Also known as GS945, GS3879, GS5671
Where: New Zealand (45.1° S, 171.0° E: paleocoordinates 49.9° S, 178.3° W)
• coordinate based on nearby landmark
• local area-level geographic resolution
When: Rifle Butts Formation (Kaierero Group), Altonian (19.0 - 15.9 Ma)
• STRATIGRAPHIC RELATIONS: From the Rifle Butts Fm, which gradationally overlies the Gee Greensand of the Kaierero Group, and is overlain by the Kurow Group. AGE: Hutchisonian-Awamoan in text of Gage (1957); late Altonian = Burdigalian-earliest Langhian; hereby assigned to the Altonian. STRATIGRAPHIC POSITION: Lower part of the formation.
• group of beds-level stratigraphic resolution
Environment/lithology: coastal; poorly lithified, fine-grained, glauconitic, shelly/skeletal, gray, green sandstone
Size class: macrofossils
Preservation: concretion
Reposited in the IGNS
Collection methods: quarrying,
• COLLECTOR: Collected by Park (1915-1916). REPOSITORY: New Zealand Geological Survey (now GNS Science, Lower Hutt, New Zealand).
Primary reference: M. Gage. 1957. The Geology of the Waitaki Subdivision. New Zealand Geological Survey Bulletin 55 [A. Hendy/A. Hendy]more details
Purpose of describing collection: biostratigraphic analysis
PaleoDB collection 67899: authorized by Austin Hendy, entered by Austin Hendy on 14.12.2006, edited by Mark Uhen
Creative Commons license: CC BY (attribution)
Taxonomic list
Actinopteri | |
"Ophidium pantanelli" = Rhynchoconger pantanelli1
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"Trachinus mutabilis" = Atherina gidjakensis1
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Scaphopoda | |
"Dentalium mantelli" = Fissidentalium mantelli, Dentalium aff. marwicki
"Dentalium mantelli" = Fissidentalium mantelli Zittel 1865 tusk shell
Dentalium aff. marwicki tusk shell | |
Gastropoda | |
Syrnola sculptilis snail | |
"Venustas suteri" = Calliostoma, "Fautor marwicki" = Calliostoma (Fautor), "Fautor temporemutatus" = Calliostoma (Fautor)
"Fautor marwicki" = Calliostoma (Fautor) top snail
"Fautor temporemutatus" = Calliostoma (Fautor) top snail | |
Rhizorus reflexus snail | |
Maoricolpus cavershamensis turret shell
Zeacolpus "n. sp." Finlay 1926 turret shell | |
Sigapatella inflata slipper shell | |
Cirsotrema aff. lyratum wentletrap | |
Tanea socia moon snail
Sinum infirmum moon snail | |
"Hima (Mirua) socialis" = Nassarius (Hima)
"Hima (Mirua) socialis" = Nassarius (Hima) snail | |
"Verconella marwicki" = Penion marwicki, Buccinulum (Evarnula) crassatinum
"Verconella marwicki" = Penion marwicki Finlay 1930 true whelk
Buccinulum (Evarnula) crassatinum true whelk | |
"Austrofusus spiniferus" = Aethocola (Aethocola) spinifera
"Austrofusus spiniferus" = Aethocola (Aethocola) spinifera Finlay and McDowall 1923 snail | |
Maorivetia brevirostris snail | |
Scrinium sp. Hedley 1922 snail | |
"Conospirus cf. huttoni" = Conilithes
"Conospirus cf. huttoni" = Conilithes cone shell | |
Comitas fusiformis snail | |
Mauidrillia unilirata snail
Mauidrillia angustata snail | |
Bathytoma haasti Hutton 1877 snail | |
Coluzea macrior snail | |
"Parvimitra ponsatanae" = Peculator (Parvimitra), Proximitra rutidoloma
"Parvimitra ponsatanae" = Peculator (Parvimitra) snail
Proximitra rutidoloma snail | |
"Marginella (Glabella) conica" = Glabella
"Marginella (Glabella) conica" = Glabella margin shell | |
Alcithoe separabilis, Alcithoe familiaris, Alcithoe armigera, Alcithoe (Leporemax) lepida, Spinomelon cf. enysi, Metamelon patruelis, Metamelon reverta, Metamelon prominima, Metamelon informis
Alcithoe separabilis volute
Alcithoe familiaris volute
Alcithoe armigera volute
Alcithoe (Leporemax) lepida volute
Spinomelon cf. enysi volute
Metamelon patruelis volute
Metamelon reverta volute
Metamelon prominima volute
Metamelon informis volute | |
Murexsul proavitus, "Xymenella lepida" = Xymene
Murexsul proavitus murex snail
"Xymenella lepida" = Xymene murex snail | |
Struthiolaria calcar snail
Struthiolaria subspinosa Marwick 1924 snail | |
"Euspinacassis emilyae" = Echinophoria, Galeodea apodemetes
"Euspinacassis emilyae" = Echinophoria snail
Galeodea apodemetes snail | |
? Eulima sp. Risso 1826 snail | |
Bivalvia | |
"Ovaleda ardgowanica" = Sarepta
"Ovaleda ardgowanica" = Sarepta clam | |
Neilo awamoana clam | |
Nucula sagittata nut clam
Nucula aff. sagittata nut clam | |
Lentipecten hochstetteri Zittel 1864 scallop | |
Anomia trigonopsis Hutton 1873 jingle
Placunanomia incisura scallop | |
Hedecardium cf. greyi Hutton 1873 cockle | |
Kuia vellicata venus clam
Dosinia (Raina) bensoni Marwick 1927 venus clam | |
"Notocorbula pumila" = Corbula (Notocorbula), Notocorbula humerosa
"Notocorbula pumila" = Corbula (Notocorbula) clam
Notocorbula humerosa Hutton 1885 clam | |
"Panope cf. orbita" = Panopea
"Panope cf. orbita" = Panopea clam | |
Spissatella trailli Hutton 1873 clam | |
Pleuromeris prolutea Marwick 1929 clam | |
Polyplacophora | |
Lepidopleurus inquinatus chiton |