Brandy Bay [Lewis Hill Mbr, Whisky Bay Fm] (Cretaceous of Antarctica)

Where: Antarctica (64.2° S, 57.8° W: paleocoordinates 67.5° S, 48.4° W)

• coordinate based on nearby landmark

• local area-level geographic resolution

When: Lewis Hill Member (Whisky Bay Formation), Albian (113.0 - 100.5 Ma)

• STRATIGRAPHIC RELATIONS: From the Lewis Hill Mbr of the Whisky Bay Fm, which is regionally overlain by the Hidden Lake Fm (Coniacian), and overlies the Kotick Point Fm. AGE: Albian, on the basis of stratigraphic position and macrofossil biostratigraphy. STRATIGRAPHIC POSITION: From beds throughout the member in this section.

• group of beds-level stratigraphic resolution

Environment/lithology: coastal; lithified conglomerate

• ENVIRONMENT: Shallow siliciclastic marine setting.
• SPECIFIC LITHOLOGY: Dominantly conglomerate beds, based on Figure 6 of Ineson et al. (1986). LITHIFICATION: Assumed to be lithified.

Size class: macrofossils

Preservation: cast, mold/impression

Collection methods: COLLECTOR: Multiple collectors, including J.A. Crame and M.R.A Thompson. REPOSITORY: Not stated, but presumably British Antarctic Survey and Oxford University Museum (OUM).

Primary reference: J. R. Ineson, J. A. Crame, and M. R. A. Thomson. 1986. Lithostratigraphy of the Cretaceous strata of west James Ross Island, Antarctica. Cretaceous Research 7:141-159 [A. Hendy/A. Hendy]more details

Purpose of describing collection: biostratigraphic analysis

PaleoDB collection 83364: authorized by Austin Hendy, entered by Austin Hendy on 19.08.2008

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Taxonomic list

• COVERAGE: Not exhaustive but inclusive of representative and biostratigraphically important ammonoidea, bivalvia, and other taxa. Other taxa may be present, but were not listed in present biostratigraphic treatment. NOMENCLATURE: Not an authoritative publication, but with fairly modern nomenclature and species-resolution identifications where listed.
Rhynchonellata
 Terebratulida -
Bivalvia
 Pectinida - Buchiidae
Aucellina sp. Pompeckj 1901 scallop
 Myalinida - Inoceramidae