Bathurst Island N°2, 106.3 m (Cretaceous of Australia)

Where: Northern Territory, Australia (11.8° S, 130.3° E)

• Paleocoordinates: 48.9° S, 122.6° E (Wright 2013)

• coordinate estimated from map

• outcrop-level geographic resolution

When: M2 foram zone, Bathurst Island Formation, Cenomanian (100.5 - 93.9 Ma)

• formation-level stratigraphic resolution

Environment/lithology: terrestrial; lithified mudstone

• The lithology of the sediments indicated shallow, near-coastal deltaic environments, at least in the upper part of the Cenomanian.

Size class: microfossils

Collection methods: core

• The preparations are stored in the Palynological Laboratory of the Bureau of Mineral Resources, Canberra, A.C.T.; those containing type material are kept in the Commonwealth Palaeontological Collection of the Bureau.

Primary reference: M. S. Norvick and D. Burger. 1975. Palynology of the Cenomanian of Bathurst Island, Northern Territory, Australia. Department of Minerals and Energy, Bureau of Mineral Resources, Geology and Geophysics (151)1-169 [C. Jaramillo/P. Santamarina/P. Santamarina]more details

Purpose of describing collection: general faunal/floral analysis

PaleoDB collection 163512: authorized by Carlos Jaramillo, entered by Patricio Santamarina on 03.11.2014

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Taxonomic list

Ginkgoopsida
 Caytoniales -
Trilobosporites
  -
Trilobosporites trioreticulosus Cookson and Dettmann 1958
Foveogleicheniidites confossus
  -
Pteridopsida
  -
Cyathidites minor Couper 1953
Cyathidites australis Couper 1953
Microfoveolatosporis
  -
Polypodiopsida
  - Polypodiaceae
Laevigatosporites ovatus Wilson and Webster 1946
  - Gleicheniaceae
Gleicheniidites cf. trijugatus Norvick and Burger 1975
Ornamentifera minima Norvick and Burger 1975
Clavifera triplex Bolkhovitina 1966
 Schizaeales - Polypodiidae
Appendicisporites "spp." Weyland and Greifeld 1953
Appendicisporites distocarinatus Dettmann and Playford 1968
  - Marsileaceae
Equisetopsida
 Anthocerotidae - Anthocerotidae
 Cupressales - Pinidae
 Pinidae - Pinidae
Classopollis simplex Reiser and Williams 1969
Phimopollenites
  -
Phimopollenites augathellaensis
  -
Asteropollis asteroides
  -
Asteropollis asteroides Hedlund and Norris 1968
Vallizonosporites
  -
Pinopsida
 Pinales -
Hoegisporis uniforma Cookson 1961
 Coniferales - Podocarpaceae
Podocarpidites "spp." Cookson 1947 podocarp
Microcachryidites antarcticus Couper 1953 podocarp
Magnoliopsida
  -
Angiospermae
 Mesangiosperms - Liliaceae
 Chloranthales - Chloranthaceae
 Gunnerales -
Marchantiopsida
  - Marchantiidae
Bryopsida
  -
Lycopodiopsida
 Selaginellales - Selaginellaceae
Neoraistrickia truncata Potonié 1956 spikemoss
Antulsporites varizonatus Norvick and Burger 1975 spikemoss
Herkosporites proxistriatus Norvick and Burger 1975 spikemoss
Perotrilites oepikii Norvick and Burger 1975 spikemoss
Perotrilites jubatus Evans 1970 spikemoss
Perotrilites majus Evans 1970 spikemoss
Perotrilites linearis Norvick and Burger 1975 spikemoss
 Selaginellales -
Ceratosporites equalis Cookson and Dettmann 1958 clubmoss
Camarozonosporites australiensis Norvick and Burger 1975 clubmoss
 Lycopodiales - Lycopodiaceae