List of taxa
Where & when
Geology
Taphonomy & methods
Metadata & references
Taxonomic list
Echinoidea
- Spatangoida
- Schizasteridae
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Schizaster informal sp. A
Agassiz 1835
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see common names |
Geography
Country: | New Zealand |
Coordinates: | 41.6° South, 171.9° East (view map) |
Paleocoordinates: | 54.0° South, 179.4° West |
Basis of coordinate: | unpublished field data |
Geographic resolution: | outcrop |
Stratigraphy
Formation: | Kaiata Mudstone | ||||
Stratigraphic resolution: | group of beds | ||||
Stratigraphy comments: STRATIGRAPHIC RELATIONS: From an unknown lithostratigraphic unit, but probably Kaiata Mudstone. AGE: Kaiatan-Runangan (late Eocene), on the basis of macrofossil biostratigraphy. STRATIGRAPHIC POSITION: From unknown position in unit. |
Lithology and environment
Primary lithology: | poorly lithified mudstone |
Includes fossils? | Y |
Lithology description: SPECIFIC LITHOLOGY: Shale. LITHIFICATION: Unknown, but probably poorly lithified. | |
Environment: | offshore |
Taphonomy
Modes of preservation: | body |
Size of fossils: | macrofossils |
Collection methods and comments
Collection excludes: | some macrofossils | ||
Collection methods: | field collection | ||
Reason for describing collection: | taxonomic analysis | ||
Museum repositories: | IGNS | ||
Collectors: | Wilding | Collection dates: | 1945 |
Collection method comments: COLLECTOR: Wilding, A.P.B., 1945. REPOSITORY: GNS, New Zealand | |||
Taxonomic list comments:COVERAGE: Limited to Spatangoida. Other taxonomic groups (e.g., foraminifera) are probably present. NOMENCLATURE: Authoritative nomenclature, although somewhat antiquated. |
Metadata
Also known as: | S24/f0499 | ||
Database number: | 155830 | ||
Authorizer: | A. Hendy | Enterer: | A. Hendy | Research group: | marine invertebrate |
Created: | 2014-05-02 22:33:03 | Last modified: | 2017-05-23 16:34:15 |
Access level: | the public | Released: | 2014-05-02 22:33:03 |
Creative Commons license: | CC BY |
Reference information
Primary reference:
50994. | R. A. Henderson. 1975. Cenozoic Spatangoid Echinoids from New Zealand. New Zealand Geological Survey Paleontological Bulletin 46:1-129 [A. Hendy/A. Hendy] |