Also known as GS945, GS3879, GS5671
Where: New Zealand (45.1° S, 171.0° E: paleocoordinates 49.9° S, 178.3° W)
• coordinate based on nearby landmark
• local area-level geographic resolution
When: Rifle Butts Formation (Kaierero Group), Altonian (19.0 - 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: CC BY (attribution)
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 | |
"Ovaleda ardgowanica" = Sarepta
"Ovaleda ardgowanica" = Sarepta clam | |
Neilo awamoana clam | |
"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 | |
Kuia vellicata venus clam
Dosinia (Raina) bensoni Marwick 1927 venus clam | |
Hedecardium cf. greyi Hutton 1873 cockle | |
Pleuromeris prolutea Marwick 1929 clam | |
Spissatella trailli Hutton 1873 clam | |
Anomia trigonopsis Hutton 1873 jingle
Placunanomia incisura scallop | |
Lentipecten hochstetteri Zittel 1864 scallop | |
Scaphopoda | |
"Dentalium mantelli" = Fissidentalium mantelli, Dentalium aff. marwicki
"Dentalium mantelli" = Fissidentalium mantelli Zittel 1865 tusk shell
Dentalium aff. marwicki tusk shell | |
Gastropoda | |
Rhizorus reflexus snail | |
Sigapatella inflata slipper shell | |
Tanea socia moon snail
Sinum infirmum moon snail | |
Struthiolaria calcar snail
Struthiolaria subspinosa Marwick 1924 snail | |
"Euspinacassis emilyae" = Echinophoria, Galeodea apodemetes
"Euspinacassis emilyae" = Echinophoria snail
Galeodea apodemetes snail | |
"Conospirus cf. huttoni" = Conilithes
"Conospirus cf. huttoni" = Conilithes cone shell | |
Comitas fusiformis snail | |
Bathytoma haasti Hutton 1877 snail | |
Scrinium sp. Hedley 1922 snail | |
Mauidrillia unilirata snail
Mauidrillia angustata snail | |
Metamelon patruelis, Metamelon reverta, Metamelon prominima, Metamelon informis, Alcithoe separabilis, Alcithoe familiaris, Alcithoe armigera, Alcithoe (Leporemax) lepida, Spinomelon cf. enysi
Metamelon patruelis volute
Metamelon reverta volute
Metamelon prominima volute
Metamelon informis volute
Alcithoe separabilis volute
Alcithoe familiaris volute
Alcithoe armigera volute
Alcithoe (Leporemax) lepida volute
Spinomelon cf. enysi volute | |
"Marginella (Glabella) conica" = Glabella
"Marginella (Glabella) conica" = Glabella margin shell | |
Murexsul proavitus, "Xymenella lepida" = Xymene
Murexsul proavitus murex snail
"Xymenella lepida" = Xymene murex snail | |
Maorivetia brevirostris snail | |
Coluzea macrior snail | |
"Parvimitra ponsatanae" = Peculator (Parvimitra), Proximitra rutidoloma
"Parvimitra ponsatanae" = Peculator (Parvimitra) snail
Proximitra rutidoloma snail | |
Buccinulum (Evarnula) crassatinum, "Verconella marwicki" = Penion marwicki
Buccinulum (Evarnula) crassatinum true whelk
"Verconella marwicki" = Penion marwicki Finlay 1930 true whelk | |
"Hima (Mirua) socialis" = Nassarius (Hima)
"Hima (Mirua) socialis" = Nassarius (Hima) snail | |
"Austrofusus spiniferus" = Aethocola (Aethocola) spinifera
"Austrofusus spiniferus" = Aethocola (Aethocola) spinifera Finlay and McDowall 1923 snail | |
? Eulima sp. Risso 1826 snail | |
Cirsotrema aff. lyratum wentletrap | |
Maoricolpus cavershamensis turret shell
Zeacolpus "n. sp." Finlay 1926 turret shell | |
Syrnola sculptilis snail | |
"Fautor marwicki" = Calliostoma (Fautor), "Fautor temporemutatus" = Calliostoma (Fautor), "Venustas suteri" = Calliostoma
"Fautor marwicki" = Calliostoma (Fautor) top snail
"Fautor temporemutatus" = Calliostoma (Fautor) top snail | |
Polyplacophora | |
Lepidopleurus inquinatus chiton |