Cosy Dell Farm (Oligocene of New Zealand)

Also known as F45/f0396

Where: South Island, New Zealand (46.1° S, 168.8° E: paleocoordinates 52.2° S, 177.1° W)

• coordinate based on unpublished field data

When: Chatton Formation, Duntroonian (27.3 - 25.2 Ma)

Environment/lithology: estuary or bay; lithology not reported

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 219615: authorized by Mark Uhen, entered by Mark Uhen on 14.04.2021

Creative Commons license: CC BY (attribution)

Taxonomic list

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Polyplacophora
 Chitonida - Acanthochitonidae
Acanthochitona cf. ashby2
Acanthochitona cf. ashby2 glass-hair chiton
Actinopteri
 Jugulares - Hemerocoetidae
Hemerocoetes minutus, Waitakia robusta
Hemerocoetes minutus Schwarzhans 1980
Waitakia robusta Schwarzhans 1980
 Beryciformes - Berycidae
Centroberyx worthyi n. sp.1
Centroberyx worthyi n. sp.1 Schwarzhans et al. 2017
 Beryciformes - Trachichthyidae
Optivus moko n. sp.1
Optivus moko n. sp.1 Schwarzhans et al. 2017
 Pleuronectiformes - Bothidae
Arnoglossus lautus
Arnoglossus lautus Schwarzhans 2019 flatfish
 Perciformes - Sparidae
Evynnis abax, Dentex sp.1
Evynnis abax Schwarzhans 2019 perch-like fish
Dentex sp.1 Cuvier 1815 perch-like fish
 Perciformes - Platycephalidae
Platycephalus maxwelli
Platycephalus maxwelli Schwarzhans 1980 perch-like fish
 Perciformes - Pomadasyidae
"? Pomadasys longicaudatus" = Pomadasyidarum longicaudatus
"? Pomadasys longicaudatus" = Pomadasyidarum longicaudatus Schwarzhans 1980 perch-like fish
 Perciformes - Serranidae
Serranidae indet.1
Serranidae indet.1 Swainson 1839 perch-like fish
 Uranoscopiformes - Uranoscopidae
Uranoscopus rudis n. sp.
Uranoscopus rudis n. sp. Schwarzhans 2019
 Ophidiiformes - Carapidae
Carapus alleni, Eurypleuron debilis n. sp.1
Carapus alleni Schwarzhans 1985
Eurypleuron debilis n. sp.1 Schwarzhans et al. 2017
 Ophidiiformes - Ophidiidae
Neobythites joenielseni, "Sirembo obesus" = Sirembinorum obesus
Neobythites joenielseni Schwarzhans 1994
"Sirembo obesus" = Sirembinorum obesus Grenfell 1984
 Gadiformes - Macruronidae
Macruronus pukeuriensis, Macruronus merlucciiformis1
Macruronus merlucciiformis1 Schwarzhans 1980
 Gadiformes - Moridae
Lotella latidorsalis n. sp.1
Lotella latidorsalis n. sp.1 Schwarzhans et al. 2017
 Clupeiformes - Clupeoidei
Sardinops robinsoni n. sp.1
Sardinops robinsoni n. sp.1 Schwarzhans et al. 2017 herring
 Acanthopterygii - Leptoscopidae
Lesueurina transoceana n. sp.1
Lesueurina transoceana n. sp.1 Schwarzhans et al. 2017
 Anguilliformes - Congridae
Tonganago sagitticulcatus, Tonganago coplandi n. gen. n. sp.1, Gnathophis ornatus, Rhynchoconger otapiriensis
Tonganago coplandi n. gen. n. sp.1 Schwarzhans et al. 2017 conger eel
Gnathophis ornatus Frost 1928 conger eel
Rhynchoconger otapiriensis Frost 1934 conger eel
 Anguilliformes - Moringuidae
Moringua waimumuensis n. sp.1
Moringua waimumuensis n. sp.1 Schwarzhans et al. 2017 eel
Polyplacophora
 Neoloricata - Mopaliidae
Plaxiphora sp.2
Plaxiphora sp.2 Gray 1847 chiton
 Chitonida - Chitonidae
"Rhyssoplax sp." = Chiton (Rhyssoplax)2
"Rhyssoplax sp." = Chiton (Rhyssoplax)2 Thiele 1893 chiton
 Chitonida - Loricidae
Lorica sp.2
Lorica sp.2 Adams and A 1852 chiton
 Callochitonida - Callochitonidae
Callochiton cf. chattonensis2
Callochiton cf. chattonensis2 Ashby 1929 chiton
 Neoloricata - Leptochitonidae
Leptochiton cf. inquinatus2
Leptochiton cf. inquinatus2 Reeve 1847 chiton
1Schwarzhans et al. 2017; 2Wu and Lee 2024