R13/f6866 - Kaawa North Head [Carter Zst Mbr, Te Akatea Fm] ( of New Zealand)

Also known as N51/f0866

Where: New Zealand (37.5° S, 174.7° E: paleocoordinates 46.4° S, 178.3° E)

• coordinate based on unpublished field data

• outcrop-level geographic resolution

When: Carter Member (Te Akatea Formation), Waitakian (25.2 - 21.7 Ma)

• STRATIGRAPHIC RELATIONS: From the Carter Siltstone Member of the Te Akatea Formation. AGE: upper Duntroonian-Waitakian (late Oligocene), on the basis of macrofossil biostratigraphy. STRATIGRAPHIC POSITION: From unknown position in unit.

• group of beds-level stratigraphic resolution

Environment/lithology: offshore; lithified, calcareous siltstone

• SPECIFIC LITHOLOGY: Silt. LITHIFICATION: Lithified.

Size class: macrofossils

Collected by Auckland University

• COLLECTOR: Auckland University. REPOSITORY: Auckland University, New Zealand

Primary reference: R. A. Henderson. 1975. Cenozoic Spatangoid Echinoids from New Zealand. New Zealand Geological Survey Paleontological Bulletin 46:1-129 [A. Hendy/A. Hendy]more details

Purpose of describing collection: taxonomic analysis

PaleoDB collection 155808: authorized by Austin Hendy, entered by Austin Hendy on 02.05.2014

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Taxonomic list

• COVERAGE: Limited to Spatangoida. Other taxonomic groups (e.g., foraminifera) are probably present. NOMENCLATURE: Authoritative nomenclature, although somewhat antiquated.
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Echinoidea
 Spatangoida - Brissidae
Cyclaster posita
Cyclaster posita Hutton 1873 heart urchin