Where: Sekondi-Takoradi, Ghana (4.9° N, 2.1° W)
• Paleocoordinates: 0.5° N, 1.1° W (Wright 2013)
• coordinate estimated from map
When: Apollonian Formation, Early/Lower Cenomanian (100.5 - 93.9 Ma)
Environment/lithology: terrestrial; lithified sandstone and lithified, calcareous shale
Size class: microfossils
Preservation: soft parts, original sporopollenin
Primary reference: D. Atta-Peters and M. B. Salami. 2006. Aptian-Maastrichtian palynomorphs from the offshore Tano Basin, western Ghana. Journal of African Earth Sciences 43:379-394 [C. Jaramillo/G. Doria/M. Uhen]more details
Purpose of describing collection: biostratigraphic analysis
PaleoDB collection 142233: authorized by Carlos Jaramillo, entered by Gabriela Doria on 07.04.2013
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Taxonomic list
unclassified | |
Dinophyceae | |
Subtilisphaera sp. Jain and Millepied 1971 | |
Oligosphaeridium complex Davey and Williams 1966 | |
Equisetopsida | |
Classopollis brasiliensis Herngreen 1975
Classopollis classoides Pflug 1953 | |
Angiospermae | |
Afropollis jardinus Doyle et al. 1982 |