Also known as GS 938, GS 1912; Coll# 3086 (Hendy PhD), GS 9685, J41/f9499
Where: New Zealand (45.0° S, 170.0° E: paleocoordinates 49.8° S, 179.4° 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) and Marwick (1924), etc. 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 67900: authorized by Austin Hendy, entered by Austin Hendy on 14.12.2006, edited by Mark Uhen
Creative Commons license: CC BY (attribution)
Taxonomic list
unclassified | |
Osteichthyes | |
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Actinopteri | |
? Trichodon obesus n. sp.3
? Trichodon obesus n. sp.3 Schwarzhans 1980 | |
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Macruronus pukeuriensis3 Frost 1924 | |
Actuariolum bicaudatum3, Austrophycis pseudomegalops n. sp.3, "Physiculus bicaudatus n. sp." = Auchenoceros bicaudatus1
Austrophycis pseudomegalops n. sp.3 Schwarzhans 1980
"Physiculus bicaudatus n. sp." = Auchenoceros bicaudatus1 Frost 1924 | |
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Merluccius pukeuriensis n. sp.1
Merluccius pukeuriensis n. sp.1 Frost 1924 | |
"Ventrifossa sagittiformis" = Nezumia sagittiformis3, Coelorhynchus australis3, Coelorhynchus toulai3, Macrurus toulai1, Macrurus gracilis1
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Acropoma serrata3 Frost 1934 | |
Sillago recta n. sp.3
Sillago recta n. sp.3 Schwarzhans 1980 | |
Parapercis finlayi3 Frost 1924 | |
Sparidarum elongatus1 Priem 1906 | |
Cottidarum impolitus n. sp.3
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Pomadasyidarum longicaudatus n. sp.3
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"Trachinus mutabilis" = Atherina gidjakensis1
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Citharus latisulcatus n. sp.1
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Carapus aff. praecursor3 Schwarzhans 1980
"Carapus exiguus" = Onuxodon exiguus3 Stinton 1956 | |
Scombridae indet.3 Rafinesque 1815 | |
Diaphus (Diaphus) sp.3, "Diaphus (Lamprossa) curvatus n. sp." = Diaphus curvatus3, Diogenichthys sp.3, Benthosema sp.3, ? Notoscopelus scopelopsoides3, Scopelus regularis3, Scopelus sulcatus1
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"Elops miocaenicus n. sp." = Paraulopus miocaenicus1, "Chlorophthalmus miocenicus" = Paraulopus miocaenicus3
"Elops miocaenicus n. sp." = Paraulopus miocaenicus1 Frost 1924
"Chlorophthalmus miocenicus" = Paraulopus miocaenicus3 Frost 1924 | |
Argentina subfrigida n. sp.3
Argentina subfrigida n. sp.3 Schwarzhans 1980 | |
"Polymetme glareosus n. sp." = Margrethia glareosus3
"Polymetme glareosus n. sp." = Margrethia glareosus3 Schwarzhans 1980 | |
Leptoscopus progressus n. sp.3
Leptoscopus progressus n. sp.3 Schwarzhans 1980 | |
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Waitakia robusta3 Schwarzhans 1980
Hemerocoetes minutus3 Schwarzhans 1980 | |
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Bivalvia | |
"Nucula aff. nitidula" = Nucula (Nucula) nitidula Adams 1856 nut clam
Nucula (Linucula) cf. waiotea nut clam
Nucula tersior Marwick 1929 nut clam | |
"Ovaleda ardgowanica" = Sarepta
"Ovaleda ardgowanica" = Sarepta clam | |
Neilo awamoana clam | |
"Notocorbula cf. kaiparaensis" = Corbula (Notocorbula), Notocorbula humerosa
"Notocorbula cf. kaiparaensis" = Corbula (Notocorbula) clam
Notocorbula humerosa Hutton 1885 clam | |
Marama "n. sp." Marwick 1927 venus clam
Marama ovata Marwick 1927 venus clam
Kuia vellicata venus clam
Turia pukeuriensis venus clam | |
Myrtea valdescripta clam | |
Pleuromeris prolutea Marwick 1929 clam | |
Spissatella trailli Hutton 1873 clam | |
Placunanomia incisura scallop | |
Lima colorata Hutton 1873 file clam | |
Hinnites oamarutica scallop
Serripecten hutchinsoni Hutton 1873 scallop
Lentipecten hochstetteri Zittel 1864 scallop | |
Cucullaea australis clam | |
Scaphopoda | |
"Dentalium mantelli" = Fissidentalium mantelli, Dentalium aff. marwicki
"Dentalium mantelli" = Fissidentalium mantelli Zittel 1865 tusk shell
Dentalium aff. marwicki tusk shell | |
Gastropoda | |
Sigapatella sp. Lesson 1830 slipper shell | |
Tanea socia, "Polinella modesta" = Polinices (Polinella), Uberella pukeuriensis, Taniella notocenica, Globisinum miocenicum
Tanea socia moon snail
"Polinella modesta" = Polinices (Polinella) moon snail
Uberella pukeuriensis moon snail
Taniella notocenica moon snail
Globisinum miocenicum moon snail | |
"Proterato (Cypraeerato) submorosa" = Lachryma (Proterato) submorosa, "Proterato pukeuriensis" = Bellerato pukeuriensis
"Proterato (Cypraeerato) submorosa" = Lachryma (Proterato) submorosa Laws 1935 snail
"Proterato pukeuriensis" = Bellerato pukeuriensis Laws 1935 snail | |
Struthiolaria subspinosa Marwick 1924 snail | |
"Austrosassia maoria" = Sassia
"Austrosassia maoria" = Sassia triton shell | |
"Conospirus huttoni" = Conilithes
"Conospirus huttoni" = Conilithes cone shell | |
Puha sinusigera Powell 1942 snail | |
Vexithara vexilliformis snail | |
Austroclavus marshalli, Tomopleura transenna, "Maoritomella pukeuriensis" = Tomopleura (Maoritomella)
Austroclavus marshalli turrid
Tomopleura transenna turrid
"Maoritomella pukeuriensis" = Tomopleura (Maoritomella) turrid | |
"Baryspira gigartoides" = Amalda (Baryspira)
"Baryspira gigartoides" = Amalda (Baryspira) snail | |
Alcithoe reflexa volute
Spinomelon cf. parki volute | |
"Marginella (Glabella) fraudulenta" = Glabella, "Marginella (Glabella) conica" = Glabella, Marginella harrisi
"Marginella (Glabella) fraudulenta" = Glabella margin shell
"Marginella (Glabella) conica" = Glabella margin shell
Marginella harrisi margin shell | |
Zeadmete miocenica snail
"Merica pukeuriensis" = Cancellaria (Merica) snail
Inglisella pukeuriensis snail | |
Coluzea dentata snail | |
Egestas fenestrata snail | |
"Parvimitra pukeuriensis" = Peculator (Parvimitra), "Parvimitra apicalis" = Peculator (Parvimitra), "Parvimitra tumens" = Peculator (Parvimitra)
"Parvimitra pukeuriensis" = Peculator (Parvimitra) snail
"Parvimitra apicalis" = Peculator (Parvimitra) snail
"Parvimitra tumens" = Peculator (Parvimitra) snail | |
Cominella (Procominula) pukeuriensis, Buccinulum (Evarnula) "n. sp.", Buccinulum (Evarnula) protensum2, "Verconella marwicki" = Penion marwicki
Cominella (Procominula) pukeuriensis true whelk
Buccinulum (Evarnula) "n. sp." Swainson 1837 true whelk
"Verconella marwicki" = Penion marwicki Finlay 1930 true whelk | |
Nassarius latecostata, "Hima (Mirua) socialis" = Nassarius (Hima)
Nassarius latecostata snail
"Hima (Mirua) socialis" = Nassarius (Hima) snail | |
Glaphyrina excelsa snail | |
Zemitrella haroldi snail
Zemitrella "n. sp." Finlay 1926 snail | |
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Strebloceras hinemoana snail | |
"Linemera pukeuriensis" = Alvania (Linemera), "Linemera minuta" = Alvania (Linemera), "Nobolira polyvincta" = Attenuata
"Linemera pukeuriensis" = Alvania (Linemera) snail
"Linemera minuta" = Alvania (Linemera) snail
"Nobolira polyvincta" = Attenuata snail | |
? Turriscala "n. sp." de Boury 1890 wentletrap | |
Maoricolpus cavershamensis turret shell
Zeacolpus "n. sp." Finlay 1926 turret shell
Zeacolpus pukeuriensis Marwick 1934 turret shell | |
Evelynella venustas, Pukeuria anaglypta, Eulimella larga, Odostomia obstinata, Turbonilla awamoana, Turbonilla pukeuriensis, Turbonilla erratica, Turbonilla awasimulans, "Pyrgiscus abjunctus" = Turbonilla (Pyrgiscus), "Mormula locuples" = Turbonilla (Mormula), Gispyrella finlayi
Evelynella venustas snail
Pukeuria anaglypta Laws 1941 snail
Eulimella larga snail
Odostomia obstinata Laws 1939 snail
Turbonilla awamoana snail
Turbonilla pukeuriensis snail
Turbonilla erratica snail
Turbonilla awasimulans snail
"Pyrgiscus abjunctus" = Turbonilla (Pyrgiscus) snail
"Mormula locuples" = Turbonilla (Mormula) snail
Gispyrella finlayi snail | |
Zetela awamoana Laws 1939 snail | |
"Venustas suteri" = Calliostoma, Thoristella fossilis
Thoristella fossilis top snail | |
Argalista impervia snail | |
"Cirsonella" "n. sp.", "Brookula (Aequispirella) iredalei" = Aequispirella, "Brookula (Aequispirella) tenuilirata" = Aequispirella, Brookula pukeuriensis
"Cirsonella" "n. sp." Angas 1877 snail
"Brookula (Aequispirella) iredalei" = Aequispirella snail
"Brookula (Aequispirella) tenuilirata" = Aequispirella snail
Brookula pukeuriensis snail | |
Cephalopoda | |
"Badenia lactea" = Crussoliceras, "Badenia comes" = Crussoliceras
"Badenia lactea" = Crussoliceras ammonite
"Badenia comes" = Crussoliceras ammonite |