Where: cat Island, Bahamas (24.9° N, 73.8° W: paleocoordinates 17.7° N, 39.4° W)
• coordinate stated in text
When: Albian to Albian (113.0 - 93.5 Ma)
Environment/lithology: coastal; lithified, brown, silty claystone and lithified, ooidal, black, argillaceous claystone
Size class: microfossils
Preservation: soft parts, original sporopollenin
Collection methods: surface (in situ), chemical
Primary reference: D. Habib. 1969. Middle Cretaceous palynomorphs in a deep-sea core from the Seismic Reflector Horizon A outcrop area. Micropaleontology 15(1):1-4 [C. Jaramillo/G. Doria/A. Cardenas ]more details
Purpose of describing collection: biostratigraphic analysis
PaleoDB collection 140569: authorized by Carlos Jaramillo, entered by Gabriela Doria on 12.03.2013
Creative Commons license: CC BY (attribution)
Taxonomic list
unclassified | |
Exesipollenites tumulus | |
Exesipollenites tumulus Balme 1957 | |
Alisporites | |
Alisporites bilateralis Rouse 1959 | |
Galeacornea | |
Galeacornea "sp. A" Stover 1963 elaterate | |
Rugubivesiculites | |
Ginkgocycadophytus | |
Ginkgocycadophytus nitidus de Jersey 1962 | |
Triplanosporites sinuosus | |
Triplanosporites sinuosus Thomson and Pflug 1953 | |
Apiculatisporis | |
Apiculatisporis babsae Brenner 1963 | |
Pteridopsida | |
Echinatisporis longechinus Krutzsch 1959 | |
Lycopodiacidites ambifoveolatus Brenner 1963 | |
Todisporites minor, Cyathidites australis, Cyathidites minor, Ischyosporites punctatus, Matonisporites equiexinous, Matonisporites impensus, Matonisporites "sp. A", Matonisporites excavatus
Todisporites minor Couper 1953
Cyathidites australis Couper 1953
Cyathidites minor Couper 1953
Ischyosporites punctatus Cookson and Dettmann 1958
Matonisporites "sp. A" Couper 1958
Matonisporites excavatus Brenner 1963 | |
Concavisporites | |
Polypodiopsida | |
Laevigatosporites ovatus Wilson and Webster 1946 | |
Appendicisporites tricornitatus Weyland and Greifeld 1953
Cicatricosisporites australiensis Potonié 1956 | |
Bryopsida | |
Stereisporites antiquasporites Dettmann 1963 | |
Taurocusporites reduncus | |
Taurocusporites reduncus Stover 1962 | |
Taurocusporites segmentatus | |
Taurocusporites segmentatus Stover 1962 | |
Equisetopsida | |
Araucariacites limbatus Habib 1969 | |
Inaperturopollenites dubius, "Spheripollenites psilatus" = Sphaeripollenites
Inaperturopollenites dubius Thomson and Pflug 1953
"Spheripollenites psilatus" = Sphaeripollenites | |
Classopollis torosus Burger 1965 | |
Foraminisporis dailyi Dettmann 1963 | |
Retitricolpites | |
Psilatricolpites | |
Psilatricolpites psilatus Potonié 1966 | |
Gymnospermopsida | |
Lycopodiopsida | |
Camarozonosporites rudis Klaus 1960 clubmoss | |
Lycopodiumsporites austroclavatidites Potonié 1956 clubmoss
Lycopodiumsporites clavatoides Couper 1958 clubmoss | |
Pinopsida | |
Platysaccus elizabethae, "Tsugaepollenites discoides" = Callialasporites, Tsugaepollenites dampieri, Parvisaccites radiatus
Platysaccus elizabethae podocarp
"Tsugaepollenites discoides" = Callialasporites podocarp
Tsugaepollenites dampieri Balme 1957 podocarp
Parvisaccites radiatus Couper 1958 podocarp | |
Angiospermae | |
Monosulcites chaloneri, Monosulcites epakros, Monosulcites minimus, "Palmidites maximus" = Monosulcites (Palmidites)
Monosulcites chaloneri Brenner 1963
Monosulcites epakros Brenner 1963
Monosulcites minimus Cookson 1947
"Palmidites maximus" = Monosulcites (Palmidites) | |
Hymenophyllumsporites | |
Sphenopsida | |
Calamospora mesozoica Couper 1958 | |
Cycadopsida | |
Eucommiidites troedssonii Potonié 1958 cycads | |
Ginkgoopsida | |
Ephedripites multicostatus Brenner 1963 | |
Vitreisporites pallidus Nilsson 1958 | |
Endosporites | |
Endosporites "sp. A" Wilson and Coe | |
Schizosporis | |
Ostracoda | |
Discoidella hannae ostracod | |
Tricolpopollenites | |
Tricolpopollenites minutus Brenner 1963 |