PBDB Collection

Rennell Junction, Graham Island; GSC loc. C-175311 (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 from limestone concretion 0.9 m above base of section

Environment/lithology: marine; lithified, concretionary limestone

• 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 B.E.B. Cameron

• 80-CAA-T-80-7

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 119788: 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 fera and jamesi subsp.
Spumellaria - Pantanelliidae	Pantanellium cumshewaense Pantanellium cumshewaense radiolarian
Spumellaria - Hagiastridae	Crucella angulosa, Crucella cavata Crucella angulosa Carter 1988 radiolarian angulosa subsp. Crucella cavata Carter et al. 1998 radiolarian intermedicava and giganticava subsp.
Spumellaria -	Beatricea christovalensis Beatricea christovalensis Carter et al. 1998 radiolarian
Spumellaria - Praeconocaryommidae	Praeconocaryomma bajaensis Praeconocaryomma bajaensis Gorican et al. 2006 radiolarian
Spumellaria - Orbiculiformidae	? Orbiculiformella robusta ? Orbiculiformella robusta radiolarian
Entactinaria - Eptingiidae	? Charlottea "sp. Y", Charlottea hotaoensis ? Charlottea "sp. Y" Carter et al. 1998 radiolarian Charlottea hotaoensis Gorican et al. 2006 radiolarian
Nassellaria - Bagotidae	Canutus sp., Canutus rennellensis, Canutus baumgartneri, Canutus ex gr. tipperi, Canutus nitidus, Canutus hainaensis, Noritus lillihornensis, Droltus sanignacioensis Canutus sp. Pessagno and Whalen 1982 radiolarian Canutus rennellensis Gorican et al. 2006 radiolarian Canutus baumgartneri Yeh 1987 radiolarian Canutus ex gr. tipperi Pessagno and Whalen 1982 radiolarian Canutus nitidus Yeh 1987 radiolarian Canutus hainaensis Pessagno and Whalen 1982 radiolarian Noritus lillihornensis Pessagno and Whalen 1982 radiolarian Droltus sanignacioensis Whalen and Carter 2002 radiolarian
Nassellaria - Hsuidae	Parahsuum fondrenense, Parahsuum mostleri, Parahsuum izeense, Parahsuum simplum, Parahsuum edenshawi Parahsuum fondrenense radiolarian Parahsuum mostleri Yeh 1987 radiolarian Parahsuum izeense Pessagno and Whalen 1982 radiolarian Parahsuum simplum Yao 1982 radiolarian Parahsuum edenshawi Carter 1988 radiolarian
Nassellaria - Hilarisiregidae	Diceratigalea halseyensis Diceratigalea halseyensis Pessagno et al. 1986 radiolarian
Nassellaria - Deflandrecyrtiidae	Haeckelicyrtium crickmayi Haeckelicyrtium crickmayi Gorican et al. 2006 radiolarian
Nassellaria -	Foremania ex gr. sandilandsensis Foremania ex gr. sandilandsensis Carter et al. 1998 radiolarian
Nassellaria - Parvicingulidae	Pseudoristola megaglobosa, Canoptum artum, Canoptum margaritaense, Canoptum anulatum, Wrangellium oregonense Pseudoristola megaglobosa Yeh 1987 radiolarian Canoptum artum Yeh 1987 radiolarian Canoptum margaritaense Carter et al. 1998 radiolarian Canoptum anulatum Pessagno and Poisson 1981 radiolarian Wrangellium oregonense Yeh 1987 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 praeobesus Lantus intermedius Gorican et al. 2006 radiolarian Lantus praeobesus Gorican et al. 2006 radiolarian
Nassellaria - Ultranaporidae	Napora cerromesaensis, "Napora sandspitensis" = Jacus sandspitensis, Bipedis diadema, Bipedis fannini Napora cerromesaensis radiolarian "Napora sandspitensis" = Jacus sandspitensis Pessagno et al. 1986 radiolarian Bipedis diadema Carter et al. 1998 radiolarian Bipedis fannini Carter 1988 radiolarian
Nassellaria -	Religa globosa Religa globosa Whalen and Carter 2002 radiolarian