GS 11802, Kawhia Coast (R15/f8833) (Triassic of New Zealand)

Where: New Zealand (38.1° S, 174.7° E: paleocoordinates 69.2° S, 72.9° E)

• coordinate based on nearby landmark

• outcrop-level geographic resolution

When: Otapirian (205.6 - 201.6 Ma)

• group of beds-level stratigraphic resolution

Environment/lithology: marginal marine; lithified siliciclastic sediments

Size class: macrofossils

Preservation: mold/impression

Reposited in the IGNS

Primary reference: S. E. Damborenea and M. O. Mancenido. 1992. A comparison of Jurassic marine benthonic faunas from South America and New Zealand. Journal of the Royal Society of New Zealand 22(2):131-152 [M. Aberhan/S. Nurnberg/S. Nurnberg]more details

Purpose of describing collection: taxonomic analysis

PaleoDB collection 38956: authorized by Martin Aberhan, entered by Sabine Nürnberg on 17.05.2004, edited by Matthew Clapham

Creative Commons license: CC BY (attribution)

Taxonomic list

Rhynchonellata
 Spiriferinida - Pennospiriferinidae
Bivalvia
 Trigoniida - Trigoniidae
Maoritrigonia sp. Fleming 1962 clam