymenella lepida" = Xymene murex snail
Murexsul proavitus murex snail | |
Falsicolus semilaevigatus spindle shell | |
"Hima (Mirua) socialis" = Nassarius (Hima)
"Hima (Mirua) socialis" = Nassarius (Hima) snail | |
Buccinulum (Evarnula) crassatinum, "Verconella marwicki" = Penion marwicki
Buccinulum (Evarnula) crassatinum true whelk
"Verconella marwicki" = Penion marwicki Finlay 1930 true whelk | |
"Austrofusus spiniferus" = Aethocola (Aethocola) spinifera
"Austrofusus spiniferus" = Aethocola (Aethocola) spinifera Finlay and McDowall 1923 snail | |
"Euspinacassis emilyae" = Echinophoria, Galeodea apodemetes
"Euspinacassis emilyae" = Echinophoria snail
Galeodea apodemetes snail | |
Maoricolpus cavershamensis turret shell
Zeacolpus "n. sp." Finlay 1926 turret shell | |
"Fautor marwicki" = Calliostoma (Fautor), "Fautor temporemutatus" = Calliostoma (Fautor), "Venustas suteri" = Calliostoma
"Fautor marwicki" = Calliostoma (Fautor) top snail
"Fautor temporemutatus" = Calliostoma (Fautor) top snail | |
Rhizorus reflexus snail | |
Polyplacophora | |
Lepidopleurus inquinatus chiton | |
Scaphopoda | |
Dentalium aff. marwicki, "Dentalium mantelli" = Fissidentalium mantelli
Dentalium aff. marwicki tusk shell
"Dentalium mantelli" = Fissidentalium mantelli Zittel 1865 tusk shell |