87-CNA-KPA-10 Kennecott Point, Graham Island (Triassic of Canada)

Where: British Columbia, Canada (53.9° N, 133.2° W: paleocoordinates 0.2° N, 128.3° W)

• coordinate stated in text

• small collection-level geographic resolution

When: Proparvicingula moniliformis other zone, Sandilands Formation (Kunga Group), Rhaetian (208.5 - 201.3 Ma)

• zone information from Carter and Guex (1999)

• bed-level stratigraphic resolution

Environment/lithology: basinal (); lithified limestone and lithified siltstone

• 10x40 cm micrite concretion at the base of 2 thick concretionary sandstone beds

Size class: microfossils

Primary reference: E. Carter. 1993. Biochronology and paleontology of uppermost Triassic (Rhaetian) radiolarians, Queen Charlotte Islands, British Columbia, Canada. Memoires de Geologie 11:1-175 [W. Kiessling/U. Merkel]more details

Purpose of describing collection: taxonomic analysis

PaleoDB collection 94707: authorized by Wolfgang Kiessling, entered by Uta Merkel on 10.03.2010

Creative Commons license: CC BY (attribution)

Taxonomic list

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Protozoa
 Nassellaria - Parvicingulidae
Proparvicingula moniliformis, Canoptum "sp. A", Canoptum aff. dixoni
Proparvicingula moniliformis Carter 1993 radiolarian
Canoptum "sp. A" Pessagno et al. 1979 radiolarian
Canoptum aff. dixoni Pessagno and Whalen 1982 radiolarian
 Nassellaria - Bagotidae
? Canutus beehivensis
? Canutus beehivensis Carter 1993 radiolarian
 Nassellaria - Nabolellidae
"? Squinabolella trispinosa" = Nabolella trispinosa
"? Squinabolella trispinosa" = Nabolella trispinosa Carter 1993 radiolarian
 Nassellaria - Deflandrecyrtiidae
Haeckelicyrtium karcharos
Haeckelicyrtium karcharos Carter 1993 radiolarian
 Nassellaria -
Globolaxtorum tozeri, Globolaxtorum cristatum
Globolaxtorum tozeri Carter 1993 radiolarian
Globolaxtorum cristatum Carter 1993 radiolarian
 Nassellaria - Livarellidae
Praecitriduma apexensis, Citriduma "sp. C"
Praecitriduma apexensis Carter 1993 radiolarian
Citriduma "sp. C" De Wever 1982 radiolarian
 Entactinaria - Entactiniidae
Entactiniidae indet., ? Entactinosphaera amphilaphes, ? Entactinosphaera spinulata
Entactiniidae indet. Riedel 1967 radiolarian
? Entactinosphaera amphilaphes Carter 1993 radiolarian
? Entactinosphaera spinulata Carter 1993 radiolarian
 Entactinaria - Eptingiidae
? Eptingium amoenum
? Eptingium amoenum Carter 1993 radiolarian
 Radiolaria -
Spumellaria "indet. A"
Spumellaria "indet. A" Ehrenberg 1875 radiolarian
 Spumellaria -
? Haliomma sewellense, Paratriassoastrum "sp. A"
? Haliomma sewellense Carter 1993 radiolarian
Paratriassoastrum "sp. A" Kozur and Mostler 1981 radiolarian
 Spumellaria - Capnuchosphaeridae
Plafkerium "sp. A"
Plafkerium "sp. A" Pessagno et al. 1979 radiolarian
 Spumellaria - Angulobracchiidae
? Bistarkum cylindratum, Paronaella ultrabifida, ? Paronaella beatricia, Paronaella yaogusensis, Paronaella pacofiensis, Paronaella bifida
? Bistarkum cylindratum Carter 1993 radiolarian
Paronaella ultrabifida Carter 1993 radiolarian
? Paronaella beatricia Carter 1993 radiolarian
Paronaella yaogusensis Carter 1993 radiolarian
Paronaella pacofiensis Carter 1993 radiolarian
Paronaella bifida Carter 1993 radiolarian
 Spumellaria -
Fontinella inflata
Fontinella inflata Carter 1993 radiolarian
 Spumellaria - Hagiastridae
Tetraporobrachia "sp. C", ? Pseudohagiastrum "sp. A", ? Pseudohagiastrum tasuense
Tetraporobrachia "sp. C" Kozur and Mostler 1979 radiolarian
? Pseudohagiastrum "sp. A" Pessagno 1979 radiolarian
? Pseudohagiastrum tasuense Carter 1993 radiolarian
 Spumellaria - Relindellidae
? Pentaspongodiscus dihexacanthus
? Pentaspongodiscus dihexacanthus Carter 1993 radiolarian
 Spumellaria - Pantanelliidae
Pantanellium aff. skidegatense, Pantanellium newkluense
Pantanellium aff. skidegatense Pessagno and Blome 1980 radiolarian
Pantanellium newkluense Carter 1993 radiolarian