PBDB Collection

Rennell Junction, Graham Island; GSC loc. C-157554 (Jurassic of Canada)

Where: British Columbia, Canada (53.4° N, 132.3° W: paleocoordinates 2.4° N, 126.8° 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 collected at base of section

Environment/lithology: marine; lithology not reported

• Lower half of sequence mainly shale with rare limy concretions and lenses (Ghost Creek Formation); upper part of the sequence comprised of interbedded siltstone, sandstone, limestone and shale with rare concretionary lenses.

Size class: microfossils

Collected by H. Tipper

• 87-TD-2MF

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 119787: authorized by József Pálfy, entered by Adam Kocsis on 02.11.2011

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Taxonomic list

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Protozoa
Spumellaria - Angulobracchiidae	Paronaella corpulenta, Paronaella fera Paronaella corpulenta De Wever 1981 radiolarian Paronaella fera Yeh 1987 radiolarian jamesi subsp.
Spumellaria - Hagiastridae	Hagiastrum majusculum, Hagiastrum rudimentum, Crucella cavata Hagiastrum majusculum Carter et al. 1998 radiolarian Hagiastrum rudimentum Carter et al. 1998 radiolarian Crucella cavata Carter et al. 1998 radiolarian giganticava subsp.
Spumellaria -	Beatricea christovalensis Beatricea christovalensis Carter et al. 1998 radiolarian
Entactinaria - Saturnalidae	Pseudoheliodiscus ex gr. yaoi Pseudoheliodiscus ex gr. yaoi Pessagno and Poisson 1981 radiolarian
Nassellaria - Bagotidae	Canutus baumgartneri, Canutus ex gr. tipperi, Canutus hainaensis Canutus baumgartneri Yeh 1987 radiolarian Canutus ex gr. tipperi Pessagno and Whalen 1982 radiolarian Canutus hainaensis Pessagno and Whalen 1982 radiolarian
Nassellaria - Hsuidae	Parahsuum fondrenense, Parahsuum simplum, Parahsuum edenshawi Parahsuum fondrenense radiolarian Parahsuum simplum Yao 1982 radiolarian Parahsuum edenshawi Carter 1988 radiolarian
Nassellaria - Deflandrecyrtiidae	Haeckelicyrtium crickmayi Haeckelicyrtium crickmayi Gorican et al. 2006 radiolarian
Nassellaria - Parvicingulidae	Canoptum artum, Canoptum margaritaense Canoptum artum Yeh 1987 radiolarian Canoptum margaritaense Carter et al. 1998 radiolarian
Nassellaria - Syringocapsidae	Katroma ninstintsi, Katroma angusta, ? Katroma sinetubus, Katroma elongata Katroma ninstintsi radiolarian Katroma angusta Yeh 1987 radiolarian ? Katroma sinetubus Gorican et al. 2006 radiolarian Katroma elongata Gorican et al. 2006 radiolarian
Nassellaria - Eucyrtidiidae	Lantus intermedius Lantus intermedius Gorican et al. 2006 radiolarian
Nassellaria -	Religa globosa Religa globosa Whalen and Carter 2002 radiolarian