Meyers Creek (Eocene of New Zealand)

Also known as J40/f0230

Where: South Island, New Zealand (44.7° S, 170.8° E)

• Paleocoordinates: 46.9° S, 155.7° W (Wright 2013)

• coordinate based on unpublished field data

When: Heretaungan (49.5 - 46.2 Ma)

Environment/lithology: marine; sandstone

• Blue-grey sandstone with thin shellbeds.

Size class: mesofossils

Primary reference: W. Schwarzhans. 2019. Reconstruction of the fossil marine bony fish fauna (Teleostei) from the Eocene to Pleistocene of New Zealand by means of otoliths. With studies of Recent congroid, morid and trachinoid otoliths. Memorie Della Societa Italianà di Scienze Naturali e del Museo di Storia Naturale di Milano 46:1-326 [M. Uhen/M. Uhen]more details

Purpose of describing collection: general faunal/floral analysis

PaleoDB collection 219498: authorized by Mark Uhen, entered by Mark Uhen on 12.04.2021

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Taxonomic list

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unclassified
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Gonostomiatidae indet., Sparidae indet.
Sparidae indet.
Sparidae indet. 1
Actinopteri
 Anguilliformes - Congridae
Gnathophis flemingi, Conger davidsmithi, Tonganago fastigatus, Tonganago wharenga, Rhynchoconger eocenicus, Maxwelliella urbana
Gnathophis flemingi Schwarzhans 1980 conger eel
Conger davidsmithi Schwarzhans 2019 conger eel
Tonganago fastigatus Schwarzhans 1980 conger eel
Tonganago wharenga Schwarzhans 2019 conger eel
Rhynchoconger eocenicus Shepherd 1916 conger eel
Maxwelliella urbana Schwarzhans 1980 conger eel
 Albuliformes - Albulidae
Pterothrissus angulatus
Pterothrissus angulatus Casier 1966 bonefish
 Aulopiformes - Aulopidae
Aulopus pristinus
Aulopus pristinus Schwarzhans 1980
 Aulopiformes - Scopelosauridae
? Scopelosaurus brevirostris
 Beryciformes - Berycidae
Centroberyx sp.
Centroberyx sp. Gill 1862
sp. 1
 Beryciformes -
"Centroberyx pulcher" = Trachichthodes pulcher
"Centroberyx pulcher" = Trachichthodes pulcher Schwarzhans 1980
 Holocentriformes - Holocentridae
Holocentronotus amplus
 Uranoscopiformes - Pinguipedidae
Parapercis richardsoni
Parapercis richardsoni Schwarzhans 2019
 Spariformes - Lethrinidae
? Lethrinus crassiornatus
? Lethrinus crassiornatus Schwarzhans 2019
 Acanthomorphata - Acropomatidae
"Verilus vetustus" = Neoscombrops vetustus, Acropoma aurora
"Verilus vetustus" = Neoscombrops vetustus Schwarzhans 1980
Acropoma aurora Schwarzhans 2019
 Perciformes - Serranidae
Pseudanthias multicrenatus, ? Cephalopholis aotearoa
Pseudanthias multicrenatus Schwarzhans 2019 perch-like fish
? Cephalopholis aotearoa Schwarzhans 2019 perch-like fish
 Perciformes - Symphysanodontidae
Symphysanodon inamata
Symphysanodon inamata Schwarzhans 2019 perch-like fish
 Perciformes - Pomadasyidae
"? Pomadasys krebsi" = Pomadasyidarum krebsi
"? Pomadasys krebsi" = Pomadasyidarum krebsi Schwarzhans 1980 perch-like fish
 Perciformes - Platycephalidae
? Platycephalus parapercoides, ? Platycephalus iaiunus n. sp.
? Platycephalus parapercoides Schwarzhans 1980 perch-like fish
? Platycephalus iaiunus n. sp. Schwarzhans 2019 perch-like fish
 Acanthomorphata - Epigonidae
Epigonus iankeyesi
 Ophidiiformes - Ophidiidae
Pseudaequalobythites biplex n. sp., Ampheristus sinuocaudatus, Hoplobrotula greenwoodi
Pseudaequalobythites biplex n. sp. Schwarzhans 2019
Ampheristus sinuocaudatus Schwarzhans 1980
 Kurtiformes - Apogonidae
"? Morone dentata" = Serranidarum dentatus
"? Morone dentata" = Serranidarum dentatus Schwarzhans 1980 Cardinalfish
 Acanthomorphata - Ambassidae
"Ambassis antipodus" = Dapalis antipodus
"Ambassis antipodus" = Dapalis antipodus Schwarzhans 1980
 Gadiformes - Merlucciidae
Macrurulus immanis
Macrurulus immanis Schwarzhans 1980
 Gadiformes -
Maorigadus anarchicus
Maorigadus anarchicus Schwarzhans 1980
 Myctophiformes - Myctophidae
Eomyctophum sp., Eomyctophum broncus n. sp.
Eomyctophum sp. Danil'chenko 1947 lanternfish
Eomyctophum broncus n. sp. Schwarzhans 2019 lanternfish
 Caproiformes - Antigoniidae
Antigonia artata
Antigonia artata Schwarzhans 2019
 Clupeiformes - Clupeoidei
Waihaoclupea pinguis
Waihaoclupea pinguis Schwarzhans 2019 herring
 Jugulares - Hemerocoetidae
Krebsiella aperta, Waitakia aho, Waitakia proclinens
Krebsiella aperta Schwarzhans 1980
Waitakia aho Schwarzhans 2019
Waitakia proclinens Schwarzhans 2019