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Notes on the belemnite content of the Heterian and Ohauan stages at Kawhia Harbour, New Zealand

Abstract
The belemnite content of the Heterian and Ohauan stages at Kawhia Harbour is described. Six major species or groups are differentiated, each of which ranges through several hundred feet of strata. Other minor elements are also present. Belemnopsis keari Stevens is shown to be present in only a restricted group of beds in the upper part of the Waikutakuta Siltstone, and Belemnopsis alfurica (Boehm) may be present in the upper Waikutakuta Siltstone. A system of informal belemnite zones is suggested. The belemnite succession is well defined throughout most of the Heterian stage, but poorly defined in the Ohauan, and further work is required in the upper and lower parts of this stage.
Type
Journal Article
Type of thesis
Series
Earth Science Journal
Citation
Challinor, A.B. (1968). Notes on the belemnite content of the Heterian and Ohauan stages at Kawhia Harbour, New Zealand. Earth Science Journal, 2(2), 109-125.
Date
1968
Publisher
Waikato Geological Society, The University of Waikato
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© 1968 Waikato Geological Society, The University of Waikato. All items in Research Commons are provided only to permit fair dealing for the purposes of research or private study. They are protected by copyright with all rights reserved unless otherwise indicated.