Pozo BB III A x-1 (1900-1905 mbbp) (Paleocene of Argentina)

Where: Buenos Aires, Argentina (39.7° S, 61.0° W)

• Paleocoordinates: 41.9° S, 48.6° W (Wright 2013)

When: Pedro Luro Formation, Danian (66.0 - 61.7 Ma)

Environment/lithology: marine; lithology not reported

Size class: microfossils

Collection methods: core, smear slide,

Primary reference: J. P. Pérez Panera and G. N. Angelozzi. 2006. Nanofósiles calcáreos del Cretácico tardío - Terciario, del Pozo BB III A x-1 (Bahía Blanca), cuenca del Colorado, Argentina. Ameghiniana 43(3):557-565more details

Purpose of describing collection: biostratigraphic analysis

PaleoDB collection 236645: authorized by Evangelos Vlachos, entered by Maria Maldonado on 18.10.2024

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Taxonomic list

• Biozona NP1-NP3
Reticulofenestra
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Coccolithophyceae
 Prymnesiophycidae - Prymnesiophycidae
 Isochrysidales - Noelaerhabdaceae
 Isochrysidales - Prinsiaceae
Prinsius martini
2 specimens
 Braarudosphaerales - Polycyclolithaceae
Quadrum sissinghii
1 specimen
 Prymnesiophycidae - Prymnesiophycidae
  -
 Zygodiscales - Zygodiscaceae
Neococcolithes protenus Black 1967
2 specimens
 Coccolithales - Coccolithaceae
Chiasmolithus danicus Hay and Mohler 1967
2 specimens
 Braarudosphaerales - Polycyclolithaceae
Micula staurophora Gardet 1955 coccolithophore
3 specimens
Micula concava Stradner 1960 coccolithophore
1 specimen
  -
Cyclicargolithus luminis Sullivan 1965
2 specimens
Cyclicargolithus floridanus Roth and Hay 1967
2 specimens
 Eiffellithales - Eiffellithaceae
Eiffellithus turriseiffelii Deflandre 1954
2 specimens
 Eiffellithales - Chiastozygaceae
Placozygus sigmoides Romein 1979
2 specimens
 Prymnesiophycidae - Prymnesiophycidae
Pontosphaera multipora Roth 1970
2 specimens
Markalius inversus Deflandre 1954
2 specimens
Discoaster sp. Tan 1902
Species 1, 2 specimens
Braarudosphaera bigelowii Gran and Braarud 1935
2 specimens
Cruciplacolithus tenuis Stradner 1961
2 specimens
Cruciplacolithus primus Perch-Nielsen 1977
2 specimens
Cruciplacolithus edwardsii Romein 1979
2 specimens
Coccolithus pelagicus Wallich 1877
4 specimens
 Arkhangelskiales - Arkhangelskiellaceae
Arkhangelskiella cymbiformis Vekshina 1959
1 specimen
 Isochrysidales - Prinsiaceae
Hornibrookina teuriensis Edwards 1973
3 specimens
Reticulofenestra
  -
Reticulofenestra dictyoda Stradner 1968
2 specimens
 Coccolithophorales -
Clathrolithus ellipticus Deflandre 1954
1 specimen
Thoracosphaera operculata
  -
"Thoracosphaera operculata" = Cervisiella operculata
"Thoracosphaera operculata" = Cervisiella operculata Bramlette and Martini 1964
2 specimens
Thoracosphaera saxea
  -
"Thoracosphaera saxea" = Cervisiella saxea
"Thoracosphaera saxea" = Cervisiella saxea Stradner 1961
2 specimens
Toweius
  - Coccolithacea
Toweius sp. Hay and Mohler 1973
2 specimens
Toweius africanus Perch-Nielsen 1981
3 specimens