Cyrenaica Shelf (Cretaceous to of Libya)

Where: Cyrenaica, Libya (27.4° N, 16.9° E: paleocoordinates 8.3° N, 13.4° E)

When: Aptian to Aptian (125.0 - 93.9 Ma)

Environment/lithology: marine; lithified mixed carbonate-siliciclastic sediments

Size class: microfossils

Preservation: soft parts, original sporopollenin

Collection methods: chemical, sieve

Primary reference: D. J. Batten and P. J. Uwins. 1985. Early-Late Cretaceous (Aptian-Cenomanian) Palynomorphs. Journal of Micropalaeontology 4:151-167 [C. Jaramillo/G. Doria/A. Cardenas ]more details

Purpose of describing collection: paleoecologic analysis

PaleoDB collection 142508: authorized by Carlos Jaramillo, entered by Gabriela Doria on 12.04.2013

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Taxonomic list

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unclassified
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Zonaperturopollenites limbatus, Cyatheaceous "sporetype1", Trochicofa sp., Clavatipoflenites sp.
Lycopsida
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Reticulisporites sp.
Reticulisporites sp. Weyland and Krieger 1953
Concavisporites
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Concavisporites sp.
Concavisporites sp. Delcourt and Sprumont 1955
Pilosisporites
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Pilosisporites sp.
Pilosisporites sp. Delcourt and Sprumont 1955
Polypodiopsida
  - Marsileaceae
Gabonisporis sp., Crybelosporites sp.
Gabonisporis sp. Boltenhagen 1967
Crybelosporites sp. Dettmann 1963
  - Gleicheniaceae
Gleicheniidites apilobatus
 Gleicheniales - Polypodiidae
Dictyophyllidites sp.
 Schizaeales - Polypodiidae
Cicatricosisporites "sp. 1", Cicatricosisporites "sp. 2"
Cicatricosisporites "sp. 1" Potonie and Gelletich 1933
Cicatricosisporites "sp. 2" Potonie and Gelletich 1933
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Verrucosisporites sp.
Verrucosisporites sp. Potonie and Kremp 1954
  - Blechnaceae
Leptolepidites sp.
Leptolepidites sp. Couper 1953
Pteridopsida
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Granulatisporites sp.
Granulatisporites sp. Potonié and Kremp 1954
Staplinisporites
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Staplinisporites sp.
Marchantiopsida
 Sphaerocarpales -
Aequitriradites sp.
Aequitriradites sp. Delcourt and Sprumont 1955
Ginkgoopsida
 Ephedrales -
Ephedripites "sp. 1", Ephedripites "sp. 2", Ephedripites "sp. 3"
Ephedripites "sp. 1" Bolkhovitina and Potonié 1958
Ephedripites "sp. 2" Bolkhovitina and Potonié 1958
Ephedripites "sp. 3" Bolkhovitina and Potonié 1958
Cycadopsida
 Gnetales -
Elaterocolpites castelainii, Elaterosporites klaszii
Elaterocolpites castelainii Jardiné and Magloire 1965 elaterate
Elaterosporites klaszii Jardiné 1967 elaterate
Lycopodiopsida
 Selaginellales - Selaginellaceae
Perotrilites sp., Perotrilites pannuceus, Patellasporites sp.
Perotrilites sp. Couper 1953 spikemoss
Perotrilites pannuceus Brenner 1963 spikemoss
Patellasporites sp. Groot and Groot 1962 spikemoss
Equisetopsida
 Cupressales - Pinidae
"Spheripollenites scabratus" = Sphaeripollenites
"Spheripollenites scabratus" = Sphaeripollenites
 Pinidae - Pinidae
Araucariacites australis, Balmeisporites sp., Balmeisporites holodictyus, Classopollis sp.
Balmeisporites sp. Cookson and Dettmann 1958
Balmeisporites holodictyus Cookson and Dettmann 1958
Classopollis sp. Pflug 1953
 Anthocerotidae - Anthocerotidae
Foraminisporis sp.
Foraminisporis sp. Krutzsch 1959
Tricolporoidites
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Tricolporoidites sp.
Tricolporoidites sp. Pacltova 1971
Foveotricolpites
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Foveotricolpites sp.
Angiospermae
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Afropollis sp., Retimonocolpites sp.
Afropollis sp. Doyle et al. 1982
Retimonocolpites sp. Pierce 1961
 Gunnerales -
Tricolpites "sp. 1", Tricolpites "sp. 2"
Tricolpites "sp. 1" Couper 1953
Tricolpites "sp. 2" Couper 1953
 Coniferales - Podocarpaceae
Tsugaepollenites dampieri
Tsugaepollenites dampieri Balme 1957 podocarp
Alisporites
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Alisporites sp.
Alisporites sp. Daugherty 1941
Gnetaceaepollenites
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Gnetaceaepollenites sp.
Gnetaceaepollenites sp. Thiergart 1938