Cliffden Section: Altonian, New Zealand

List of taxa
Where & when
Geology
Taphonomy & methods
Metadata & references
Taxonomic list
Actinopteri - Anguilliformes - Congridae
Rhynchoconger grantmackiei (Grenfell 1984)
Conger brevisulcus (Schwarzhans 1980)
Tonganago coplandi Schwarzhans et al. 2017
Gnathophis ornatus (Frost 1928)
Actinopteri - Jugulares - Hemerocoetidae
Hemerocoetes minutus Schwarzhans 1980
Actinopteri - Argentiniformes - Argentinidae
Argentina subfrigida Schwarzhans 1980
Actinopteri - Gadiformes - Moridae
Auchenoceros bicaudatus (Frost 1924)
Actinopteri - Ophidiiformes - Carapidae
Echiodon teres Schwarzhans 2019
Actinopteri - Ophidiiformes - Bythitidae
Bidenichthys struthersi Schwarzhans 2019
Actinopteri - Pleuronectiformes - Bothidae
Caulopsetta arnoglossoides Schwarzhans 1999
Arnoglossus longus Schwarzhans 1980
Actinopteri - Uranoscopiformes - Pinguipedidae
Parapercis bispicatus
Parapercis finlayi Frost 1924
Actinopteri - Perciformes - Cepolidae
Cepola ambifaria n. sp. Schwarzhans 2019
Actinopteri - Beryciformes - Berycidae
Centroberyx worthyi Schwarzhans et al. 2017
Actinopteri - Myctophiformes - Myctophidae
Benthosema regulare (Frost 1934)
Benthosema minutum n. sp. Schwarzhans 2019
Hygophum circularis (Frost 1924)
Ceratoscopelus richardsoni Schwarzhans 2019
Notoscopelus resplendens (Richardson 1845)
Actinopteri - Aulopiformes - Aulopidae
Aulopus sp. Cloquet 1816
see common names

Geography
Country:New Zealand State/province:South Island
Coordinates: 46.0° South, 167.7° East (view map)
Paleocoordinates:50.7° South, 178.0° East
Basis of coordinate:unpublished field data
Time
Period: Neogene Epoch: Miocene
10 m.y. bin: Cenozoic 5
Key time interval: Altonian
Age range of interval: 18.7 - 15.9 m.y. ago
Stratigraphy
Formation:Calamity Point Sandstone Member:Long Beach Shellbed
Stratigraphy comments: Fallen blocks of Long Beach Shellbed and Calamity Point Sandstone
Lithology and environment
Primary lithology: sandstone
Includes fossils?Y
Environment:marine indet.
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:D45/f0427
Database number:219622
Authorizer:M. Uhen Enterer:M. Uhen
Research group:vertebrate
Created:2021-04-14 16:09:55 Last modified:2021-04-14 16:09:55
Access level:the public Released:2021-04-14 16:09:55
Creative Commons license:CC BY
Reference information

Primary reference:
76272. 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]