141:
22:
61:
regions. The basin is roughly oval in shape, with the longer (approximately 180 kilometres (110 mi)) axis running west-south-west/east-north-east, and has a width of approximately 100 kilometres (62 mi). A little under half of the basin is onshore, extending inland around the lower reaches
132:, which has had a lasting impact upon subsequent stratigraphic, palaeontological and palaeoecological research. Each stage within the Wanganui epoch is named after regions of the Wanganui Basin series.
490:
101:
The
Wanganui Basin is "one of the most complete late Neogene marine stratigraphic records in the world," and is an important region for geological and palaeontological research.
267:
Carter, Robert M.; Naish, Tim R. (1998). "A review of
Wanganui Basin, New Zealand: global reference section for shallow marine, Plio–Pleistocene (2.5–0 Ma) cyclostratigraphy".
413:
1065:
483:
476:
418:. New Zealand Geological Survey Bulletin. Vol. 58. Lower Hutt, New Zealand: New Zealand Department of Scientific and Industrial Research.
437:
Rust, S.; Gordon, D. (2011). "Plio-Pleistocene
Bryozoan faunas of the Wanganui Basin, New Zealand: stratigraphic distribution and diversity".
41:. The basin provides an important stratigraphic and palaeontological record for the late Neogene marine environment of New Zealand.
1055:
828:
237:
129:
109:
96:
941:
936:
931:
926:
886:
1060:
71:
242:
523:
517:
1011:
951:
916:
778:
743:
891:
813:
685:
568:
843:
793:
638:
573:
946:
618:
376:"Local stages to be used for the Wanganui Series (Pliocene-Pleistocene), and their means of definition"
54:
858:
748:
718:
628:
987:
911:
808:
803:
548:
543:
276:
195:
75:
713:
665:
623:
901:
818:
783:
758:
753:
738:
733:
708:
603:
583:
578:
232:
125:
833:
823:
608:
140:
1050:
921:
788:
768:
763:
723:
660:
558:
454:
728:
308:
881:
773:
633:
588:
419:
320:
177:
345:
972:
838:
680:
648:
553:
446:
387:
284:
67:
982:
690:
534:
124:
over the last 5.33 million years. The series was first described in depth and compared to
63:
280:
161:
Sediments within the basin are rich with shallow marine invertebrate fossils, including
997:
992:
977:
906:
848:
652:
598:
288:
78:. The major population centre within the basin is along the coast, around the city of
1044:
896:
798:
700:
670:
613:
458:
967:
675:
593:
563:
499:
50:
392:
375:
450:
468:
117:
38:
876:
201:
21:
1026:
1013:
423:
324:
503:
79:
169:. The most common fossilized molluscan shells belong to the bivalve genera
868:
213:
183:
162:
121:
113:
58:
171:
166:
219:
207:
189:
139:
20:
472:
49:
The
Wanganui Basin is located on the west coast of the
37:) is an onshore-offshore basin on the North Island of
302:
300:
298:
960:
867:
699:
647:
533:
510:
262:
260:
258:
74:. The southern half of the basin extends into the
16:Geological area of the North Island of New Zealand
407:
405:
403:
307:Crampton, James S. M.; Cooper, Roger A. (2010).
104:The basin provides the basis for the eponymous
484:
439:New Zealand Journal of Geology and Geophysics
380:New Zealand Journal of Geology and Geophysics
8:
340:
338:
336:
334:
491:
477:
469:
369:
367:
309:"The state of paleontology in New Zealand"
391:
254:
70:before terminating at the foot of the
7:
1066:Paleontological sites of New Zealand
412:Beu, Alan G.; Maxwell, P.A. (1990).
14:
223:marine snails are also frequent.
415:Cenozoic Mollusca of New Zealand
238:New Zealand geologic time scale
110:New Zealand geologic time scale
97:New Zealand geologic time scale
942:South Kermadec Ridge Seamounts
1:
393:10.1080/00288306.2001.9514928
289:10.1016/S0037-0738(98)00097-9
72:North Island Volcanic Plateau
451:10.1080/00288306.2010.514928
243:Stratigraphy of New Zealand
53:of New Zealand, within the
1082:
313:Palaeontologia Electronica
94:
181:and the gastropod genera
952:Tasmantid Seamount Chain
917:Lord Howe Seamount Chain
779:Middleton Seafloor Basin
744:Deepwater Taranaki Basin
350:www.sciencelearn.org.nz
1056:Geology of New Zealand
145:
26:
25:Cliff at Kai Iwi Beach
374:Beu, Alan G. (2001).
143:
24:
988:Macquarie Fault Zone
912:James Healy Seamount
814:Outer Campbell Basin
686:New Caledonia Trough
569:Chesterfield Plateau
76:South Taranaki Bight
45:Location and setting
1023: /
927:Rumble III Seamount
902:Graveyard Seamounts
844:South Loyalty Basin
794:New Caledonia Basin
537:, ridges, and rises
281:1998SedG..122...37C
269:Sedimentary Geology
233:Geology of Taranaki
112:, which covers the
1061:Manawatū-Whanganui
1027:40.000°S 174.750°E
932:Rumble IV Seamount
892:Flinder's Seamount
639:West Norfolk Ridge
574:Colville-Lau Ridge
559:Challenger Plateau
146:
55:Manawatū-Whanganui
27:
1006:
1005:
947:Tangaroa Seamount
937:Rumble V Seamount
882:Brothers Seamount
774:Great South Basin
634:Three Kings Ridge
619:Northland Plateau
589:Hikurangi Plateau
526:(South Zealandia)
520:(North Zealandia)
68:Rangitikei Rivers
1073:
1038:
1037:
1035:
1034:
1033:
1032:-40.000; 174.750
1028:
1024:
1021:
1020:
1019:
1016:
973:Hikurangi Margin
922:Monowai Seamount
859:West Coast Basin
839:South Fiji Basin
749:East Coast Basin
719:Canterbury Basin
681:Hikurangi Trough
629:Resolution Ridge
554:Campbell Plateau
524:Eastern Province
518:Western Province
500:Oceanic features
493:
486:
479:
470:
463:
462:
434:
428:
427:
409:
398:
397:
395:
371:
362:
361:
359:
357:
342:
329:
328:
304:
293:
292:
264:
1081:
1080:
1076:
1075:
1074:
1072:
1071:
1070:
1041:
1040:
1031:
1029:
1025:
1022:
1017:
1014:
1012:
1010:
1009:
1007:
1002:
983:Maari oil field
956:
863:
829:Raukumara Basin
809:Northland Basin
804:Northeast Slope
695:
691:Puysegur Trench
643:
549:Bounty Platform
544:Bellona Plateau
529:
511:Major divisions
506:
497:
467:
466:
436:
435:
431:
411:
410:
401:
373:
372:
365:
355:
353:
344:
343:
332:
306:
305:
296:
266:
265:
256:
251:
229:
159:
138:
130:Charles Fleming
99:
93:
88:
47:
35:Whanganui Basin
17:
12:
11:
5:
1079:
1077:
1069:
1068:
1063:
1058:
1053:
1043:
1042:
1004:
1003:
1001:
1000:
998:Pohokura field
995:
993:Maui gas field
990:
985:
980:
978:Kermadec Plate
975:
970:
964:
962:
958:
957:
955:
954:
949:
944:
939:
934:
929:
924:
919:
914:
909:
907:Havre Seamount
904:
899:
894:
889:
887:Clark Seamount
884:
879:
873:
871:
865:
864:
862:
861:
856:
854:Wanganui Basin
851:
849:Taranaki Basin
846:
841:
836:
831:
826:
821:
816:
811:
806:
801:
796:
791:
786:
781:
776:
771:
766:
761:
756:
751:
746:
741:
736:
731:
726:
721:
716:
714:Campbell Basin
711:
705:
703:
701:Oceanic basins
697:
696:
694:
693:
688:
683:
678:
673:
668:
666:Bellona Trough
663:
657:
655:
645:
644:
642:
641:
636:
631:
626:
624:Puysegur Ridge
621:
616:
611:
606:
601:
599:Lord Howe Rise
596:
591:
586:
581:
576:
571:
566:
561:
556:
551:
546:
540:
538:
531:
530:
528:
527:
521:
514:
512:
508:
507:
498:
496:
495:
488:
481:
473:
465:
464:
445:(2): 151–165.
429:
399:
386:(1): 113–125.
363:
330:
294:
275:(1–4): 37–52.
253:
252:
250:
247:
246:
245:
240:
235:
228:
225:
158:
155:
154:
153:
150:
137:
134:
126:glacial cycles
106:Wanganui epoch
95:Main article:
92:
89:
87:
84:
46:
43:
33:(also spelled
31:Wanganui Basin
15:
13:
10:
9:
6:
4:
3:
2:
1078:
1067:
1064:
1062:
1059:
1057:
1054:
1052:
1049:
1048:
1046:
1039:
1036:
999:
996:
994:
991:
989:
986:
984:
981:
979:
976:
974:
971:
969:
966:
965:
963:
959:
953:
950:
948:
945:
943:
940:
938:
935:
933:
930:
928:
925:
923:
920:
918:
915:
913:
910:
908:
905:
903:
900:
898:
897:Gifford Guyot
895:
893:
890:
888:
885:
883:
880:
878:
875:
874:
872:
870:
866:
860:
857:
855:
852:
850:
847:
845:
842:
840:
837:
835:
832:
830:
827:
825:
822:
820:
819:Pegasus Basin
817:
815:
812:
810:
807:
805:
802:
800:
799:Norfolk Basin
797:
795:
792:
790:
787:
785:
784:Monowai Basin
782:
780:
777:
775:
772:
770:
767:
765:
762:
760:
759:Fairway Basin
757:
755:
754:Emerald Basin
752:
750:
747:
745:
742:
740:
739:Dampier Basin
737:
735:
734:Chatham Slope
732:
730:
727:
725:
722:
720:
717:
715:
712:
710:
709:Bellona Basin
707:
706:
704:
702:
698:
692:
689:
687:
684:
682:
679:
677:
674:
672:
671:Bounty Trough
669:
667:
664:
662:
659:
658:
656:
654:
650:
646:
640:
637:
635:
632:
630:
627:
625:
622:
620:
617:
615:
614:Norfolk Ridge
612:
610:
607:
605:
604:Loyalty Ridge
602:
600:
597:
595:
592:
590:
587:
585:
584:Fairway Ridge
582:
580:
579:Dampier Ridge
577:
575:
572:
570:
567:
565:
562:
560:
557:
555:
552:
550:
547:
545:
542:
541:
539:
536:
532:
525:
522:
519:
516:
515:
513:
509:
505:
501:
494:
489:
487:
482:
480:
475:
474:
471:
460:
456:
452:
448:
444:
440:
433:
430:
425:
421:
417:
416:
408:
406:
404:
400:
394:
389:
385:
381:
377:
370:
368:
364:
352:. 18 May 2011
351:
347:
346:"Dr Alan Beu"
341:
339:
337:
335:
331:
326:
322:
318:
314:
310:
303:
301:
299:
295:
290:
286:
282:
278:
274:
270:
263:
261:
259:
255:
248:
244:
241:
239:
236:
234:
231:
230:
226:
224:
222:
221:
216:
215:
210:
209:
204:
203:
198:
197:
192:
191:
186:
185:
180:
179:
174:
173:
168:
164:
157:Palaeontology
156:
151:
148:
147:
144:Kai Iwi Beach
142:
135:
133:
131:
127:
123:
119:
115:
111:
107:
102:
98:
90:
85:
83:
81:
77:
73:
69:
65:
60:
56:
52:
44:
42:
40:
36:
32:
23:
19:
1008:
968:Alpine Fault
853:
834:Reinga Basin
824:Pukaki Basin
676:Havre Trough
609:Mellish Rise
594:Kenn Plateau
564:Chatham Rise
442:
438:
432:
414:
383:
379:
354:. Retrieved
349:
316:
312:
272:
268:
218:
212:
206:
200:
194:
193:. Shells of
188:
182:
176:
170:
160:
105:
103:
100:
91:Stratigraphy
51:North Island
48:
34:
30:
28:
18:
1030: /
789:Moore Basin
769:Gower Basin
764:Faust Basin
724:Capel Basin
661:Bellona Gap
149:Castlecliff
118:Pleistocene
39:New Zealand
1045:Categories
877:Banc Capel
729:Cato Basin
249:References
202:Buccinulum
1051:Zealandia
869:Seamounts
504:Zealandia
459:140611265
424:0114-2283
325:1094-8074
167:bryozoans
136:Key sites
80:Whanganui
64:Whanganui
1018:174°45′E
653:trenches
535:Plateaux
227:See also
214:Alcithoe
196:Aeneator
184:Zethalia
163:molluscs
152:Nukumaru
122:Holocene
114:Pliocene
59:Taranaki
649:Troughs
356:23 July
277:Bibcode
178:Chlamys
172:Dosinia
108:in the
86:Geology
62:of the
1015:40°0′S
457:
422:
323:
220:Amalda
217:, and
208:Penion
961:Other
455:S2CID
319:(1).
190:Murex
651:and
420:ISSN
358:2019
321:ISSN
187:and
175:and
165:and
120:and
66:and
57:and
29:The
502:of
447:doi
388:doi
285:doi
273:122
128:by
1047::
453:.
443:54
441:.
402:^
384:44
382:.
378:.
366:^
348:.
333:^
317:13
315:.
311:.
297:^
283:.
271:.
257:^
211:,
205:,
199:,
116:,
82:.
492:e
485:t
478:v
461:.
449::
426:.
396:.
390::
360:.
327:.
291:.
287::
279::
Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License. Additional terms may apply.
