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R13/f6630 - Opuatia Stream, Waikato District, Waikato Region, New Zealand
Lat/Long (Decimal) | -37.3664,174.862 |
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Co-ordinates Derivation | based on nearby landmark |
Mindat.org Region (for given coordinates) | Waikato District, Waikato Region, New Zealand |
Collections
Collection | Reference | Stratigraphic Name | Comments | Lithology | Age |
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R13/f6631-R13/f6634 - Opuatia Stream, Port Waikato | Purser B.H. (1961) | LITHOSTRATIGRAPHY: Unknown lithostratigraphic unit, not stated in text. AGE: Puaroan, Zone A = Late Tithonian. | mudstone | 148.5 - 145 Ma Late Jurassic | |
R13/f6630 - Opuatia Stream, Port Waikato | Purser B.H. (1961) | LITHOSTRATIGRAPHY: Unknown lithostratigraphic unit, not stated in text. AGE: Lower Ohauan = Late Kimmeridgian. | mudstone | 157.3 - 152.1 Ma Jurassic |
Recorded Fossils
Accepted Name | Hierarchy | Age |
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Retroceramus haasti species | Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Myalinida : Inoceramidae : Retroceramus : Inoceramus haasti | 157.3 - 152.1 Ma Jurassic |
Buchia sp. genus | Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Pectinida : Buchiidae : Buchia | 148.5 - 145 Ma Late Jurassic |
Malayomaorica malayomaorica species | Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Pectinida : Buchiidae : Malayomaorica : Aucella malayomaorica | 157.3 - 152.1 Ma Jurassic |
Belemnopsis sp. genus | Animalia : Mollusca : Cephalopoda : Belemnitida : Belemnopseidae : Belemnopsis | 157.3 - 152.1 Ma Jurassic |
References
Purser B.H. (1961) Geology of the Port Waikato Region (Onewhero Sheet N51), New Zealand Geological Survey Bulletin 69 |
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!