Castlecliff coastal section (Pleistocene of New Zealand)

Also known as R22/f0219

Where: South Island, New Zealand (39.9° S, 174.9° E: paleocoordinates 40.4° S, 175.1° E)

• coordinate based on unpublished field data

When: Kai Iwi Siltstone Formation, Castlecliffian (1.6 - 0.3 Ma)

• lower Kai Iwi Siltstone, 8 m below top

Environment/lithology: marine; siltstone

Size class: macrofossils

Primary reference: 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 ItalianĂ  di Scienze Naturali e del Museo di Storia Naturale di Milano 46:1-326 [M. Uhen/M. Uhen]more details

Purpose of describing collection: general faunal/floral analysis

PaleoDB collection 219626: authorized by Mark Uhen, entered by Mark Uhen on 14.04.2021

Creative Commons license: CC BY (attribution)

Taxonomic list

Actinopteri
 Gadiformes - Macrouridae
Coelorinchus biclinozonalis Arai and McMillan 1982 grenadiers