Sample G, Gorodische Standard Section (Cretaceous of Russian Federation)

Where: Russian Federation (54.6° N, 48.1° E: paleocoordinates 48.9° N, 49.7° E)

• coordinate stated in text

• hand sample-level geographic resolution

When: Early/Lower Berriasian (145.0 - 140.2 Ma)

• Upper Volgian, Craspedites subditus Ammonite Zone

• bed-level stratigraphic resolution

Environment/lithology: deep subtidal; lithified, argillaceous limestone

• Clay limestone

Size class: microfossils

Collection methods: bulk, chemical,

Primary reference: V. S. Vishnevskaya and B. L. Murchey. 2002. Climatic affinity and possible correlation of some Jurassic to Lower Cretaceous radiolarian assemblages from Russia and North America. Micropaleontology 48(S1):89-111 [W. Kiessling/W. Kiessling/W. Kiessling]more details

Purpose of describing collection: biostratigraphic analysis

PaleoDB collection 51288: authorized by Wolfgang Kiessling, entered by Wolfgang Kiessling on 02.06.2005

Creative Commons license: CC BY (attribution)

Taxonomic list

Protozoa
 Nassellaria - Lithocampida
 Nassellaria - Eucyrtidiidae
Stichocapsa devorata radiolarian
ssp. arctica
Stichocapsa sp. Haeckel 1881 radiolarian
 Nassellaria - Parvicingulidae
Parvicingula multipora radiolarian
(Khudyaev)
Parvicingula aff. thomesensis Pessagno 1977 radiolarian
Praeparvicingula aff. alata radiolarian
listed as Parvicingula aff. alata
 Nassellaria -
? Platycryphalus pumilus radiolarian
Rüst
Phormocampe favosa radiolarian
 Spumellaria - Parvivaccidae
Praeconosphaera sp. Yang 1993 radiolarian
Praeconosphaera ex gr. sphaeroconus Rüst 1898 radiolarian
 Spumellaria - Orbiculiformidae
Orbiculiforma ex gr. mclaughlini Pessagno 1977 radiolarian