Where: Northern Territory, Australia (11.8° S, 130.2° E: paleocoordinates 40.1° S, 117.4° E)
• coordinate estimated from map
• outcrop-level geographic resolution
When: M2 foram zone, Bathurst Island Formation, Cenomanian (100.5 - 93.9 Ma)
• formation-level stratigraphic resolution
Environment/lithology: terrestrial; lithified mudstone
Size class: microfossils
Collection methods: core
• The preparations are stored in the Palynological Laboratory of the Bureau of Mineral Resources, Canberra, A.C.T.; those containing type material are kept in the Commonwealth Palaeontological Collection of the Bureau.
Primary reference: M. S. Norvick and D. Burger. 1975. Palynology of the Cenomanian of Bathurst Island, Northern Territory, Australia. Department of Minerals and Energy, Bureau of Mineral Resources, Geology and Geophysics (151)1-169 [C. Jaramillo/P. Santamarina/P. Santamarina]more details
Purpose of describing collection: general faunal/floral analysis
PaleoDB collection 163483: authorized by Carlos Jaramillo, entered by Patricio Santamarina on 29.10.2014
Creative Commons license: CC BY (attribution)
Taxonomic list
Lycopodiopsida | |
Camarozonosporites australiensis Norvick and Burger 1975 clubmoss
Ceratosporites equalis Cookson and Dettmann 1958 clubmoss | |
Herkosporites proxistriatus, Neoraistrickia truncata, Perotrilites linearis, Perotrilites jubatus, Perotrilites oepikii, Perotrilites majus
Herkosporites proxistriatus Norvick and Burger 1975 spikemoss
Neoraistrickia truncata Potonié 1956 spikemoss
Perotrilites linearis Norvick and Burger 1975 spikemoss
Perotrilites jubatus Evans 1970 spikemoss
Perotrilites oepikii Norvick and Burger 1975 spikemoss
Perotrilites majus Evans 1970 spikemoss | |
Lycopodiumsporites austroclavatidites Potonié 1956 clubmoss | |
Equisetopsida | |
Classopollis "sp." Pflug 1953
Classopollis simplex Reiser and Williams 1969 | |
Foraminisporis asymmetricus Dettmann 1963 | |
Phimopollenites | |
Phimopollenites "sp." Dettmann 1973 | |
Phimopollenites augathellaensis | |
Phimopollenites augathellaensis Dettman 1973 | |
Senectotetradites fistulosus | |
Senectotetradites fistulosus Dettmann 1973 | |
Cupuliferoidaepollenites | |
Cupuliferoidaepollenites parvulus Dettman 1973 | |
Asteropollis asteroides | |
Asteropollis asteroides Hedlund and Norris 1968 | |
Bryopsida | |
Stereisporites antiquasporites Dettmann 1963 | |
Marchantiopsida | |
Stoverisporites microverrucatus Burger 1975
Triporoletes laevigatus Playford 1971
Triporoletes reticulatus Playford 1971 | |
Alisporites | |
Alisporites "spp." Daugherty 1941 | |
Trisaccites microsaccatus Couper 1953 podocarp
Podocarpidites "spp." Cookson 1947 podocarp
Microcachryidites antarcticus Couper 1953 podocarp | |
Pinopsida | |
Hoegisporis uniforma Cookson 1961 | |
Angiospermae | |
Tricolpites variabilis Burger 1970 | |
Clavatipollenites "sp. A" Couper 1958 | |
Liliacidites cf. kaitangataensis Couper 1953
Liliacidites peroreticulatus Singh 1971 | |
Magnoliopsida | |
Striatopollis paraneus Singh 1971
Tricolporites distinctus Norvick and Burger 1975 | |
Pteridopsida | |
Cyathidites minor Couper 1953
Cyathidites australis Couper 1953 | |
Microfoveolatosporis | |
Microfoveolatosporis canaliculatus Dettmann 1963 | |
Foveogleicheniidites | |
Polypodiopsida | |
Crybelosporites cf. brenneri Playford 1971 | |
Gleicheniidites circinidites Dettmann 1963
Clavifera triplex Bolkhovitina 1966 | |
Appendicisporites distocarinatus, Cicatricosisporites australiensis, Cicatricosisporites cuneiformis, Cicatricosisporites venustus, Cicatricosisporites hughesii, Cicatricosisporites pseudotripartitus
Appendicisporites distocarinatus Dettmann and Playford 1968
Cicatricosisporites australiensis Potonié 1956
Cicatricosisporites cuneiformis Pocock 1964
Cicatricosisporites venustus Deak 1963
Cicatricosisporites hughesii Dettmann 1963
Cicatricosisporites pseudotripartitus Dettmann 1963 | |
Biretisporites spectabilis Dettmann 1963 | |
Ginkgoopsida | |
Ephedripites "spp." Bolkhovitina and Potonié 1958 | |
Vitreisporites pallidus Nilsson 1958 |