A diverse Late Pliocene fossil fauna and its paleoenvironment at Māngere, Auckland, New Zealand

• Published in: New Zealand journal of geology and geophysics Vol. 67; no. 4; pp. 551 - 572
• Main Authors: Hayward, Bruce W., Stolberger, Thomas F., Collins, Nathan, Beu, Alan G., Blom, Wilma
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Abingdon Taylor & Francis 01.10.2024; Taylor & Francis Ltd
• Subjects: Aquatic habitats; Aquatic invertebrates; Fauna; Foraminifera; Fossils; Habitats; Mangere Shellbed; Marine animals; Marine molluscs; Mollusca; Mollusks; Ostracoda; Otahuhu Formation; Plant fossils; Pliocene; River valleys; Rocky shores; Sea level; Shellfish; Shores; Wastewater treatment; Wastewater treatment plants; Water temperature; New Zealand

Excavations at Māngere Wastewater Treatment Plant, Auckland, in 2020 provided New Zealand's richest and most diverse fossil faunas of mid-Pliocene age (Waipipian Stage, 3.7-3.0 million years old). The vast excavated heap of sandy shell was extensively searched and sieved resulting in the recove...