Whisky Bay [middle Whisky Bay Fm] (Cretaceous of Antarctica)

Where: Antarctica (64.2° S, 57.8° W: paleocoordinates 69.0° S, 52.4° W)

• coordinate stated in text

• local area-level geographic resolution

When: Whisky Bay Formation, Cenomanian (100.5 - 93.9 Ma)

• STRATIGRAPHIC RELATIONS: From the Kotick Point Fm, which is regionally overlain by the Hidden Lake Fm (Coniacian). AGE: Albian-Coniacian, on the basis of macrofossil biostratigraphy; here placed in the Albian on the basis of stratigraphic position. STRATIGRAPHIC POSITION: From beds in the lower part of the section.

• group of beds-level stratigraphic resolution

Environment/lithology: coastal; lithified conglomerate

• ENVIRONMENT: Shallow siliciclastic marine setting.
• SPECIFIC LITHOLOGY: Dominated by conglomerate, based on Figure 6 of Ineson et al. (1986). LITHIFICATION: Assumed to be lithified.

Size class: macrofossils

Preservation: cast, mold/impression

Collection methods: COLLECTOR: Multiple collectors, including J.A. Crame and M.R.A Thompson. REPOSITORY: Not stated, but presumably British Antarctic Survey and Oxford University Museum (OUM).

Primary reference: J. R. Ineson, J. A. Crame, and M. R. A. Thomson. 1986. Lithostratigraphy of the Cretaceous strata of west James Ross Island, Antarctica. Cretaceous Research 7:141-159 [A. Hendy/A. Hendy]more details

Purpose of describing collection: biostratigraphic analysis

PaleoDB collection 83359: authorized by Austin Hendy, entered by Austin Hendy on 19.08.2008

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Taxonomic list

• COVERAGE: Not exhaustive but inclusive of representative and biostratigraphically important ammonoidea, bivalvia, and other taxa. Other taxa may be present, but were not listed in present biostratigraphic treatment. NOMENCLATURE: Not an authoritative publication, but with fairly modern nomenclature and species-resolution identifications where listed.
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Cephalopoda
 Belemnitida - Dimitobelidae
"Tetrabelus sp." = Dimitobelus (Tetrabelus)
"Tetrabelus sp." = Dimitobelus (Tetrabelus) belemnite
Bivalvia
 Myalinida - Inoceramidae
Birostrina concentrica