Where: Antarctica (63.9° S, 58.1° W: paleocoordinates 68.3° S, 49.8° W)
• outcrop-level geographic resolution
When: Lewis Hill Member (Whisky Bay Formation), Middle Albian to Middle Albian (109.0 - 99.6 Ma)
Environment/lithology: lithified conglomerate
Size class: microfossils
• Other: Palynomorphs
Preservation: soft parts, original sporopollenin
Reposited in the BMNH
Collection methods: bulk, chemical, hydrochloric, hydroflouric,
Primary reference: M. E. Dettmann and M. R. A. Thomson. 1987. Cretaceous palynomorphs from the James Ross Island area, Antarctica - A pilot Study. British Antarctic Survey Bulletin (77)13-59 [C. Jaramillo/P. Santamarina/P. Santamarina]more details
Purpose of describing collection: general faunal/floral analysis
PaleoDB collection 153430: authorized by Carlos Jaramillo, entered by Patricio Santamarina on 16.12.2013
Creative Commons license: CC BY (attribution)
Taxonomic list
| unclassified | |
| Asteropollis asteroides | |
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Asteropollis asteroides Hedlund and Norris 1968 | |
| Phimopollenites | |
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Phimopollenites pannosus Dettmann 1974 | |
| Equisetopsida | |
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Cyclusphaera radiata Archangelsky 1983
Balmeiopsis limbatus Balme 1957
Araucariacites australis Cookson 1947
Classopollis sp. Pflug 1953 | |
| Alisporites | |
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Alisporites grandis Dettmann 1963 | |
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Podocarpidites ellipticus Cookson 1947 podocarp
Microcachryidites antarcticus Couper 1953 podocarp | |
| Magnoliopsida | |
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Rousea georgensis Dettmann 1973 | |
| Angiospermae | |
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Clavatipollenites hughesii Kemp 1968 | |
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Tricolpites spp. Couper 1953 | |
| Foveogleicheniidites confossus | |
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Foveogleicheniidites confossus Burger 1975 | |
| Polypodiopsida | |
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Laevigatosporites ovatus Wilson and Webster 1946
Trichotomosulcites subgranulatus Couper 1953 | |
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Trilites spp. Erdtman and Couper 1947
Cyatheacidites botuliformis Dettmann 1986
Cyatheacidites annulatus Cookson 1947
Cyatheacidites archangelskii Dettmann 1986 | |
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Biretisporites "sp. A" Delcourt et al. 1963 | |
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Baculatisporites comaumensis Potonie 1953 | |
Appendicisporites cf. insignis, Cicatricosisporites "sp. A", Cicatricosisporites australiensis, Klukisporites "sp. A", Nodosisporites cf. crenimurus
Appendicisporites cf. insignis Chlonova 1983
Cicatricosisporites "sp. A" Potonie and Gelletich 1933
Cicatricosisporites australiensis Potonié 1956
Klukisporites "sp. A" Couper 1958
Nodosisporites cf. crenimurus Davies 1986 | |
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Contignisporites cooksoniae Dettmann 1963
Contignisporites fornicatus Dettmann 1963 | |
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Leptolepidites verrucatus Couper 1953 | |
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Gleicheniidites circinidites Dettmann 1963
Ornamentifera "sp. A" Bolkhovitina 1966 | |
| Microfoveolatosporis | |
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Microfoveolatosporis canaliculatus Dettmann 1963 | |
| Pteridopsida | |
Matonisporites cooksoniae, Cyathidites "sp. A", Cyathidites australis, Osmundacidites spp., Polypodiaceoisporites elegans
Matonisporites cooksoniae Dettmann 1963
Cyathidites "sp. A" Couper 1953
Cyathidites australis Couper 1953
Osmundacidites spp. Couper 1953
Polypodiaceoisporites elegans Archangelsky and Gamerro 1966 | |
| Algae | |
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Botryococcus spp. Kutzing 1849 | |
| Coptospora paradoxa | |
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Coptospora paradoxa Dettmann 1963 | |
| Bryopsida | |
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Stereisporites antiquasporites Dettmann 1963 | |
| Marchantiopsida | |
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Stoverisporites microverrucatus Burger 1975 | |
| Ginkgoopsida | |
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Vitreisporites pallidus Nilsson 1958 | |
| Lycopodiopsida | |
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Densoisporites velatus Dettmann 1963 clubmoss | |
| Dinophyceae | |
Diconodinium pusillum, Diconodinium paucigranulatum, Diconodinium cf. pelliferum, Prolixosphaeridium conulum
Diconodinium pusillum Singh 1971
Diconodinium paucigranulatum Burger 1980
Diconodinium cf. pelliferum Eisenack and Cookson 1960
Prolixosphaeridium conulum Davey 1969 | |
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Ascodinium acrophorum Cookson and Eisenack 1960 | |
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Spiniferites ramosus Lentin and Williams 1973 | |
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Odontochitina operculata Deflandre 1935
Pseudoceratium turneri Cookson and Eisenack 1958 | |
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Cribroperidinium edwardsii Davey 1969
Cribroperidinium orthoceras Davey 1969 | |
| unclassified | |
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