Maude Island, west of Ells Bay; GSC loc. C-172568 (Jurassic of Canada)

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: Imlayi ammonoid zone, Ghost Creek Formation, Early/Lower Pliensbachian (189.6 - 183.0 Ma)

• Sample from shale 24.4-25.9 m above base of section

Environment/lithology: marine; shale

• At base, the Ghost Creek Formation (46 m) is thick bedded dark grey shale with rare limestone concretions and lenses; the overlying Rennell Junction member of the Fannin Formation (~37 m) is comprised mainly medium to thick bedded dark grey siliceous siltstone, minor shale and sandstone with abundant limestone concretions; the upper beds of the Fannin Formation (~30 m) are much more sandy and contain only rare limestone lenses

Size class: microfossils

Collected by B.E.B. Cameron

• 78-CAA-78-2

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 119756: authorized by József Pálfy, entered by Adam Kocsis on 01.11.2011

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Taxonomic list

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Protozoa
 Nassellaria - Bagotidae
Canutus rennellensis, Canutus baumgartneri, Canutus ex gr. tipperi
Canutus rennellensis Gorican et al. 2006 radiolarian
Canutus baumgartneri Yeh 1987 radiolarian
Canutus ex gr. tipperi Pessagno and Whalen 1982 radiolarian
 Nassellaria - Hsuidae
Parahsuum simplum
Parahsuum simplum Yao 1982 radiolarian
 Nassellaria - Parvicingulidae
Canoptum margaritaense, Canoptum anulatum
Canoptum margaritaense Carter et al. 1998 radiolarian
Canoptum anulatum Pessagno and Poisson 1981 radiolarian
 Nassellaria - Syringocapsidae
Katroma ninstintsi
Katroma ninstintsi radiolarian
 Nassellaria - Eucyrtidiidae
Lantus praeobesus
Lantus praeobesus Gorican et al. 2006 radiolarian