Seismic Reflector Horizon A (Cretaceous to of Bahamas)

Where: cat Island, Bahamas (24.9° N, 73.8° W: paleocoordinates 17.7° N, 39.4° W)

• coordinate stated in text

When: Albian to Albian (113.0 - 93.5 Ma)

Environment/lithology: coastal; lithified, brown, silty claystone and lithified, ooidal, black, argillaceous claystone

Size class: microfossils

Preservation: soft parts, original sporopollenin

Collection methods: surface (in situ), chemical

Primary reference: D. Habib. 1969. Middle Cretaceous palynomorphs in a deep-sea core from the Seismic Reflector Horizon A outcrop area. Micropaleontology 15(1):1-4 [C. Jaramillo/G. Doria/A. Cardenas ]more details

Purpose of describing collection: biostratigraphic analysis

PaleoDB collection 140569: authorized by Carlos Jaramillo, entered by Gabriela Doria on 12.03.2013

Creative Commons license: CC BY (attribution)

Taxonomic list

unclassified
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Equisetopsida
 Anthocerotidae - Anthocerotidae
Foraminisporis dailyi Dettmann 1963
 Pinidae - Pinidae
 Cupressales - Pinidae
"Spheripollenites psilatus" = Sphaeripollenites, Inaperturopollenites dubius
"Spheripollenites psilatus" = Sphaeripollenites
Inaperturopollenites dubius Thomson and Pflug 1953
 Pinidae - Pinidae
Psilatricolpites
  -
Retitricolpites
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Gymnospermopsida
  -
Ginkgocycadophytus
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Lycopodiopsida
 Lycopodiales - Lycopodiaceae
Lycopodiumsporites clavatoides Couper 1958 clubmoss
 Selaginellales -
Camarozonosporites rudis Klaus 1960 clubmoss
Exesipollenites tumulus
  -
Rugubivesiculites
  -
Alisporites
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Galeacornea
  -
Galeacornea "sp. A" Stover 1963 elaterate
Endosporites
  -
Endosporites "sp. A" Wilson and Coe
Triplanosporites sinuosus
  -
Triplanosporites sinuosus Thomson and Pflug 1953
Apiculatisporis
  -
Concavisporites
  -
Pteridopsida
 Ophioglossales - Ophioglossidae
  -
Polypodiopsida
  - Gleicheniaceae
 Schizaeales - Polypodiidae
  - Polypodiaceae
Sphenopsida
  -
Cycadopsida
 Cycadales -
Eucommiidites troedssonii Potonié 1958 cycads
Ginkgoopsida
 Ephedrales -
 Caytoniales -
Angiospermae
 Gunnerales -
 Mesangiosperms - Arecaceae
 Mesangiosperms - Liliaceae
 Chloranthales - Chloranthaceae
  -
"Palmidites maximus" = Monosulcites (Palmidites)
Monosulcites epakros Brenner 1963
Monosulcites minimus Cookson 1947
Monosulcites chaloneri Brenner 1963
 Coniferales - Podocarpaceae
Parvisaccites radiatus Couper 1958 podocarp
"Tsugaepollenites discoides" = Callialasporites podocarp
Tsugaepollenites dampieri Balme 1957 podocarp
 Coniferales -
Pinopsida
 Pinales - Taxaceae
Taurocusporites reduncus
  -
Taurocusporites segmentatus
  -
Bryopsida
  -
Hymenophyllumsporites
  -
Schizosporis
  -
Ostracoda
 Myodocopida - Polycopidae
Tricolpopollenites
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