Where: New Zealand (35.0° S, 173.8° E: paleocoordinates 70.0° S, 160.2° E)

• coordinate estimated from map

• hand sample-level geographic resolution

When: Oruatemanu Formation, Griesbachian (252.3 - 251.3 Ma)

• Unit 2b

• bed-level stratigraphic resolution

Environment/lithology: basinal (siliceous); lithified chert

Size class: microfossils

Preservation: original silica

Collection methods: chemical, hydroflouric,

Primary reference: A. Takemura, M. Sakai, S. Sakamoto, R. Aono, S. Takemura and S. Yamakita. 2007. Earliest Triassic Radiolarians from the ARH and ARF sections on Arrow Rocks, Waipapa Terrane, Northland, New Zealand. GNS Science Monograph 24:97-107 [T. Danelian/T. Danelian] more details

Purpose of describing collection: taxonomic analysis

PaleoDB collection 95465: authorized by Taniel Danelian, entered by Taniel Danelian on 16.04.2010