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Kaiata Mudstone, West Coast Region, New Zealand
Formation | Kaiata Mudstone |
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Age: | 37.2 - 34.3 Ma Eocene |
Interval | Kaiatan - Runangan |
Lithology | mudstone, sandstone, "siliciclastic" |
Number of Collections | 7 |
Number of Occurrences | 11 |
Recorded Sample Locations
Location | Region | Stratigraphic Name |
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L28/f8499 - Burma Road [Kaiata Mudstone] | Buller District, West Coast Region, New Zealand | Kaiata Mudstone |
K30/f8619 - Perpendicular Point [Kaiata Mudstone] | West Coast Region, New Zealand | Kaiata Mudstone |
K30/f8687 - Bullock Creek [Kaiata Mudstone] | Buller District, West Coast Region, New Zealand | Kaiata Mudstone |
K30/f8614 - Bullock Creek [Kaiata Mudstone] | West Coast Region, New Zealand | Kaiata Mudstone |
K31/f8467 - Brunner Mine [Kaiata Mudstone] | Grey District, West Coast Region, New Zealand | Kaiata Mudstone |
Recorded Fossils
Accepted Name | Hierarchy | Age |
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Taimanawa prisca species | Animalia : Echinodermata : Echinoidea : Spatangoida : Brissidae : Taimanawa : Taimanawa prisca | 37.2 - 34.3 Ma Eocene |
Pericosmus annosus species | Animalia : Echinodermata : Echinoidea : Spatangoida : Pericosmidae : Pericosmus : Pericosmus annosus | 37.2 - 34.3 Ma Eocene |
Kina gracilis species | Animalia : Echinodermata : Echinoidea : Spatangoida : Schizasteridae : Kina : Kina gracilis | 37.2 - 36 Ma Eocene |
Schizaster sp. genus | Animalia : Echinodermata : Echinoidea : Spatangoida : Schizasteridae : Schizaster | 37.2 - 34.3 Ma Eocene |
Schizaster (Paraster) exoletus species | Animalia : Echinodermata : Echinoidea : Spatangoida : Schizasteridae : Schizaster : Schizaster (Paraster) exoletus | 37.2 - 34.3 Ma Eocene |
References
Henderson R. A. (1975) Cenozoic Spatangoid Echinoids from New Zealand, New Zealand Geological Survey Paleontological Bulletin 46, 1-129 |
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!