Fallon’s property: Altonian, New Zealand

List of taxa
Where & when
Geology
Taphonomy & methods
Metadata & references
Taxonomic list
Actinopteri - Pleuronectiformes - Bothidae
Arnoglossus novus Schwarzhans 1980
Caulopsetta arnoglossoides Schwarzhans 1999
Actinopteri - Ophidiiformes - Carapidae
Encheliophis strigosus n. sp. Schwarzhans 2019
Echiodon teres n. sp. Schwarzhans 2019
Carapus alleni Schwarzhans 1985
Echiodon praecursor (Schwarzhans 1980)
original and current combination Carapus praecursor
Actinopteri - Acropomatidae
Acropoma serrata (Frost 1934)
Actinopteri - Sillaginidae
Sillaginodes albisaxosus Schwarzhans 2019
Actinopteri - Perciformes - Platycephalidae
Platycephalus maxwelli Schwarzhans 1980
Actinopteri - Perciformes - Pomadasyidae
? Pomadasys longicaudatus (Schwarzhans 1980)
original and current combination Pomadasyidarum longicaudatus
Actinopteri - Perciformes - Cottidae
Maoricottus impolitus (Schwarzhans 1980)
original and current combination Cottidarum impolitus
Actinopteri - Perciformes - Lactariidae
Lactarius sigmoidalis (Frost 1934)
Symphysanodon ornatus (Schwarzhans 1980)
original and current combination Paralactarius ornatus
Actinopteri - Uranoscopiformes - Pinguipedidae
Parapercis depressidorsalis Schwarzhans 2019
Parapercis finlayi Frost 1924
Actinopteri - Uranoscopiformes - Uranoscopidae
Uranoscopus tectiformis Schwarzhans 2019
Actinopteri - Gadiformes - Macrouridae
Lepidorhynchus frosti Schwarzhans 2019
Coelorinchus divulgatus Schwarzhans 2019
Actinopteri - Gadiformes - Euclichthyidae
Euclichthys novaezeelandiae (Frost 1924)
Actinopteri - Gadiformes - Moridae
Auchenoceros bicaudatus (Frost 1924)
Actinopteri - Leptoscopidae
Awamoa progressa (Schwarzhans 1980)
original and current combination Leptoscopus progressus
Waitahana sagittiformis (Schwarzhans 1980)
Actinopteri - Myctophiformes - Myctophidae
Lampanyctodes scopelopsoides (Schwarzhans 1980)
original and current combination Notoscopelus scopelopsoides
Hygophum circularis (Frost 1924)
Diaphus curvatus (Schwarzhans 1980)
Diaphus marwicki (Frost 1934)
Actinopteri - Aulopiformes - Paraulopidae
Paraulopus miocenicus
Actinopteri - Argentiniformes - Argentinidae
Argentina subfrigida Schwarzhans 1980
Actinopteri - Clupeiformes - Clupeoidei
Sprattus nitidus
Actinopteri - Anguilliformes - Congridae
Gnathophis ornatus (Frost 1928)
Tonganago coplandi Schwarzhans et al. 2017
Conger brevisulcus (Schwarzhans 1980)
original and current combination Congridarum brevisulcus
Actinopteri - Jugulares - Hemerocoetidae
Krebsiella diversa Schwarzhans 1980
Waitakia robusta Schwarzhans 1980
Hemerocoetes minutus Schwarzhans 1980
see common names

Geography
Country:New Zealand State/province:South Island
Coordinates: 45.1° South, 170.9° East (view map)
Paleocoordinates:49.9° South, 178.4° West
Basis of coordinate:unpublished field data
Time
Period:Neogene Epoch:Miocene
10 m.y. bin:Cenozoic 5
Key time interval:Altonian
Age range of interval:18.70000 - 15.90000 m.y. ago
Stratigraphy
Formation:Rifle Butts Siltstone
Lithology and environment
Primary lithology: siltstone
Includes fossils?Y
Environment:marine indet.
Taphonomy
Modes of preservation:body
Size of fossils:macrofossils
Collection methods and comments
Reason for describing collection:general faunal/floral analysis
Metadata
Also known as:J41/f8237
Database number:219598
Authorizer:M. Uhen Enterer:M. Uhen
Research group:vertebrate
Created:2021-04-14 14:54:25 Last modified:2021-04-14 14:54:25
Access level:the public Released:2021-04-14 14:54:25
Creative Commons license:CC BY
Reference information

Primary reference:
76272. 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 Italianà di Scienze Naturali e del Museo di Storia Naturale di Milano 46:1-326 [M. Uhen/M. Uhen]