Where: Northern Territory, Australia (11.8° S, 130.3° E: paleocoordinates 40.1° S, 117.5° 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 163510: authorized by Carlos Jaramillo, entered by Patricio Santamarina on 03.11.2014
Creative Commons license: CC BY (attribution)
Taxonomic list
Lycopodiopsida | |
Herkosporites proxistriatus, Antulsporites varizonatus, Perotrilites jubatus, Perotrilites oepikii, Perotrilites linearis
Herkosporites proxistriatus Norvick and Burger 1975 spikemoss
Antulsporites varizonatus Norvick and Burger 1975 spikemoss
Perotrilites jubatus Evans 1970 spikemoss
Perotrilites oepikii Norvick and Burger 1975 spikemoss
Perotrilites linearis Norvick and Burger 1975 spikemoss | |
Camarozonosporites australiensis Norvick and Burger 1975 clubmoss | |
Lycopodiumsporites austroclavatidites Potonié 1956 clubmoss | |
Phimopollenites augathellaensis | |
Phimopollenites augathellaensis Dettman 1973 | |
Asteropollis asteroides | |
Asteropollis asteroides Hedlund and Norris 1968 | |
Equisetopsida | |
Classopollis "sp." Pflug 1953
Classopollis simplex Reiser and Williams 1969 | |
Inaperturopollenites limbatus Balme 1957 | |
Foraminisporis asymmetricus Dettmann 1963
Foraminisporis wonthaggiensis Dettmann 1963 | |
Pinopsida | |
Hoegisporis uniforma Cookson 1961 | |
Trisaccites microsaccatus Couper 1953 podocarp
Podocarpidites "spp." Cookson 1947 podocarp
Microcachryidites antarcticus Couper 1953 podocarp | |
Magnoliopsida | |
Striatopollis paraneus Singh 1971 | |
Angiospermae | |
Liliacidites cf. kaitangataensis Couper 1953 | |
Marchantiopsida | |
Stoverisporites microverrucatus Burger 1975 | |
Trilobosporites | |
Trilobosporites trioreticulosus Cookson and Dettmann 1958 | |
Foveogleicheniidites confossus | |
Foveogleicheniidites confossus Burger 1975 | |
Polypodiopsida | |
Laevigatosporites ovatus Wilson and Webster 1946 | |
Clavifera triplex, Ornamentifera minima, Gleicheniidites cf. trijugatus, Gleicheniidites circinidites
Clavifera triplex Bolkhovitina 1966
Ornamentifera minima Norvick and Burger 1975
Gleicheniidites cf. trijugatus Norvick and Burger 1975
Gleicheniidites circinidites Dettmann 1963 | |
Crybelosporites cf. brenneri Playford 1971 | |
Cicatricosisporites cuneiformis Pocock 1964
Appendicisporites "spp." Weyland and Greifeld 1953 | |
Pteridopsida | |
Cyathidites minor Couper 1953 | |
Microfoveolatosporis | |
Microfoveolatosporis canaliculatus Dettmann 1963 |