PBDB Collection

Seymour Island, SI-511 (Paleocene of Antarctica)

Where: Antarctica (64.3° S, 56.8° W: paleocoordinates 63.5° S, 66.2° W)

When: Lopez de Bertodano Formation, Paleocene (66.0 - 56.0 Ma)

Environment/lithology: offshore; sandstone

Collection methods: date sample taken 1982/1984

Primary reference: D. Harwood. 1988. Upper Cretaceous and lower Paleocene diatom and silicoflagellate biostratigraphy of Seymour Island, eastern Antarctic Peninsula. Geological Society of America, Memoir 169:55-129 [C. Cervato/C. Cervato]more details

Purpose of describing collection: biostratigraphic analysis

PaleoDB collection 57545: authorized by Cinzia Cervato, entered by Cinzia Cervato on 13.12.2005

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Taxonomic list

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unclassified
-	Wittia macellarii Wittia macellarii
Dinophyceae
Gonyaulacales - Gonyaulacaceae	Carduifolia onoporides Carduifolia onoporides
Bacillariophyceae
Coscinodiscales - Heliopeltaceae	Auliscus sp. A., Actinoptychus packi, Actinoptychus taffi Auliscus sp. A. Ehrenberg 1843 diatom Actinoptychus packi diatom Actinoptychus taffi diatom
Coscinodiscales - Coscinodiscaceae	Coscinodiscus solidus, Coscinodiscus sparsus Coscinodiscus solidus diatom Coscinodiscus sparsus diatom
- Aulacodiscaceae	Aulacodiscus cf. nigrescens, Aulacodiscus sp. Aulacodiscus cf. nigrescens diatom Aulacodiscus sp. Ehrenberg 1844 diatom Aulacodiscus spp. fragments
-	Acanthodiscus ornatus, Acanthodiscus schmidtii, Acanthodiscus vulcaniformis, Epithelion sp., Pseudopyxilla aculeata, Pseudopyxilla dubia, Pseudopyxilla hungarica, Pseudopyxilla rossica Acanthodiscus ornatus diatom Acanthodiscus schmidtii diatom Acanthodiscus vulcaniformis diatom Epithelion sp. Pantocsek 1905 diatom Epithelion spp. Pseudopyxilla aculeata diatom Pseudopyxilla dubia diatom Pseudopyxilla hungarica diatom Pseudopyxilla rossica diatom
Melosirales - Melosiraceae	? Melosira patera, Pyxidicula minuta ? Melosira patera diatom Pyxidicula minuta diatom
Melosirales - Stephanopyxidaceae	Stephanopyxis delectabilis, Stephanopyxis edita, Stephanopyxis hannai, Stephanopyxis lavrenkoi, Stephanopyxis sp. B., Stephanopyxis cf. grunowii, Stephanopyxis superba, Stephanopyxis uralensis, Stephanopyxis weyprechtii, Stephanopyxis turris, Stephanopyxis turris, Stephanopyxis simonseni Stephanopyxis delectabilis diatom Stephanopyxis edita diatom Stephanopyxis hannai diatom Stephanopyxis lavrenkoi diatom Stephanopyxis sp. B. Ehrenberg 1845 diatom Stephanopyxis cf. grunowii diatom Stephanopyxis superba diatom Stephanopyxis uralensis diatom Stephanopyxis weyprechtii diatom Stephanopyxis turris Greville and Arnot 1857 diatom Stephanopyxis turris Greville and Arnot 1857 diatom Stephanopyxis turris v. cylindrus Stephanopyxis simonseni Hajos 1974 diatom
Melosirales - Endictyaceae	Endictya lunyacsekii Endictya lunyacsekii diatom
-	Pyrgodiscus sp., ? Pyrgodiscus triangulatus, Thalassiosiropsis wittiana Pyrgodiscus sp. Kotton 1885 diatom ? Pyrgodiscus triangulatus diatom Thalassiosiropsis wittiana diatom
Paraliales - Paraliaceae	Paralia sulcata group Paralia sulcata group Heiberg 1863 diatom
Paraliales - Pseudopodosiraceae	Pseudopodosira westii Pseudopodosira westii diatom
-	Xanthiopyxis granti Xanthiopyxis granti diatom
Rhizosoleniales - Rhizosoleniaceae	Rhizosolenia cretacea, Rhizosolenia sp. A., Rhizosolenia sp. B. Rhizosolenia cretacea diatom Rhizosolenia sp. A. Brightwell 1858 diatom Rhizosolenia sp. B. Brightwell 1858 diatom
-	Pterotheca aculeifera, Pterotheca carinifera, Pterotheca costata, Pterotheca minor, Pterotheca pokrovskajae, Pterotheca pokrovskajae, Pterotheca sp. A., Pterotheca sp. B., Pterotheca spada, Pterotheca subulata, Pterotheca uralica, Incisoria paleoceanica, Incisoria punctata Pterotheca aculeifera diatom Pterotheca carinifera diatom Pterotheca costata diatom Pterotheca minor diatom Pterotheca pokrovskajae diatom Pterotheca pokrovskajae diatom Pterotheca pokrovskajae var. Pterotheca sp. A. Forti 1909 diatom Pterotheca sp. B. Forti 1909 diatom Pterotheca spada diatom Pterotheca subulata diatom Pterotheca uralica diatom Incisoria paleoceanica diatom Incisoria paleoceanica v. fuscina Incisoria punctata diatom
Thalassiosirales - Skeletonemaceae	Skeletonema polychaetum Skeletonema polychaetum diatom
-	Kentrodiscus aculeatus, Kentrodiscus fossilis Kentrodiscus aculeatus diatom Kentrodiscus fossilis diatom
Anaulales - Anaulaceae	Anaulus ? acutus, Anaulus sibericus, Anaulus weyprechtii Anaulus ? acutus diatom Anaulus sibericus diatom Anaulus weyprechtii diatom
-	Pseudostictodiscus picus, Horodiscus anastomosans Pseudostictodiscus picus diatom Horodiscus anastomosans diatom
Rhaphoneidales - Rhaphoneidaceae	Sceptroneis praecaducea Sceptroneis praecaducea diatom
-	Odontotropis cristata, Odontotropis sp., Trinacria acutangulum, Trinacria aries, Trinacria excavata, Trinacria pileolus, Trinacria sp. B., Trinacria tristictia Odontotropis cristata diatom Odontotropis sp. Grunow 1884 diatom Odontotropis sp. Hajos Trinacria acutangulum diatom Trinacria aries diatom Trinacria excavata diatom Trinacria pileolus diatom Trinacria sp. B. Heiberg 1863 diatom Trinacria tristictia diatom
Pennales -	Chasea "proshkinae-lavrenkoae" Chasea "proshkinae-lavrenkoae" Hanna 1934 diatom
Centrales - Eupodiscaceae	Triceratium cellulosum, Triceratium flos, Triceratium indefinitum, Triceratium nobile, Triceratium sentum, Triceratium solenoceros, Triceratium sp. A. Triceratium cellulosum diatom Triceratium flos diatom Triceratium flos var. intermedia Triceratium indefinitum diatom Triceratium nobile diatom Triceratium sentum diatom Triceratium solenoceros diatom Triceratium sp. A. Ehrenberg 1839 diatom
Hemiaulus
- Biddulphiaceae	Hemiaulus ambiguus, Hemiaulus danicus, Hemiaulus elegans, Hemiaulus "hostilis group", Hemiaulus huberi, Hemiaulus kittonii, Hemiaulus kondai, Hemiaulus praelegans, Hemiaulus rossicus, Hemiaulus sibericus, Hemiaulus sp. C., Hemiaulus sp. G., Hemiaulus sp. I., Hemiaulus sp. J., Hemiaulus sp. K., Hemiaulus polymorphus Hemiaulus ambiguus Hemiaulus danicus Hemiaulus elegans Hemiaulus "hostilis group" Ehrenberg 1844 Hemiaulus huberi Hemiaulus kittonii Hemiaulus kondai Hemiaulus praelegans Hemiaulus rossicus Hemiaulus sibericus Hemiaulus sp. C. Ehrenberg 1844 Hemiaulus sp. G. Ehrenberg 1844 Hemiaulus sp. I. Ehrenberg 1844 Hemiaulus sp. J. Ehrenberg 1844 Hemiaulus sp. K. Ehrenberg 1844 Hemiaulus polymorphus Grunow 1884 Hemiaulus polymorphus v. frigida
Biddulphia
- Biddulphiaceae	Biddulphia cretacea, Biddulphia fistulosa Biddulphia cretacea Biddulphia fistulosa
Biddulphiaceae
- Biddulphiaceae	Eunotogramma polymorpha, Eunotogramma weissei Eunotogramma polymorpha Eunotogramma weissei
Chrysophyceae
Phytomastigophora - Dictyochaceae	Corbisema apiculata, Corbisema apiculata, Corbisema sp. variant, Corbisema hastata, Corbisema hastata, Corbisema hastata, Corbisema inermis, Corbisema inermis Corbisema apiculata Corbisema apiculata Corbisema apiculata f. minor Corbisema sp. variant Hanna 1928 Corbisema hastata Perch-Nielsen 1975 Corbisema hastata Perch-Nielsen 1975 Corbisema hastata f. miranda Corbisema hastata Perch-Nielsen 1975 Corbisema hastata v. globulata Corbisema inermis Schultz 1928 Corbisema inermis Schultz 1928 Corbisema inermis var.
Protozoa
-	Radiolaria indet. Radiolaria indet.