PBDB Collection

Kunga Island, GSC loc. C-305417 (Jurassic to of Canada)

Where: British Columbia, Canada (52.8° N, 131.6° W: paleocoordinates 1.1° N, 126.2° W)

• coordinate stated in text

• small collection-level geographic resolution

When: Sandilands Formation (Kunga Group), Late/Upper Sinemurian to Late/Upper Sinemurian (196.5 - 183.0 Ma)

• occurs with ammonites assigned to the Tetraspidoceras Assemblage

Environment/lithology: marine; limestone and siltstone

• Limestone concretion. from: interbedded siltstone and shale with minor sandstone, limy lenses and concretions

Size class: microfossils

Collected by E.S. Carter

• 00-CNA-SKUD-3

Primary reference: E. S. Carter, S. Goričan, J. Guex, L. O'Dogherty, P. De Wever, P. Dumitrica, R. S. Hori, A. Matsuoka, and P. A. Whalen. 2010. Global radiolarian zonation for the Pliensbachian, Toarcian and Aalenian. Palaeogeography, Palaeoclimatology, Palaeoecology 297:401-419 [J. Pálfy/A. Kocsis/M. Uhen]more details

Purpose of describing collection: biostratigraphic analysis

PaleoDB collection 119701: authorized by József Pálfy, entered by Adam Kocsis on 01.11.2011

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Taxonomic list

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Protozoa
Entactinaria - Saturnalidae	Pseudoheliodiscus ex gr. yaoi Pseudoheliodiscus ex gr. yaoi Pessagno and Poisson 1981 radiolarian
Nassellaria - Parvicingulidae	Canoptum rugosum, Canoptum columbiaense, Canoptum margaritaense Canoptum rugosum radiolarian Canoptum columbiaense Carter et al. 1998 radiolarian Canoptum margaritaense Carter et al. 1998 radiolarian
Nassellaria - Syringocapsidae	Katroma ninstintsi, Katroma angusta Katroma ninstintsi radiolarian Katroma angusta Yeh 1987 radiolarian
Nassellaria - Eucyrtidiidae	Lantus praeobesus, Lantus obesus, Lantus intermedius Lantus praeobesus Gorican et al. 2006 radiolarian Lantus obesus Yeh 1987 radiolarian Lantus intermedius Gorican et al. 2006 radiolarian
Nassellaria - Hsuidae	Parahsuum ovale, Parahsuum simplum Parahsuum ovale Hori and Yao 1988 radiolarian Parahsuum simplum Yao 1982 radiolarian
Nassellaria - Bagotidae	Droltus sanignacioensis, Bagotum maudense, Canutus rennellensis, Canutus ex gr. tipperi Droltus sanignacioensis Whalen and Carter 2002 radiolarian Bagotum maudense Pessagno and Whalen 1982 radiolarian Canutus rennellensis Gorican et al. 2006 radiolarian Canutus ex gr. tipperi Pessagno and Whalen 1982 radiolarian
Nassellaria - Deflandrecyrtiidae	Haeckelicyrtium crickmayi Haeckelicyrtium crickmayi Gorican et al. 2006 radiolarian
Spumellaria -	Beatricea christovalensis Beatricea christovalensis Carter et al. 1998 radiolarian
Spumellaria - Praeconocaryommidae	? Praeconocaryomma yakounensis, Praeconocaryomma sarahae ? Praeconocaryomma yakounensis Gorican et al. 2006 radiolarian Praeconocaryomma sarahae Gorican et al. 2006 radiolarian
Spumellaria - Angulobracchiidae	Thurstonia timberensis, Paronaella fera, Paronaella corpulenta Thurstonia timberensis Carter et al. 1998 radiolarian Paronaella fera Yeh 1987 radiolarian jamesi subsp. Paronaella corpulenta De Wever 1981 radiolarian
Spumellaria - Hagiastridae	Archaeohagiastrum pobi, Hagiastrum majusculum Archaeohagiastrum pobi Carter et al. 1998 radiolarian Hagiastrum majusculum Carter et al. 1998 radiolarian
Spumellaria - Orbiculiformidae	? Orbiculiformella robusta ? Orbiculiformella robusta radiolarian
Spumellaria - Pantanelliidae	Pantanellium cumshewaense, Pantanellium danaense Pantanellium cumshewaense radiolarian Pantanellium danaense Pessagno and Blome 1980 radiolarian