Otekaike Limestone Formation

Geology

Group: Otiake

Members: unnamed (35), lower (1), Maerewhenua (9), Miller (1), Prydes Gully (1), Upper (1)

Lithologies: not reported (1), siltstone (1), sandstone (1), lime mudstone (4), "limestone" (41)

Paleoenvironments: marine indet. (12), carbonate indet. (6), open shallow subtidal (20), deep subtidal shelf (1), offshore shelf (5), coastal indet. (3), offshore (1)

Age range: base of the Duntroonian to the top of the Waitakian or 27.30000 to 21.70000 Ma
Collections

Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Late/Upper Oligocene28.4 - 23.03New Zealand (67599 67843 67844 67845 67846 67847 67848 67849 67850 67851 67852 67853 67854 67855 67856 67857 67859 67860 67861 67864)
Late/Upper Oligocene28.4 - 23.03New Zealand (South Island) (173285 173286)
Chattian28.1 - 23.03New Zealand (South Island) (208604 208605)
Chattian28.1 - 23.03New Zealand (North Otago) (45661 63050)
Duntroonian27.3 - 25.2New Zealand (91675 163849)
Duntroonian27.3 - 25.2New Zealand (North Otago) (45450 45658)
Duntroonian27.3 - 25.2New Zealand (South Island) (120295 135847 184888 205331)
Waitakian25.2 - 21.7New Zealand (South Island) (204281 204563 204588 216914 216915 216916 216919 219336 219579)
Waitakian25.2 - 21.7New Zealand (North Otago) (45664)
Waitakian25.2 - 21.7New Zealand (179299)
Aquitanian23.03 - 20.44New Zealand (South Island) (189023 232408)
Aquitanian23.03 - 20.44New Zealand (189024)