Tupuangi Formation
| Tupuangi Formation | ||
|---|---|---|
Ma | ||
Approximate paleocoordinates 78°54′S 135°54′W / 78.9°S 135.9°W | | |
| Thickness at type section | ~400 m (1,300 ft) | |
  Tupuangi Formation (Oceania) | ||
The Tupuangi Formation is a
ages of the Late Cretaceous. During this time period the Chatham Islands were attached to Antarctica within the Antarctic Circle
, at approximately 70° to 80° south.
Description
The
Carabidae and Buprestidae,[6] and acritarch Introvertocystis.[7] Amber is also known from the deposit[8] associated with the conifer Protodammara reimatamoriori, a member of Cupressaceae.[9]