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Mata Creek, Central Otago District, Otago Region, New Zealand
Lat/Long (Decimal) | -44.8904,169.838 |
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Co-ordinates Derivation | stated in text |
Given Location | South Island, New Zealand |
Mindat.org Region (for given coordinates) | Central Otago District, Otago Region, New Zealand |
Collections
Collection | Reference | Stratigraphic Name | Comments | Lithology | Age |
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Mata Creek, Site 2b (H41/f80) | Worthy T. H., Tennyson A. J. D., et al (2011) | Manuherikia - Bannockburn | fish bone bed 2 m above an oncolite bed in a bluff about 200 m downstream of Croc Site | not reported | 19 - 15.9 Ma Miocene |
Recorded Fossils
Accepted Name | Hierarchy | Age |
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Nelepsittacus minimus species | Animalia : Chordata : Aves : Psittaciformes : Strigopidae : Nelepsittacus : Nelepsittacus minimus | 19 - 15.9 Ma Miocene |
References
Worthy T. H., Tennyson A. J. D., et al (2011) An early Miocene diversity of parrots (Aves, Strigopidae, Nestorinae) from New Zealand, Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology 31 5, 1102-1116 |
Data courtesy of: PBDB: The Paleobiology Database, Creative Commons CC-BY licenced. , GBIF: the Global Biodiversity Information Facility, various licences, iDigBio, various licences, and EOL: The Encyclopedia of Life (Open Data Public Domain). Because fossils are made of minerals too!