GB-108.60 (Cretaceous of Italy)

Where: Italy (43.4° N, 12.6° E: paleocoordinates 26.3° N, 12.9° E)

• hand sample-level geographic resolution

When: Scaglia Bianca Formation, Cenomanian (100.5 - 93.9 Ma)

• bed-level stratigraphic resolution

Environment/lithology: basinal (siliceous); lithified chert

Size class: microfossils

Preservation: original silica, replaced with silica

Collection methods: chemical, sieve,

Primary reference: L. O'Dogherty. 1994. Biochronology an Paleontology of Mid-Cretaceous Radiolarians from Northern Apennines (Italy) and Betic Cordillera (Spain). Memoires de Geologie (Lausanne) (21)1-415 [T. Danelian/T. Danelian]more details

Purpose of describing collection: biostratigraphic analysis

PaleoDB collection 78741: authorized by Taniel Danelian, entered by Taniel Danelian on 15.02.2008

Creative Commons license: CC BY (attribution)

Taxonomic list

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unclassified
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Dorypyle ovoidea, Quadrigastrum oculus, Falsocromyodrymus noxiosus, Falsocromyodrymus cardulus
Actinopteri
 Acanthuriformes - Sciaenidae
? Pogonias hirsutus
Protozoa
 Radiolaria - Actinommidae
Staurosphaeretta longispina
 Actinommacea - Xiphostylidae
Triactoma compressa, Triactoma paronai, Triactoma hexeris, Triactoma cellulosa
Triactoma paronai radiolarian
Triactoma hexeris O'Dogherty 1994 radiolarian
Triactoma cellulosa Foreman 1973 radiolarian
 Nassellaria - Obeliscoitidae
Obeliscoites maximus, Obeliscoites perspicuous, Obeliscoites turris
Obeliscoites turris radiolarian
 Nassellaria - Eucyrtidiidae
Pseudoeucyrtis pulchra, Pseudoeucyrtis spinosa, Stichomitra communis
Stichomitra communis Squinabol 1903 radiolarian
 Nassellaria - Pseudodictyomitridae
Pseudodictyomitra tiara, Pseudodictyomitra pentacolaensis, Pseudodictyomitra pseudomacrocephala
Pseudodictyomitra pseudomacrocephala Squinabol 1903 radiolarian
 Nassellaria - Xitidae
Xitus mclaughlini, Xitus spinosus, Xitus spicularius, Crolanium pulchrum
Xitus mclaughlini radiolarian
Xitus spinosus radiolarian
Xitus spicularius Aliev 1961 radiolarian
Crolanium pulchrum radiolarian
 Nassellaria - Archaeodictyomitridae
Thanarla pulchra, Thanarla veneta, Dictyomitra turritum, Dictyomitra crassispina, Dictyomitra crebrisulcata, Dictyomitra montisserei, Dictyomitra formosa
Thanarla pulchra Squinabol 1904 radiolarian
Thanarla veneta Squinabol 1903 radiolarian
Dictyomitra montisserei Squinabol 1903 radiolarian
Dictyomitra formosa Squinabol 1904 radiolarian
 Nassellaria - Carpocaniidae
Diacanthocapsa euganea, Diacanthocapsa matsumotoi, Diacanthocapsa ovoidea, Diacanthocapsa antiqua
 Nassellaria - Cannobotryidae
Rhopalosyringium euganeum, Rhopalosyringium petilum, Rhopalosyringium elegans
 Nassellaria - Rotaformidae
Rotaforma mirabilis
 Nassellaria -
Distylocapsa micropora, Distylocapsa veneta, Distylocapsa nova
Distylocapsa veneta radiolarian
Distylocapsa nova radiolarian
 Nassellaria - Spongocapsulidae
Anachoreta sagitta, Tubilustrium transmontanum, Torculum coronatum, Spongostichomitra phalanga
Anachoreta sagitta radiolarian
Torculum coronatum Squinabol 1904 radiolarian
 Nassellaria - Amphipyndacidae
"Stichomitra stocki" = Amphipyndax stocki
"Stichomitra stocki" = Amphipyndax stocki Campbell and Clark 1944 radiolarian
 Nassellaria - Syringocapsidae
Squinabollum fossile
 Nassellaria - Ultranaporidae
"Ultranapora praespinifera" = Napora
"Ultranapora praespinifera" = Napora radiolarian
 Nassellaria - Williriedellidae
Hemicryptocapsa prepolyhedra
 Nassellaria - Acropyramididae
Dictyodedalus acuticephalus
 Nassellaria - Neosciadiocapsidae
Sciadiocapsa pertica, Sciadiocapsa speciosa, Sciadiocapsa euganea, Sciadiocapsa radiata
 Entactinaria - Quinquecapsulariidae
Quinquecapsularia grandiloqua, Quinquecapsularia parvipora
 Entactinaria - Saturnalidae
Vitorfus minimus, Vitorfus brustolensis, Acanthocircus multidentatus, Acanthocircus floridus, Acanthocircus bestiarius, Acanthocircus horridus, Acanthocircus irregularis, Acanthocircus venetus
Vitorfus minimus radiolarian
Acanthocircus venetus Squinabol 1914 radiolarian
 Radiolaria -
Guttacapsa biacuta
Guttacapsa biacuta radiolarian
 Spumellaria - Astrosphaeridae
Hexapyramis pantanellii
 Spumellaria - Hagiastridae
Savaryella sinistra, Savaryella stella, Savaryella novalensis, Crucella euganea, Crucella messinae, Crucella irwini
Savaryella stella radiolarian
Crucella euganea radiolarian
Crucella messinae Pessagno 1971 radiolarian
Crucella irwini Pessagno 1971 radiolarian
 Spumellaria - Pyramispongiidae
Pyramispongia glascockensis
 Spumellaria - Parvivaccidae
Dicroa rara, "Acaeniotyle diaphorogona" = Acastea diaphorogona, Acaeniotyle amplissima, Acaeniotyle vitalis, Acaeniotyle macrospina, Acaeniotyle longispina, Acaeniotyle rebellis
Dicroa rara radiolarian
"Acaeniotyle diaphorogona" = Acastea diaphorogona Foreman 1973 radiolarian
Acaeniotyle vitalis radiolarian
Acaeniotyle rebellis O'Dogherty 1994 radiolarian
 Spumellaria - Cavaspongiidae
Cavaspongia euganea, Cavaspongia sphaerica, Cavaspongia helice, Cavaspongia californiaensis, Cavaspongia contracta
Cavaspongia helice radiolarian
 Spumellaria - Angulobracchiidae
Paronaella communis
Paronaella communis Squinabol 1903 radiolarian
 Spumellaria -
Pseudoacanthosphaera superba
 Spumellaria - Dactyliosphaeridae
Dactyliosphaera lepta, Dactyliosphaera silviae
 Spumellaria - Pseudoaulophacidae
Godia coronata, Dispongotripus triangularis, Pseudoaulophacus putahensis, Dactyliodiscus longispinus, Becus horridus, Becus regius
Godia coronata radiolarian
Pseudoaulophacus putahensis Pessagno 1972 radiolarian
Becus horridus radiolarian
Becus regius radiolarian
 Spumellaria - Sponguridae
Patellula cognata, Patellula helios, Patellula minuscula, Patellula verteroensis
Patellula cognata radiolarian
Patellula helios radiolarian
Patellula minuscula radiolarian
 Spumellaria - Patulibracchiidae
Pessagnobrachia fabianii, Halesium diacanthum, Halesium amissum, Halesium triacanthum
Pessagnobrachia fabianii Squinabol 1914 radiolarian
Halesium diacanthum radiolarian
Halesium amissum radiolarian
Halesium triacanthum Squinabol 1903 radiolarian