Where: Antarctica (71.9° S, 68.7° W: paleocoordinates 73.5° S, 43.2° W)
• coordinate stated in text
• outcrop-level geographic resolution
When: Pluto Glacier Formation, Aptian to Aptian (125.0 - 100.5 Ma)
• group of beds-level stratigraphic resolution
Environment/lithology: marine; lithified siliciclastic sediments
Size class: macrofossils
Reposited in the BAS
Primary reference: A. B. Smith and J. A. Crame. 2012. Echinoderm faunas from the Lower Cretaceous (Aptian–Albian) of Alexander Island, Antarctica. Palaeontology 55(2):305-325 [M. Clapham/A. Chaudhary/M. Clapham]more details
Purpose of describing collection: taxonomic analysis
PaleoDB collection 216888: authorized by Matthew Clapham, entered by Matthew Clapham on 29.12.2020
Creative Commons license: CC BY (attribution)
Taxonomic list
Echinoidea | |
Spatangoida indet. Agassiz 1840 heart urchin | |
? Tithonia sp. Pomel 1883 sea urchin |