Where: British Columbia, Canada (53.2° N, 132.0° W: paleocoordinates 2.3° N, 126.5° W)
• coordinate stated in text
• small collection-level geographic resolution
When: Whiteavesi ammonoid zone, Ghost Creek Formation, Early/Lower Pliensbachian (189.6 - 183.0 Ma)
• Limestone lens collected 14.2 m above base of formation
Environment/lithology: marine; limestone
Size class: microfossils
Collected by E. S. Carter
• 00-CNA-WB-3
Primary reference: E. S. Carter, S. Goričan, J. Guex, L. O'Dogherty, P. De Wever, P. Dumitrica, R. S. Hori, A. Matsuoka, and P. A. Whalen. 2010. Global radiolarian zonation for the Pliensbachian, Toarcian and Aalenian. Palaeogeography, Palaeoclimatology, Palaeoecology 297:401-419 [J. Pálfy/A. Kocsis/M. Uhen]more details
Purpose of describing collection: biostratigraphic analysis
PaleoDB collection 119712: authorized by József Pálfy, entered by Adam Kocsis on 01.11.2011
Creative Commons license: CC BY (attribution)
Taxonomic list
Protozoa | |
Cyclastrum "sp. A" Rüst 1898 radiolarian | |
Pseudopantanellium floridum Yeh 1987 radiolarian | |
Canutus baumgartneri Yeh 1987 radiolarian
Canutus ex gr. tipperi Pessagno and Whalen 1982 radiolarian |