S3/f526 - Formation A, Thompson Creek: Gisbornian, New Zealand

List of taxa
Where & when
Geology
Taphonomy & methods
Metadata & references
Taxonomic list
Pterobranchia - Graptoloidea - Dicranograptidae
Dicellograptus sp. Hopkinson 1871
C category
Dicellograptus cf. sextans (Hall 1843)
C category
Including subspecies: D. cf. sextans exilis
Dicranograptus nicholsoni Hopkinson 1870
R category
Nemagraptus gracilis (Hall 1847)
R category
Pterobranchia - Graptoloidea - Climacograptidae
Pseudoclimacograptus cf. modicellus
R category
Pseudoclimacograptus sp.
R category
Climacograptus sp. Hall 1865
C category
Pterobranchia - Graptoloidea - Diplograptidae
Glyptograptus cf. teretiusculus (Hisinger 1840)
C category
recombined as Hustedograptus teretiusculus
Pterobranchia - Graptoloidea - Retiolitidae
Glyptograptus sp.
C category
Pterobranchia - Graptoloidea - Abrograptidae
Retiograptus sp. ()
R category
misspelling Reteograptus
Trilobita - Asaphida - Asaphidae
? Ogygites collingwoodensis
Trilobita - Trinucleida - Trinucleidae
Incaia bishopi
see common names

Geography
Country:New Zealand
Coordinates: 40.7° South, 172.5° East (view map)
Paleocoordinates:12.4° North, 171.3° West
Basis of coordinate:based on nearby landmark
Geographic resolution:outcrop
Time
Period:Ordovician Epoch:Late/Upper Ordovician
10 m.y. bin:Ordovician 4-5
Key time interval:Gisbornian
Age range of interval:458.40000 - 452.00000 m.y. ago
Stratigraphy
Geological group:Golden Bay Formation:Douglas
Stratigraphic resolution:bed
Stratigraphy comments: STRATIGRAPHIC RELATIONS: Derived from "Formation A" (Golden Bay Group, undifferentiated upper part) is the youngest of the beds mapped in this region, overlying Member 3 of the Slaty Creek Formation. THICKNESS: Minimum thickness of 600 m, maximum of no more than 1000 m. AGE: "Formation A" contains graptolites representing the the Zone of Dicellograptus, of lower Gisbornian age. STRATIGRAPHIC POSITION: From upper part of formation.

This is now Douglas Formation (PJW 2016/12/17)
Lithology and environment
Primary lithology:gray,green lithified siltstone
Secondary lithology:fine sandstone
Includes fossils?Y
Includes fossils?Y
Lithology description: SPECIFIC LITHOLOGY: Pale grey-green siltstone and fine sandstone. LITHIFICATION: Lithified, assumed on the basis of age and figured specimens.
Environment:deep-water indet.
Geology comments: ENVIRONMENT: Slope or base of slope environment.
Taphonomy
Modes of preservation:body
Size of fossils:macrofossils
Collection methods and comments
Collection methods:bulk,field collection
Reason for describing collection:biostratigraphic analysis
Museum repositories:IGNS
Collection method comments: COLLECTOR: Collected by D.G. Biship, R. Ryburn, and D.S. Ker (reported in Bishop, 1965)l re-collected by A.J. Wright and R.A. Cooper (1966-1968). REPOSITORY: New Zealand Geological Survey (now GNS Science), Lower Hutt, New Zealand
Taxonomic list comments:COMPLETENESS: Graptolite and trilobite taxa listed, however no other faunas mentioned in text, except rare phyllocarid crustaceans. IDENTIFICATIONS: Older collections re-examined by R.A. Cooper, otherwise lists collected and identified by R.A. Cooper. Trilobites identified by A.J.Wright.
Metadata
Also known as:V 1593; GS 9504
Database number:63445
Authorizer:A. Hendy Enterer:A. Hendy
Modifier:P. Wagner Research group:marine invertebrate
Created:2006-08-15 05:37:23 Last modified:2017-05-23 16:34:15
Access level:the public Released:2006-08-15 05:37:23
Creative Commons license:CC BY
Reference information

Primary reference:
18179. R. A. Cooper. 1979. Ordovician Geology and Graptolite faunas of the Aorangi Mine area, North-west Nelson, New Zealand. New Zealand Geological Survey Paleontological Bulletin 47 [A. Miller/A. Hendy]