Coromandel-Colville Road: Chattian, New Zealand

List of taxa
Where & when
Geology
Taphonomy & methods
Metadata & references
Taxonomic list
unclassified
Carncris lateralis
1 %-individuals
Cyclammia incisa
1 %-individuals
Austrofusus (Neocola) demissus Marwick
Scaphopoda - Dentaliida - Dentaliidae
Fissidentalium solidum
Gastropoda - Turritellidae
Gazameda grindleyi
Zeacolpus keari
Zeacolpus wharekuriensis
Gastropoda - Neogastropoda - Ancillariidae
Amalda (Baryspira) cf. pristina
Gastropoda - Naticidae
Magnatica (Magnatica) planispira Suter 1917
Polinices (Polinella) blaesus Marwick 1929
Bivalvia - Nuculanida - Malletiidae
Neilo sinangula Finlay 1926
Bivalvia - Ostreida - Ostreidae
Flemingostrea wollastoni
Bivalvia - Arcida - Cucullaeidae
Cucullaea (Latiarca) worthingtoni Hutton 1873
Bivalvia - Arcida - Arcidae
Quadrilatera cf. januaria (Marwick 1926)
Bivalvia - Lucinida - Lucinidae
Pteromyrtea auriculata
Miltha neozelanica
Myrtea staminifera
Bivalvia - Cardiida - Veneridae
Dosinia (Austrodosinia) sodalis Marwick 1929
Bivalvia - Cardiida - Cardiidae
Hedecardium (Hedecardium) waitakiense (Suter 1907)
Bivalvia - Hiatellida - Hiatellidae
Panopea worthingtoni (Hutton 1873)
Polychaeta - Sabellida - Serpulidae
Protula cf. tubularia
Anthozoa - Scleractinia - Flabellidae
Flabellum distinctum Milne-Edwards and Haime 1848
synonym of Flabellum pavoninum
Anthozoa - Scleractinia - Leptastreidae
Leptastrea sp. Milne-Edwards and Haime 1848
unclassified
Semivulvulina waitakia
1 %-individuals
Ataxophragmiidae
Arenodosaria antipoda
15 %-individuals
Globigerinidae
Globigerina labiacrassata
1 %-individuals
Globigerina euapertura Jenkins 1960
2 %-individuals
Amphisteginidae
Amphistegina sp. d'Orbigny 1826
3 %-individuals
Cassidulinidae
Globocassidulina pseudocrassa
1 %-individuals
Buliminidae
Bulimina pupula
6 %-individuals
Globothalamea - Rotaliida - Nonionidae
Notorotalia spinosa
12 %-individuals
Melonis maoricum
4 %-individuals
Globothalamea - Rotaliida - Anomalinidae
Anomalinoides subnonionoides
1 %-individuals
Globothalamea - Rotaliida - Gavelinellidae
Gyroidina allani
17 %-individuals
Gyroidina subzelandica
1 %-individuals
Globothalamea - Rotaliida - Cibicididae
Cibicides perforatus
1 %-individuals
Cibicides temperatus
7 %-individuals
Chilostomellidae
Sphaeroidina bulloides d'Orbigny 1826
4 %-individuals
Nodosariata - Vaginulinida - Vaginulinidae
Lenticulina loculosa
3 %-individuals
Nodosariata - Polymorphinida - Polymorphinidae
Guttulina fissurata
9 %-individuals
Nodosariata - Nodosariida - Nodosariidae
Dentalina soluta Reuss 1851
9 %-individuals
recombined as Nodosaria soluta
see common names

Geography
Country:New Zealand State/province:North Island
Coordinates: 36.6° South, 175.5° East (view map)
Paleocoordinates:46.3° South, 179.5° East
Basis of coordinate:estimated from map
Time
Period:Paleogene Epoch:Oligocene
Stage:Chattian 10 m.y. bin:Cenozoic 4
Key time interval:Chattian
Age range of interval:27.82000 - 23.03000 m.y. ago
Stratigraphy
Formation:Torehina
Stratigraphy comments: late Oligocene: Duntroonian or Duntroonian to mid-Waitakian
Lithology and environment
Primary lithology: calcareous siltstone
Secondary lithology:fine sandstone
Includes fossils?Y
Includes fossils?Y
Lithology description: calcareous siltstone and fine sandstone
Environment:deep subtidal shelf
Geology comments: sheltered marine environment at deep inner shelf depths (20-50m)
Taphonomy
Modes of preservation:body
Size of fossils:macrofossils
Collection methods and comments
Reason for describing collection:general faunal/floral analysis
Metadata
Also known as:T10/f8505
Database number:205949
Authorizer:M. Uhen Enterer:M. Uhen
Research group:vertebrate
Created:2019-10-25 17:08:51 Last modified:2019-10-25 17:08:51
Access level:the public Released:2019-10-25 17:08:51
Creative Commons license:CC BY
Reference information

Primary reference:

70621. M. K. Eagle and B. W. Hayward. 1993. Oligocene paleontology and palaeoecology of Waitete Bay, Northern Coromandel Peninsula. Records of the Auckland Institute and Museum 30:13-26 [M. Uhen/M. Uhen]