Maude Island, west of Ells Bay; GSC loc. C-172573 (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 30.5-32.0 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 119759: authorized by József Pálfy, entered by Adam Kocsis on 01.11.2011

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Taxonomic list

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Protozoa
 Nassellaria - Eucyrtidiidae
Lantus praeobesus, Lantus intermedius
Lantus praeobesus Gorican et al. 2006 radiolarian
Lantus intermedius Gorican et al. 2006 radiolarian
 Nassellaria - Bagotidae
Canutus rennellensis
Canutus rennellensis Gorican et al. 2006 radiolarian
 Nassellaria - Hsuidae
Parahsuum simplum
Parahsuum simplum Yao 1982 radiolarian