Katiki Formation
| Katiki Formation | ||
|---|---|---|
Ma | ||
| Type | Approximate paleocoordinates 60°18′S 153°30′E / 60.3°S 153.5°E | |
| Region | South Island | |
| Country | New Zealand | |
| Type section | ||
| Named by | McKay | |
| Year defined | 1887 | |
.png)  Katiki Formation (New Zealand) | ||
The Katiki Formation is a
formation of the South Island of New Zealand.[1] Plesiosaur remains of Kaiwhekea katiki, named after the formation, are among the fossils that have been recovered from the deltaic siltstones
.
Description
The Katiki Formation was defined by McKay in 1887 and comprises about 100 metres (330 ft) of gently north to northeast dipping and generally massive, dark grey, indurated, sandy siltstones. The Katiki Formation overlies more proximal marine sandstones of the Herbert Formation and, below that, non-marine quartzose sandy to pebbly coal measures of the Shag Point Group.[2]
Fossil content
- Belemnites
- Reptiles
- Mosasauridae indet.
- Elasmosauridae
- Dinophyceae
See also
- Plesiosaur stratigraphic distribution
- South Polar region of the Cretaceous
- Conway Formation
- Tahora Formation
References
- ^ Katiki Formation in the Paleobiology Database
- ^ Shag Point in the Paleobiology Database
- ^ Cruickshank & Fordyce, 2002
Bibliography
- Cruickshank, A.R.I., and R.E. Fordyce. 2002. A new marine reptile (Sauropterygia) from New Zealand: further evidence for a Late Cretaceous Austral radiation of cryptoclidid plesiosaurs. Palaeontology 45. 557–575. .