Haumuri Bluff (S56/31): Campanian, New Zealand
collected by A. McKay 1876
List of taxa
Where & when
Geology
Taphonomy & methods
Metadata & references
Taxonomic list
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Reptilia
- Mosasauridae
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Tylosaurus haumuriensis
Hector 1874
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1 individual | |||||||||
| synonym of Taniwhasaurus oweni | ||||||||||
| DM R 1532 (skull and jaws) | ||||||||||
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Reptilia
- Plesiosauria
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Plesiosauria indet.
de Blainville 1835
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1 specimen | |||||||||
| DM R 1543 (two ischia, head of a propodial and vertebrae) = (specimen 7c Hector, 1874) | ||||||||||
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Reptilia
- Plesiosauria
- Polycotylidae
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Polycotylidae indet.
Williston 1908
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2 specimens | |||||||||
| DM R1539 (isolated propodial), NHMUK R838 (an indeterminate propodium), DM R1544 (a cervical centrum) | ||||||||||
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Reptilia
- Plesiosauria
- Elasmosauridae
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Elasmosauridae indet.
Cope 1869
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1 element | |||||||||
| DM R876 (proximal end of a propodial) = (specimen 4d Hector, 1874) | ||||||||||
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Mauisaurus haasti
Hector 1874
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1 specimen | |||||||||
| nomen dubium belonging to Aristonectinae | ||||||||||
| BM R 830 (broken distal end of a humerus and a complete ulna) | ||||||||||
| see common names | ||||||||||
Geography
| Country: | New Zealand | State/province: | South Island |
| Coordinates: | 42.6° South, 173.5° East (view map) | ||
| Paleocoordinates: | 58.5° South, 147.4° West | ||
| Basis of coordinate: | based on nearby landmark | ||
| Geographic resolution: | outcrop |
Time
| Period: | Cretaceous | Epoch: | Late/Upper Cretaceous |
| Stage: | Campanian | 10 m.y. bin: | Cretaceous 7 |
| Key time interval: | Campanian | ||
| Age range of interval: | 83.60000 - 72.10000 m.y. ago |
Stratigraphy
| Geological group: | Eyre | Formation: | Conway | ||
| Stratigraphy comments: New Zealand Stage nomenclature (Warren, 1995) places the Conway Siltstone at Haumuri Bluff in the lower Haumurian. Correlation with global Upper Cretaceous stages places the Haumuri Bluff section in the lower to middle Campanian; these correlations and age assessments are based on the indexing provided by dinoflagellates, inoceramids, and foraminiferans (Roncaglia and Schioler, 1997). | |||||
Lithology and environment
| Primary lithology: | massive,bioturbation,gray poorly lithified sandy siltstone |
| Includes fossils? | Y |
| Environment: | foreshore |
Taphonomy
| Modes of preservation: | body,concretion |
| Size of fossils: | macrofossils,mesofossils |
| Spatial orientation: | random |
| Preservation of anatomical detail: | poor |
| Disassociated minor elements: | all |
| Fragmentation: | occasional |
| Encrustation: | none |
| Spatial resolution: | parautochthonous |
Collection methods and comments
| Collection methods: | surface (in situ),field collection,survey of museum collection | ||
| Reason for describing collection: | general faunal/floral analysis | ||
| Collectors: | A. McKay | Collection dates: | 1876 |
Metadata
| Database number: | 232397 | ||
| Authorizer: | E. Vlachos | Enterer: | F. Aspromonte | Research group: | vertebrate |
| Created: | 2023-11-15 14:34:26 | Last modified: | 2023-11-15 14:34:26 |
| Access level: | the public | Released: | 2023-11-15 14:34:26 |
| Creative Commons license: | CC BY |
Reference information
Primary reference:
| 35643. | ETE | S. P. Welles and D. R. Gregg. 1971. Late Cretaceous marine reptiles of New Zealand. Records of the Canterbury Museum 9(1):1-111 [M. Carrano/H. Street] |