PBDB Collection

S10-12-87-CNA-KPB-11, Sandilands Fm, Graham Island, Queen Charlotte Islands, BC (Jurassic of Canada)

Where: British Columbia, Canada (53.9° N, 133.2° W: paleocoordinates 0.8° S, 128.3° W)

• coordinate stated in text

• small collection-level geographic resolution

When: Sandilands Formation (Kunga Group), Late/Upper Hettangian (201.3 - 196.5 Ma)

• sample from 48.0 m above base of section

• bed-level stratigraphic resolution

Environment/lithology: basinal (); siltstone and limestone

• The Sandilands Formation at Section 10 is sandy in the lower part but higher up is composed mostly of laminated siltstone with minor shale and sandstone and abundant limestone lenses and concretions. Sample collected from thin limy bed.

Size classes: macrofossils, microfossils

Primary reference: E. S. Carter, P. A. Whalen, and J. Guex. 1998. Biochronology and paleontology of Lower Jurassic (Hettangian and Sinemurian) radiolarians, Queen Charlotte Islands, British Columbia. Geological Survey of Canada Bulletin (496)1-162 [A. Miller/K. Layou/U. Merkel]more details

Purpose of describing collection: biostratigraphic analysis

PaleoDB collection 34142: authorized by Arnold Miller, entered by Karen Layou on 20.08.2003

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Taxonomic list

• Appendix 2 lists ammonoids found at particular stratigraphic horizons, those in taxonomic list occur at 48.0 m at Section 10

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Cephalopoda
Ammonitida - Psiloceratidae	Badouxia canadensis Badouxia canadensis Frebold 1951 ammonite
Ammonitida - Schlotheimiidae	Angulaticeras cf. ventricosum Angulaticeras cf. ventricosum ammonite
Ammonitida - Arietitidae	"Vermiceras ex gr. coregonense" = Vermiceras, "Metophioceras spp." = Vermiceras "Vermiceras ex gr. coregonense" = Vermiceras ammonite "Metophioceras spp." = Vermiceras ammonite
Ammonitida - Lytoceratidae	? Ectocentrites sp., Eolytoceras sp. n. sp., Eolytoceras cf. tasekoi ? Ectocentrites sp. Canavari 1888 ammonite Eolytoceras sp. n. sp. Frebold 1967 ammonite Eolytoceras cf. tasekoi Frebold 1967 ammonite
Protozoa
Spumellaria - Hagiastridae	Udalia dennisoni, Udalia plana, Udalia parvacapsa, Crucella hettangica Udalia dennisoni Carter et al. 1998 radiolarian Udalia plana Carter et al. 1998 radiolarian Udalia parvacapsa Carter et al. 1998 radiolarian Crucella hettangica Kozur and Mostler 1990 radiolarian
Spumellaria - Pantanelliidae	Pantanellium tanuense, Pantanellium browni, Pantanellium kluense, Pantanellium freboldi Pantanellium tanuense Pessagno and Blome 1980 radiolarian Pantanellium browni Pessagno and Blome 1980 radiolarian Pantanellium kluense Pessagno and Blome 1980 radiolarian Pantanellium freboldi Carter et al. 1998 radiolarian
Spumellaria - Angulobracchiidae	Paronaella botanyensis, Paronaella skenaensis, Paronaella ravenensis, Thurstonia minutaglobus Paronaella botanyensis Carter et al. 1998 radiolarian radiolarian species Paronaella skenaensis Carter et al. 1998 radiolarian radiolarian species Paronaella ravenensis Carter et al. 1998 radiolarian radiolarian species Thurstonia minutaglobus Carter et al. 1998 radiolarian
Nassellaria - Ultranaporidae	Bipedis hannai, Bipedis hiberniaensis Bipedis hannai Carter et al. 1998 radiolarian Bipedis hiberniaensis Carter et al. 1998 radiolarian
Nassellaria - Bagotidae	Droltus laseekensis, Droltus hecatensis Droltus laseekensis Pessagno and Whalen 1982 radiolarian Droltus hecatensis Pessagno and Whalen 1982 radiolarian
Nassellaria - Parvicingulidae	Canoptum columbiaense, Nitrader montegufonensis, "Atalanta epaphrodita" = Atalantria epaphrodita Canoptum columbiaense Carter et al. 1998 radiolarian Nitrader montegufonensis Cordey and Carter 1996 radiolarian "Atalanta epaphrodita" = Atalantria epaphrodita Cordey and Carter 1996 radiolarian
Nassellaria - Canoptidae	Relanus reefensis Relanus reefensis Pessagno and Whalen 1982 radiolarian
Nassellaria - Eucyrtidiidae	"Protokatroma "sp. A"" = Pseudoeucyrtis "Protokatroma "sp. A"" = Pseudoeucyrtis Pessagno 1977 radiolarian
Entactinaria - Eptingiidae	Tozerium nascens, Charlottea weedensis Tozerium nascens Carter et al. 1998 radiolarian Charlottea weedensis Carter et al. 1998 radiolarian
Actinommacea - Xiphostylidae	Archaeocenosphaera laseekensis, Amuria macfarlanei Archaeocenosphaera laseekensis Pessagno et al. 1989 radiolarian Amuria macfarlanei Carter et al. 1998 radiolarian