Where: Southland, New Zealand (46.1° S, 169.2° E: paleocoordinates 76.3° S, 178.5° W)
• coordinate based on nearby landmark
• outcrop-level geographic resolution
When: Plekonella multicostata brachiopod zone, AG4 Formation (Arthurton Group), Wuchiapingian (259.9 - 254.2 Ma)
• group of beds-level stratigraphic resolution
Environment/lithology: lithified limestone
Size class: macrofossils
Preservation: cast, mold/impression
Collected by J.B. Waterhouse, T.J. Barrett in 1972
Primary reference: J. B. Waterhouse. 1976. New occurrences of brachiopod and bivalve species from the Arthurton Group of South Otago and Southland, New Zealand with comments on structure and stratigraphy. Journal of the Royal Society of New Zealand 6(2):227-252 [D. Bottjer/M. Clapham/M. Clapham]more details
Purpose of describing collection: taxonomic analysis
PaleoDB collection 39929: authorized by David Bottjer, entered by Matthew Clapham on 12.06.2004, edited by Leigh Fall
Creative Commons license: CC BY (attribution)
Taxonomic list
Rhynchonellata | |
Martinia aff. martinezi Cooper 1953 | |
Attenuatella incurvata Waterhouse 1964 | |
"Neospirifer arthurtonensis" = Simplicisulcus arthurtonensis
"Neospirifer arthurtonensis" = Simplicisulcus arthurtonensis Waterhouse 1968 | |
Maorielasma callosum Campbell 1965 | |
Plekonella multicostata Waterhouse 1964 | |
Strophomenata | |
Horridonia sp. Chao 1927 | |
Lethamia collina Waterhouse 1982 | |
Filiconcha auricula Waterhouse 1976 | |
Capillonia brevisulcus Waterhouse 1964 | |
Bivalvia | |
"Atomodesma cf. trechmanni" = Maitaia trechmanni
"Atomodesma cf. trechmanni" = Maitaia trechmanni Marwick 1934 clam |