PBDB Collection

S3-14-87-CNA-KUD-10, Sandilands Fm, Kunga Island, Queen Charlotte Islands, BC (Jurassic to of Canada)

Where: British Columbia, Canada (52.8° N, 131.6° W: paleocoordinates 0.5° S, 126.6° W)

• coordinate stated in text

• small collection-level geographic resolution

When: Sandilands Formation (Kunga Group), Hettangian to Hettangian (201.3 - 190.8 Ma)

• sample collected at 75.0 m above base of section

• bed-level stratigraphic resolution

Environment/lithology: basinal (); siltstone and concretionary 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 limestone nodule

Size class: 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 34147: authorized by Arnold Miller, entered by Karen Layou on 20.08.2003

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Taxonomic list

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Protozoa
Nassellaria - Ultranaporidae	Bipedis elizabethae, Bipedis hannai, "? Jacus anatiformis" = Anaticapitula anatiformis Bipedis elizabethae Carter et al. 1998 radiolarian Bipedis hannai Carter et al. 1998 radiolarian "? Jacus anatiformis" = Anaticapitula anatiformis De Wever 1982 radiolarian
Nassellaria -	Trexus dodgensis Trexus dodgensis Carter et al. 1998 radiolarian
Nassellaria - Bagotidae	Droltus hecatensis Droltus hecatensis Pessagno and Whalen 1982 radiolarian
Nassellaria - Parvicingulidae	"Atalanta epaphrodita" = Atalantria epaphrodita, Canoptum columbiaense, Canoptum unicum, Nitrader montegufonensis "Atalanta epaphrodita" = Atalantria epaphrodita Cordey and Carter 1996 radiolarian Canoptum columbiaense Carter et al. 1998 radiolarian Canoptum unicum Pessagno and Whalen 1982 radiolarian Nitrader montegufonensis Cordey and Carter 1996 radiolarian
Nassellaria - Canoptidae	Relanus reefensis Relanus reefensis Pessagno and Whalen 1982 radiolarian
Nassellaria - Eucyrtidiidae	Pseudoeucyrtis angusta, "Protokatroma "sp. A"" = Pseudoeucyrtis, Protokatroma aquila Pseudoeucyrtis angusta Carter et al. 1998 radiolarian "Protokatroma "sp. A"" = Pseudoeucyrtis Pessagno 1977 radiolarian Protokatroma aquila Carter et al. 1998 radiolarian
Entactinaria - Eptingiidae	Tozerium nascens, Charlottea weedensis Tozerium nascens Carter et al. 1998 radiolarian Charlottea weedensis Carter et al. 1998 radiolarian
Entactinaria - Saturnalidae	Palaeosaturnalis prinevillensis Palaeosaturnalis prinevillensis Blome 1984 radiolarian
Actinommacea - Xiphostylidae	Archaeocenosphaera laseekensis, Amuria macfarlanei Archaeocenosphaera laseekensis Pessagno et al. 1989 radiolarian Amuria macfarlanei Carter et al. 1998 radiolarian
Spumellaria - Hagiastridae	Crucella hettangica, Udalia plana, Udalia dennisoni, Udalia parvacapsa Crucella hettangica Kozur and Mostler 1990 radiolarian Udalia plana Carter et al. 1998 radiolarian Udalia dennisoni Carter et al. 1998 radiolarian Udalia parvacapsa Carter et al. 1998 radiolarian
Spumellaria - Angulobracchiidae	Danubea howardi, Thurstonia minutaglobus, Thurstonia timberensis, Thurstonia gibsoni, Paronaella ravenensis, Paronaella skenaensis, Paronaella botanyensis n. sp. Danubea howardi Carter et al. 1998 radiolarian Thurstonia minutaglobus Carter et al. 1998 radiolarian Thurstonia timberensis Carter et al. 1998 radiolarian Thurstonia gibsoni Carter et al. 1998 radiolarian Paronaella ravenensis Carter et al. 1998 radiolarian radiolarian species Paronaella skenaensis Carter et al. 1998 radiolarian radiolarian species Paronaella botanyensis n. sp. Carter et al. 1998 radiolarian radiolarian species
Spumellaria - Veghicycliidae	Praeorbiculiformella robusta Praeorbiculiformella robusta Carter et al. 1998 radiolarian
Spumellaria - Pantanelliidae	Pantanellium freboldi, Pantanellium browni Pantanellium freboldi Carter et al. 1998 radiolarian Pantanellium browni Pessagno and Blome 1980 radiolarian
Spumellaria -	Beatricea christovalensis Beatricea christovalensis Carter et al. 1998 radiolarian