Raincliff Stream (Eocene of New Zealand)

Also known as J38/f0115

Where: South Island, New Zealand (44.1° S, 171.0° E: paleocoordinates 51.6° S, 167.2° W)

• coordinate based on unpublished field data

When: Bortonian (42.6 - 39.1 Ma)

Environment/lithology: marine; lithology not reported

Size class: macrofossils

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 219503: authorized by Mark Uhen, entered by Mark Uhen on 12.04.2021

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Taxonomic list

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Actinopteri
 Jugulares - Hemerocoetidae
Krebsiella aperta
Krebsiella aperta Schwarzhans 1980
 Uranoscopiformes - Uranoscopidae
Uranoscopus ignavus
Uranoscopus ignavus Schwarzhans 1980
 Acanthomorphata - Acropomatidae
"Verilus vetustus" = Neoscombrops vetustus
"Verilus vetustus" = Neoscombrops vetustus Schwarzhans 1980
 Acanthomorphata - Sillaginidae
Sillago maxwelli
Sillago maxwelli Schwarzhans 2019
 Perciformes - Platycephalidae
? Platycephalus parapercoides, ? Platycephalus iaiunus
? Platycephalus parapercoides Schwarzhans 1980 perch-like fish
? Platycephalus iaiunus Schwarzhans 2019 perch-like fish
 Perciformes - Pomadasyidae
"? Pomadasys krebsi" = Pomadasyidarum krebsi
"? Pomadasys krebsi" = Pomadasyidarum krebsi Schwarzhans 1980 perch-like fish
 Atheriniformes - Atherinidae
Toroatherina toroa n. sp.
Toroatherina toroa n. sp. Schwarzhans 2019 silverside
 Acanthomorphata - Ambassidae
Ambassis simesi n. sp.
Ambassis simesi n. sp. Schwarzhans 2019
 Ophidiiformes - Ophidiidae
Nolfophidion refertus
Nolfophidion refertus Stinton 1957
 Kurtiformes - Apogonidae
"? Morone dentata" = Serranidarum dentatus
"? Morone dentata" = Serranidarum dentatus Schwarzhans 1980 Cardinalfish
 Beryciformes - Trachichthyidae
Egregioberyx erectus
Egregioberyx erectus Schwarzhans 1980
 Holocentriformes - Holocentridae
"Holocentronotus palasulcatus" = Holocentridarum palasulcatus, "Holocentronotus ventriosus" = Holocentridarum ventriosus
"Holocentronotus palasulcatus" = Holocentridarum palasulcatus Schwarzhans 1980
"Holocentronotus ventriosus" = Holocentridarum ventriosus Schwarzhans 1980
 Gadiformes - Merlucciidae
Macrurulus depressus, Macrurulus immanis
Macrurulus depressus Schwarzhans 2019
Macrurulus immanis Schwarzhans 1980
 Anguilliformes - Congridae
Gnathophis flemingi, Tonganago fastigatus, Tonganago wharenga, Conger davidsmithi
Gnathophis flemingi Schwarzhans 1980 conger eel
Tonganago fastigatus Schwarzhans 1980 conger eel
Tonganago wharenga Schwarzhans 2019 conger eel
Conger davidsmithi Schwarzhans 2019 conger eel