Target Gully (Miocene of New Zealand)

Also known as J41/f8498

Where: South Island, New Zealand (45.1° S, 171.0° E: paleocoordinates 50.5° S, 177.1° W)

• coordinate based on unpublished field data

When: Otaian (21.7 - 19.0 Ma)

Environment/lithology: marine; lithology not reported

Size class: macrofossils

Primary reference: I. M. Keyes. 1984. New records of fossil elasmobranch genera Megascyliorhinus, Centrophorus, and Dalatias (Order Selachii) in New Zealand. New Zealand Journal of Geology and Geophysics 27(2):203-216 [M. Uhen/B. Shipps/M. Uhen]more details

Purpose of describing collection: general faunal/floral analysis

PaleoDB collection 204279: authorized by Mark Uhen, entered by Mark Uhen on 04.09.2019

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Taxonomic list

Actinopteri
 Myctophiformes - Myctophidae
"Scopelus circularis" = Hygophum circularis
"Scopelus circularis" = Hygophum circularis Frost 1924 lanternfish
Chondrichthyes
 Carcharhiniformes - Scyliorhinidae
Megascyliorhinus cooperi Cappetta and Ward 1977 cat shark