PBDB Collection

Rennell Junction, Graham Island; GSC loc. C-127851 (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: Whiteavesi ammonoid zone, Rennel Junction Member (Fannin Formation), Early/Lower Pliensbachian (189.6 - 183.0 Ma)

• Sample from limestone 64.3 m above base of section

Environment/lithology: marine; lithified 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 STN 11

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 119802: authorized by József Pálfy, entered by Adam Kocsis on 02.11.2011

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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 - Syringocapsidae	Katroma ninstintsi, Katroma elongata, ? Katroma sinetubus, Katroma angusta Katroma ninstintsi radiolarian Katroma elongata Gorican et al. 2006 radiolarian ? Katroma sinetubus Gorican et al. 2006 radiolarian Katroma angusta Yeh 1987 radiolarian
Nassellaria - Parvicingulidae	Canoptum artum, Canoptum anulatum Canoptum artum Yeh 1987 radiolarian Canoptum anulatum Pessagno and Poisson 1981 radiolarian
Nassellaria - Hsuidae	Parahsuum izeense, Parahsuum simplum, Parahsuum formosum, Parahsuum edenshawi Parahsuum izeense Pessagno and Whalen 1982 radiolarian Parahsuum simplum Yao 1982 radiolarian Parahsuum formosum Yeh 1987 radiolarian Parahsuum edenshawi Carter 1988 radiolarian
Nassellaria - Bagotidae	Broctus ruesti, Canutus nitidus Broctus ruesti Yeh 1987 radiolarian Canutus nitidus Yeh 1987 radiolarian
Spumellaria - Hagiastridae	Crucella angulosa Crucella angulosa Carter 1988 radiolarian angulosa subsp.
Spumellaria - Angulobracchiidae	Paronaella corpulenta, Paronaella fera Paronaella corpulenta De Wever 1981 radiolarian Paronaella fera Yeh 1987 radiolarian fera subsp.