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Reinterpretation of ceratitic ammonoids from the Greville Formation, New Zealand

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  01 May 2009

W. M. Furnish ,
B. F. Glenister ,
B. Kummel ,
C. Spinosa ,
W. Sweet  and
C. Teichert
W. M. Furnish
Affiliation:
University of Iowa, U.S.A.
B. F. Glenister
Affiliation:
University of Iowa, U.S.A.
B. Kummel
Affiliation:
Harvard University, U.S.A.
C. Spinosa
Affiliation:
Boise State University, Idaho, U.S.A.
W. Sweet
Affiliation:
Ohio State University, U.S.A.
C. Teichert
Affiliation:
University of Kansas, U.S.A.
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Summary

Ceratitic ammonoids from the Greville Formation in the Nelson Regional Syncline, South Island of New Zealand, were described as a new genus and species of the Ophiceratidae, Durvilleoceras woodmani, and dated as ‘late Middle Permian’ (Waterhouse, 1973). In fact, Durvilleoceras differs from all known Permian ammonoids in both conch form and sutural pattern, but closely resembles lower Triassic ceratites. Structural and sedimentologic complexities within the Nelson Syncline are such that stratigraphic interpretations are questionable, and the fauna of both the Greville and adjacent formations is sparse. Consequently, we consider that Durvilleoceras is best interpreted as a middle Scythian ceratite of the family Flemingitidae.

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Geological Magazine , Volume 113 , Issue 1 , January 1976 , pp. 39 - 46
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Copyright © Cambridge University Press 1976

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