Two new Cenozoic fossil species of Amphithyris (Brachiopoda) from North Otago, New Zealand
Two new fossil species of Amphithyris Thomson, 1918 are described from the Late Eocene–earliest Oligocene Alma Group strata near Oamaru, North Otago, New Zealand. The two fossil species lived at mid- to outer-shelf depths. One of the new species has unusual teeth and socket ridges for platidiids. These are the first reported examples of fossil Amphithyris globally.
Authors
- Jeffrey Robinson
Institutions
- University of Otago (NZ)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Proceedings of the Royal Society of Victoria
- Published
- 2026-01-23
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1071/rs25009
- Primary Topic
- Paleontology and Stratigraphy of Fossils
- Type
- article
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