Abstract

Plio-Pleistocene strata of the Petane Group, central Hawke's Bay, New Zealand are composed of alternating fine-grained (silt) and coarse-grained formations (sand, graywacke gravel and coquina), that have resulted from glacio-eustatic sea-level changes. Nine depth-related foraminiferal associations are recognized within these cyclothemic strata, spanning the entire range of inner to outer shelf paleoenvironments

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