ERF 635, Caroline (E44/f9539) (Triassic of New Zealand)

Also known as S160/f539

Where: New Zealand (45.8° S, 168.4° E: paleocoordinates 71.3° S, 148.6° E)

• coordinate stated in text

• outcrop-level geographic resolution

When: Ladinian (242.0 - 237.0 Ma)

• Kaihikuan

Environment/lithology: marine; lithology not reported

Size class: macrofossils

Preservation: mold/impression

Collected by E.R. Force

Primary reference: E. R. Force and J. D. Campbell. 1974. Some faunas and formations of Kaihikuan Age (Middle Triassic) in the Murihiku Supergroup. New Zealand Journal of Geology and Geophysics 17:389-402 [M. Clapham/M. Clapham]more details

Purpose of describing collection: taxonomic analysis

PaleoDB collection 137868: authorized by Matthew Clapham, entered by Matthew Clapham on 29.12.2012

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Taxonomic list

Rhynchonellata
 Athyridida - Athyrididae
 Spiriferinida - Punctospiriferidae
"? Spiriferina kaihikuana" = Alipunctifera kaihikuana
"? Spiriferina kaihikuana" = Alipunctifera kaihikuana Trechmann 1917
 Rhynchonellida - Rhynchonellidae
"Rhynchonella zealandica" = Sakawairhynchia zealandica
"Rhynchonella zealandica" = Sakawairhynchia zealandica Trechmann 1917