Waipara (Cretaceous of New Zealand)

Where: Canterbury, New Zealand (43.1° S, 172.8° E: paleocoordinates 58.1° S, 150.0° W)

• coordinate based on nearby landmark

• outcrop-level geographic resolution

When: Laidmore Formation, Haumurian (83.6 - 66.0 Ma)

• group of beds-level stratigraphic resolution

Environment/lithology: marine; lithology not reported

Size class: macrofossils

Collected by Hood, Haast, Holmes, W. Travers in 1869, 1871

Primary reference: J. Hector. 1874. On the fossil Reptilia of New Zealand. Transactions and Proceedings of the Royal Society of New Zealand 6:333-358 [M. Carrano/M. Carrano/M. Carrano]more details

Purpose of describing collection: general faunal/floral analysis

PaleoDB collection 101409: authorized by Matthew Carrano, entered by Hallie Street on 22.12.2010, edited by Matthew Clapham

Creative Commons license: CC BY (attribution)

Taxonomic list

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unclassified
  -
Neptunaea sp., Eriphylla sp.
Crinoidea
 Isocrinida - Pentacrinitidae
Pentacrinus sp.
Pentacrinus sp. Miller 1821 Sea lily
Reptilia
 Plesiosauria - Elasmosauridae
Mauisaurus haastii, Plesiosaurus hoodii, Plesiosaurus crassicostatus
Mauisaurus haastii Hector 1874 elasmosaur
Vertebra; cast of jaw fragment and teeth(?)
Plesiosaurus hoodii Owen 1870 elasmosaur
Cervical vertebra; vertebrae
Plesiosaurus crassicostatus Owen 1870 elasmosaur
Thorax, neck and humerus; vertebrae, coracoid, and humerus
 Plesiosauria -
Plesiosaurus holmerii, Mauisaurus brachiolatus, Plesiosaurus australis
Plesiosaurus holmerii plesiosaur
Lumbar vertebrae; coracoid and partial humerus; parial humerus; vertebrae
Mauisaurus brachiolatus Hector 1874 plesiosaur
Humerus and other limb elements (locality uncertain)
Plesiosaurus australis Owen 1861 plesiosaur
Vertebrae and limbs; trunk
 Squamata - Mosasauridae
Liodon haumuriensis
Liodon haumuriensis mosasaur
Lumbar vertebrae and ribs; dorsal ribs, gastralia, and phalanges; vertebrae
Rhynchonellata
 Terebratulida - Terebratulidae
Terebratula sp.
Terebratula sp. Müller 1776
Cephalopoda
 Ammonoidea -
Ammonitida indet.
Ammonitida indet. Hyatt 1889 ammonite
 Ammonitida - Scaphitidae
Scaphites sp.
Scaphites sp. Parkinson 1811 ammonite
 Nautilida -
Nautilida indet.
Nautilida indet. Agassiz 1847 nautiloid
 Belemnoidea -
Belemnitida indet.
Belemnitida indet. Zittel 1895 belemnite
three unlisted species
Scaphopoda
 Dentaliida - Dentaliidae
Dentalium sp.
Dentalium sp. Linnaeus 1758 tusk shell
Gastropoda
 Trochoidea - Turbinidae
Turbo sp.
Turbo sp. Linnaeus 1758 snail
 Epitonioidea - Epitoniidae
Scalaria sp.
Scalaria sp. Lamarck 1801 wentletrap
 Sorbeoconcha - Naticidae
Natica sp.
Natica sp. Scopoli 1777 moon snail
 Neogastropoda - Turridae
"Pleurotoma sp." = Turris
"Pleurotoma sp." = Turris Röding 1798 turrid
 Sorbeoconcha - Struthiolariidae
Conchothyra sp.
Conchothyra sp. Hutton 1877 snail
 Sorbeoconcha - Aporrhaidae
Aporrhais sp.
Aporrhais sp. da Costa 1778 snail
Bivalvia
 Nuculanida - Nuculanidae
"Leda sp." = Nuculana
"Leda sp." = Nuculana Link 1807 pointed nut clam
 Mytilida - Crenellidae
Crenella sp.
Crenella sp. Brown 1827 clam
 Mytilida - Mytilidae
Mytilus sp.
Mytilus sp. Linnaeus 1758 mussel
 Myalinida - Inoceramidae
Inoceramus sp.
Inoceramus sp. Sowerby 1814 clam
four unlisted species
 Pectinida - Pectinoidae
Pecten sp.
Pecten sp. Müller 1776 scallop
 Pectinida - Buchiidae
"Aucella sp." = Buchia
"Aucella sp." = Buchia Rouillier 1845 scallop
 Pectinida - Limidae
"Radula sp." = Lima, Plagiostoma sp.
"Radula sp." = Lima Bruguière 1797 file clam
Plagiostoma sp. Sowerby 1814 file clam
 Ostreida - Ostreidae
Ostrea sp.
Ostrea sp. Linnaeus 1758 oyster
 Ostreida - Gryphaeidae
Gryphaea sp.
Gryphaea sp. Lamarck 1801 oyster
 Arcida - Cucullaeidae
Cucullaea sp.
Cucullaea sp. Lamarck 1801 clam
 Arcida - Glycymerididae
"Axinaea sp." = Glycymeris
"Axinaea sp." = Glycymeris Da Costa 1778 clam
 Cardiida - Cardiidae
"Protocardium sp." = Protocardia
"Protocardium sp." = Protocardia Beyrich 1845 cockle
 Cardiida - Chamidae
Chama sp.
Chama sp. Linnaeus 1758 jewel box
 Cardiida - Veneridae
Cytherea sp.
Cytherea sp. Lamarck 1808 venus clam
 Pholadida - Teredinidae
Teredo sp.
Teredo sp. Linnaeus 1758 clam
 Hiatellida - Hiatellidae
"Panopaea sp." = Panopea
"Panopaea sp." = Panopea Menard 1807 clam
 Lucinida - Lucinidae
Lucina sp.
Lucina sp. Bruguière 1797 clam
 Carditida - Crassatellidae
Crassatella sp.
Crassatella sp. Lamarck 1799 clam
 Carditida - Astartidae
Astarte sp.
Astarte sp. Sowerby 1816 clam
 Trigoniida - Trigoniidae
Trigonia sp.
Trigonia sp. Bruguière 1789 clam
three unlisted species
Foraminifera
 Foraminifera -
Foraminifera indet.