Waipara: Haumurian, New Zealand
collected by Hood, Haast, Holmes, W. Travers 1869, 1871

List of taxa
Where & when
Geology
Taphonomy & methods
Metadata & references
Taxonomic list
unclassified
Neptunaea sp.
Eriphylla sp.
Foraminifera indet. Eichwald 1830
Reptilia - Mosasauridae
Liodon haumuriensis
3 specimens
original and current combination Leiodon
Lumbar vertebrae and ribs; dorsal ribs, gastralia, and phalanges; vertebrae
Reptilia - Plesiosauria
Plesiosaurus australis Owen 1861
2 specimens
nomen vanum belonging to Plesiosauria
Vertebrae and limbs; trunk
Reptilia - Plesiosauria - Elasmosauridae
Plesiosaurus crassicostatus Owen 1870
2 specimens
nomen vanum belonging to Elasmosauridae
Thorax, neck and humerus; vertebrae, coracoid, and humerus
Plesiosaurus hoodii Owen 1870
2 specimens
nomen vanum belonging to Elasmosauridae
Cervical vertebra; vertebrae
Mauisaurus haastii Hector 1874
2 specimens
Vertebra; cast of jaw fragment and teeth(?)
Reptilia - Plesiosauria
Plesiosaurus holmerii
4 specimens
Lumbar vertebrae; coracoid and partial humerus; parial humerus; vertebrae
Mauisaurus brachiolatus Hector 1874
1 specimen
nomen vanum belonging to Plesiosauria
Humerus and other limb elements (locality uncertain)
Crinoidea - Isocrinida - Pentacrinitidae
Pentacrinus sp. Miller 1821
nomen vanum belonging to Pentacrinites
Bivalvia - Nuculanida - Nuculanidae
Leda sp. Schumacher 1817
synonym of Nuculana
Bivalvia - Trigoniida - Trigoniidae
Trigonia sp. Bruguière 1789
three unlisted species
Bivalvia - Carditida - Astartidae
Astarte sp. Sowerby 1816
Bivalvia - Carditida - Crassatellidae
Crassatella sp. Lamarck 1799
Bivalvia - Hiatellida - Hiatellidae
Panopaea sp. (Menard 1807)
corrected as Panopea
Bivalvia - Pholadida - Teredinidae
Teredo sp. Linnaeus 1758
Bivalvia - Cardiida - Chamidae
Chama sp. Linnaeus 1758
Bivalvia - Cardiida - Veneridae
Cytherea sp. Lamarck 1808
Bivalvia - Cardiida - Cardiidae
Protocardium sp. Beyrich 1845
corrected as Protocardia
Bivalvia - Lucinida - Lucinidae
Lucina sp. Bruguière 1797
Bivalvia - Mytilida - Crenellidae
Crenella sp. Brown 1827
Bivalvia - Mytilida - Mytilidae
Mytilus sp. Linnaeus 1758
Bivalvia - Arcida - Glycymerididae
Axinaea sp. Poli 1791
synonym of Glycymeris
Bivalvia - Arcida - Cucullaeidae
Cucullaea sp. Lamarck 1801
Bivalvia - Pectinida - Pectinidae
Pecten sp. Müller 1776
Bivalvia - Pectinida - Buchiidae
Aucella sp. Keyserling 1846
synonym of Buchia
Bivalvia - Pectinida - Limidae
Plagiostoma sp. Sowerby 1814
Radula sp. Mörch 1853
synonym of Lima
Bivalvia - Ostreida - Ostreidae
Ostrea sp. Linnaeus 1758
Gryphaea sp. Lamarck 1801
Bivalvia - Myalinida - Inoceramidae
Inoceramus sp. Sowerby 1814
four unlisted species
Scaphopoda - Dentaliida - Dentaliidae
Dentalium sp. Linnaeus 1758
Gastropoda - Struthiolariidae
Conchothyra sp. Hutton 1877
Gastropoda - Aporrhaidae
Aporrhais sp. da Costa 1778
Gastropoda - Neogastropoda - Turridae
Pleurotoma sp. Lamarck 1800
synonym of Turris
Gastropoda - Fasciolariidae
Natica sp. Scopoli 1777
Gastropoda - Epitoniidae
Scalaria sp. Lamarck 1801
Gastropoda - Turbinidae
Turbo sp. Linnaeus 1758
Cephalopoda - Belemnitida
Belemnitida indet. Zittel 1895
three unlisted species
Cephalopoda - Ammonitida
Ammonitida indet. Hyatt 1889
Cephalopoda - Ammonitida - Scaphitidae
Scaphites sp. Parkinson 1811
Cephalopoda - Nautilida
"Nautilus" sp. Linnaeus 1758
    = Nautilida indet. Agassiz 1847
Clapham 2015
Rhynchonellata - Terebratulida - Terebratulidae
Terebratula sp. Müller 1776
see common names

Geography
Country:New Zealand State/province:Canterbury
Coordinates: 43.1° South, 172.8° East (view map)
Paleocoordinates:58.1° South, 150.0° West
Basis of coordinate:based on nearby landmark
Geographic resolution:outcrop
Time
Period:Cretaceous Epoch:Late/Upper Cretaceous
10 m.y. bin:Cretaceous 7-8
Key time interval:Haumurian
Age range of interval:83.60000 - 66.00000 m.y. ago
Stratigraphy
Formation:Laidmore
Stratigraphic resolution:group of beds
Lithology and environment
Primary lithology: not reported
Environment:marine indet.
Taphonomy
Modes of preservation:body
Size of fossils:macrofossils
Spatial orientation:random
Spatial resolution:parautochthonous
Collection methods and comments
Reason for describing collection:general faunal/floral analysis
Collectors:Hood, Haast, Holmes, W. Travers Collection dates:1869, 1871
Metadata
Database number:101409
Authorizer:M. Carrano, M. Clapham Enterer:H. Street, M. Clapham
Modifier:M. Carrano Research group:marine invertebrate,vertebrate
Created:2010-12-22 08:28:12 Last modified:2022-01-13 15:55:35
Access level:the public Released:2010-12-22 08:28:12
Creative Commons license:CC BY
Reference information

Primary reference:
25420.ETE J. Hector. 1874. On the fossil Reptilia of New Zealand. Transactions and Proceedings of the Royal Society of New Zealand 6:333-358 [M. Carrano/M. Carrano/M. Carrano]

Secondary references:

27487 M. E. Clapham. 2015. Personal Opinions. [M. Clapham/M. Clapham/M. Clapham]
79070 J. D. Scanlon. 2006. Dinosaurs and other Mesozoic reptiles of Australasia. In J. R. Merrick, M. Archer, G. M. Hickey, & M. S. Y. Lee (eds.), Evolution and Biogeography of Australasian Vertebrates 265-290 [M. Carrano/M. Carrano]