New Zealand Foraminifera Manual

Written both for students and foraminiferal specialists, the New Zealand Foraminifera Manual is a guide to identifying and using key foraminiferal genera and species to interpret New Zealand’s biostratigraphy and paleoenvironments. It also summarises sampling procedures, curation, significant previous work, stratigraphic and biostratigraphic principles and the development New Zealand’s Cenozoic Stages. Emphasis is on the critical features for recognising taxa, rather than lengthy formal taxonomic descriptions. High quality illustrations amplify the verbal descriptions.


The Manual’s content closely reflects the nature of New Zealand’s foraminiferal record, with about 10% of the fossil illustrations and associated text dealing with Paleozoic and Mesozoic foraminifers, the remaining 90% with the Cenozoic species. Although late Paleozoic and Mesozoic foraminifera are found in New Zealand, these are typically “niche occurrences”, of mainly local significance. In the latest Cretaceous foraminiferal faunas start to become more diverse and prevalent, and relevant to regional studies. This trend grows during the Cenozoic, giving NZ the world-class, mid-latitude fauna to which the majority of the Manual is devoted.


In a very real sense, the Manual is a taonga marking the end of an era in New Zealand foraminiferal micropaleontology; an era built on the ground-breaking work, especially of H.J. Finlay. The Manual was Dr Hornibrook’s “retirement project”, and he could give it nearly undivided attention. Dr Hornibrook had a broad knowledge of New Zealand faunas, gained over many years both through his own research developing and refining the NZ Geological Timescale, and through collaboration with field geologists. Equally important were the fine foraminiferal drawings produced by Ron Brazier. It is very difficult to take useful photographs of foraminifera, especially benthic foraminifera, using either a conventional microscope or SEM. Key identification features are often poorly represented, whereas a paleontological artist could subtly emphasise them so that a user could look for them when examining a specimen.


Illustrations of over 550 individual species have been scanned to enable convenient access alongside related descriptive text. Some of the descriptions include minor revisions or editorial changes


Access is available online from the GNS Science web site.


DOI: https://doi.org/10.21420/7QM0-KN83?x=y


Cite as:

Strong, C. P., Raine, J. I., & Terezow, M. (2018). Key species of New Zealand fossil foraminifera: descriptions from "Manual of New Zealand Permian to Pleistocene Foraminiferal Biostratigraphy" by Hornibrook, Brazier and Strong, 1989. GNS Science. https://doi.org/10.21420/7QM0-KN83?x=y

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Date (Creation)
1989-02-01
Status
On going
Point of contact
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GNS Science

paleo@gns.cri.nz

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Maintenance and update frequency
Irregular
Keywords

  • stratigraphy

  • lithostratigraphy

  • chronostratigraphy

  • biostratigraphy

  • tectonostratigraphy

  • rock units

  • geologic age

  • bibliography

  • New Zealand

  • Subantartic Islands

  • Antipodes Islands

  • Auckland Islands

  • Bounty Island

  • Campbell Island

  • Chatham Islands

  • Great Barrier Island

  • Kermadec Islands

  • Stewart Island

  • Three Kings Islands

  • Cenozoic

  • Mesozoic

  • Paleozoic

  • Precambrian
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Unclassified
Language
English
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Publications/References


Adkin, G.L. 1954: Bibliographic index of New Zealand stratigraphic names to 31 December, 1950. New Zealand Geological Survey Memoir 9.


Fleming, C.A. (ed.) 1959: Lexique stratigraphique international. Vol. VI, Oceanie, Fascicule 4, New Zealand. Paris, CNRS, 527 p.


Hedberg, H.D. (ed.) 1976: International stratigraphic guide. A guide to stratigraphic classification, terminology and procedure. (International Subcommittee on Stratigraphic Classification, IUGS Commission on Stratigraphy). New York, John Wiley & Sons, 200 p.


Hornibrook, N.de B., et al. 1965: Report of the subcommittee to investigate the desirability of a New Zealand stratigraphic code. Geological Society of New Zealand newsletter 18: 1-27.


McGregor, E. 1987: Bibliographic index of New Zealand stratigraphic names to 31 December 1986. New Zealand Geological Survey bulletin 102, 258 + 15 + 11 p.


Murphy, M.; Salvador, A. 1999: International Stratigraphic Guide, an abridged edition. Episodes 22: 255-271.


Nathan, S. 2002: [Meetings and conferences ] Joint GSNZ/GNS databases. 1. Stratigraphic Lexicon. Geological Society of New Zealand newsletter 129: 60-61.


Raine, J.I.; Keyes, I.W. 1996: New Zealand Stratigraphic Lexicon Online. Geological Society of New Zealand newsletter 10: 30-32.


Salvador, A. (ed.) 1994: International Stratigraphic Guide second edition. A guide to stratigraphic classification, terminology and procedure. Trondheim (Norway), International Union of Geological Sciences and The Geological Society of America, 214 p.


Also see: Letters to the editor. Geological Society of New Zealand newsletter 123: 31-35 (2000).
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Manual of New Zealand Permian to Pleistocene Foraminiferal Biostratigraphy
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Catalogues of stratigraphic names used in New Zealand have been compiled by various authors, in various formats (e.g. Adkin 1954, Fleming 1959, McGregor 1987, Raine & Keyes 1996). The present online version is continually updated as new literature is produced and comes to hand. At any time, entries are normally current to the previous year, or better. Please advise the StratLex Point of Contact if you encounter any omissions.

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