Jebel Buwaydah, Oman, JB 15 (Cretaceous of Oman)

Where: Oman (23.0° N, 57.1° E: paleocoordinates 8.8° S, 43.2° E)

• coordinate stated in text

• hand sample-level geographic resolution

When: Wahrah Formation, Berriasian (145.0 - 139.8 Ma)

• bed-level stratigraphic resolution

Environment/lithology: basinal (siliceous); lithified, red chert

• Red radiolarian chert

Size class: microfossils

Preservation: original silica, replaced with calcite

Collection methods: bulk, chemical, hydroflouric, sieve,

Primary reference: W. Kiessling. 1995. Palökologische Verwertbarkeit oberjurassisch-unterkretazischer Radiolarienfaunen mit Beispielen aus Antarktis, Oman und Südalpen. Unpublished Ph.D. University of Erlangen, Germany 1-465 [W. Kiessling/W. Kiessling/W. Kiessling]more details

Purpose of describing collection: paleoecologic analysis

PaleoDB collection 47173: authorized by Wolfgang Kiessling, entered by Wolfgang Kiessling on 16.02.2005

Creative Commons license: CC BY (attribution)

Taxonomic list

• Radiolarians only
Protozoa
 Spumellaria - Emiluviidae
Emiluvia pessagnoi Foreman 1973 radiolarian
Emiluvia omanensis Kiessling 1995 radiolarian
Emiluvia chica Foreman 1973 radiolarian
Emiluvia salensis Pessagno 1977 radiolarian
 Spumellaria - Archaeospongoprunidae
Archaeospongoprunum cortinaensis Pessagno 1973 radiolarian
Archaeospongoprunum klingi Pessagno 1977 radiolarian
 Spumellaria - Angulobracchiidae
Paronaella cf. solanoensis Pessagno 1971 radiolarian
Archaeotriastrum mostleri Kiessling 1995 radiolarian
Deviatus diamphidius Foreman 1973 radiolarian
Angulobracchia trifolia Steiger 1992 radiolarian
"? Tritrabs media" = Angulobracchia media Steiger 1992 radiolarian
? Angulobracchia portmanni Baumgartner 1984 radiolarian
 Spumellaria - Pantanelliidae
Pantanellium nodaculeatum Steiger 1992 radiolarian
Pantanellium riedeli Pessagno 1977 radiolarian
 Spumellaria - Tritrabidae
Tritrabs ewingi Pessagno 1977 radiolarian
ssp. ewingi
 Spumellaria - Pyramispongiidae
"Nodotetraedra barmsteinensis" = Pyramispongia barmsteinensis
"Nodotetraedra barmsteinensis" = Pyramispongia barmsteinensis Steiger 1992 radiolarian
 Spumellaria - Sponguridae
? Patellula "sp. D" Kozlova 1972 radiolarian
 Spumellaria - Parvivaccidae
Praeconosphaera tuberosa Tan Sin Hok 1927 radiolarian
Acaeniotyle umbilicata Rüst 1898 radiolarian
Acastea diaphorogona Foreman 1973 radiolarian
 Spumellaria - Pseudoaulophacidae
Alievium helenae Schaaf 1981 radiolarian
 Spumellaria - Orbiculiformidae
Spongostaurus compactus Kiessling 1995 radiolarian
 Spumellaria -
Tetrarectangulum spinosum Steiger 1992 radiolarian
 Spumellaria - Patulibracchiidae
? Homoeoparonaella "sp. B" Baumgartner 1980 radiolarian
Homoeoparonaella argolidensis Baumgartner 1980 radiolarian
 Spumellaria - Hagiastridae
Higumastra inflata Baumgartner 1980 radiolarian
 Spumellaria -
Spongiomma "sp. F" Haeckel 1887 radiolarian
 Actinommacea - Xiphostylidae
Triactoma jonesi Pessagno 1977 radiolarian
 Nassellaria - Eucyrtidiellidae
Eucyrtidiellum pyramis Aita 1986 radiolarian
Eucyrtidiellum ptyctum Riedel and Sanfilippo 1974 radiolarian
 Nassellaria - Sethocapsidae
Sethocapsa ex gr. trachyostraca Foreman 1973 radiolarian
Sethocapsa kaminogoensis Aita 1986 radiolarian
Sethocapsa zinckeni Rüst 1885 radiolarian
Sethocapsa leiostraca Foreman 1973 radiolarian
Sethocapsa pseudouterculus Aita 1986 radiolarian
Sethocapsa aff. dorysphaeroides Neviani 1900 radiolarian
 Nassellaria - Pseudodictyomitridae
Pseudodictyomitra carpatica Lozyniak 1969 radiolarian
 Nassellaria - Xitidae
Neorelumbra "sp. A" Kiessling 1995 radiolarian
Neorelumbra tippitae Kiessling 1995 radiolarian
Xitus cf. spicularius Aliev 1961 radiolarian
Xitus cf. alievi Foreman 1973 radiolarian
sensu Schaaf
Xitus aff. alievi Foreman 1973 radiolarian
 Nassellaria - Eucyrtidiidae
Cyrtocapsa indonesiensis Tan Sin Hok 1927 radiolarian
Stichomitra doliolum Aita 1986 radiolarian
 Nassellaria - Williriedellidae
"Holocrytocanium barbui" = Holocryptocanium, Cryptamphorella aff. conara
"Holocrytocanium barbui" = Holocryptocanium radiolarian
Cryptamphorella aff. conara Foreman 1968 radiolarian
 Nassellaria - Archaeodictyomitridae
Archaeodictyomitra "sp. A" Pessagno 1977 radiolarian
Archaeodictyomitra vulgaris Pessagno 1977 radiolarian
Thanarla ex gr. brouweri Tan Sin Hok 1927 radiolarian
 Nassellaria - Syringocapsidae
Podobursa triacantha Fischli 1916 radiolarian
ssp. polyacantha (1), ssp. tetracantha (2), ssp. triacantha (2)
Syringocapsa "sp. A" Neviani 1900 radiolarian
Syringocapsa grutterinki Tan Sin Hok 1927 radiolarian
 Nassellaria - Spongocapsulidae
Spongocapsula perampla Rüst 1885 radiolarian
Obesacapsula rusconensis Baumgartner 1984 radiolarian
[entered as Obesacapsula ruscoensis]
Obesacapsula bullata Steiger 1992 radiolarian
Obesacapsula cetia Foreman 1973 radiolarian
 Nassellaria - Parvicingulidae
Praeparvicingula cosmoconica Foreman 1973 radiolarian
Mirifusus mediodilatatus Rüst 1885 radiolarian
ssp. mediodilatatus
"Parvicingula ex gr. boesii" = Tethysetta boesii Parona 1890 radiolarian
Wrangellium depressum Baumgartner 1984 radiolarian
Wrangellium puga Schaaf 1981 radiolarian
 Entactinaria - Saturnalidae
"Acanthocircus dicranacanthos" = Dicerosaturnalis dicranacanthos
"Acanthocircus dicranacanthos" = Dicerosaturnalis dicranacanthos Squinabol radiolarian