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

Creative Commons license: CC BY (attribution)

Taxonomic list

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