Radiolaria from Ngalau Chert (Jurassic to of Indonesia)

Where: Sumatra, Indonesia (1.0° S, 100.5° E: paleocoordinates 2.1° N, 117.9° E)

• coordinate estimated from map

• local area-level geographic resolution

When: Ngalau Chert Formation, Aalenian to Aalenian (174.1 - 168.3 Ma)

• thickness: >20m

• bed-level stratigraphic resolution

Environment/lithology: marine; chert

Size class: microfossils

Primary reference: A. J. McCarthy, B. Jasin, and N. S. Haile. 2001. Middle Jurassic radiolarian chert, Indarung, Padang District, and its implications for the tectonic evolution of western Sumatra, Indonesia. Journal of Asian Earth Scienses 19:31-44 [W. Kiessling/F. Reichel/F. Reichel]more details

Purpose of describing collection: taxonomic analysis

PaleoDB collection 85473: authorized by Wolfgang Kiessling, entered by Falko Reichel on 26.12.2008

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Taxonomic list

Protozoa
 Nassellaria - Eucyrtidiidae
Pseudoeucyrtis sp. Pessagno 1977 radiolarian
 Nassellaria - Hsuidae
Parahsuum sp. Yao 1982 radiolarian
Hsuum cf. matsuokai Isozaki and Matsuda 1985 radiolarian
Transhsuum sp. Takemura 1986 radiolarian
 Nassellaria - Sethocapsidae
 Nassellaria - Parvicingulidae
Parvicingula sp. Pessagno 1977 radiolarian
 Nassellaria - Syringocapsidae
Katroma sp. Pessagno and Poisson 1981 radiolarian
 Spumellaria - Gomberellidae
Bernoullius sp. Baumgartner 1984 radiolarian
 Spumellaria - Hagiastridae
Tetratrabs sp. Baumgartner 1980 radiolarian
 Spumellaria - Praeconocaryommidae
Praeconocaryomma sp. Pessagno 1976 radiolarian
Praeconocaryomma cf. decora Yeh 1987 radiolarian
 Spumellaria - Spongodiscidae
Spongotrochus sp. Haeckel 1860 radiolarian
 Spumellaria - Angulobracchiidae
Angulobracchia sp. Baumgartner 1980 radiolarian
Paronaella sp. Pessagno 1971 radiolarian
Paronaella cf. corpulenta De Wever 1981 radiolarian
Paronaella cf. skowkonaensis Carter 1988 radiolarian
Bistarkum sp. Yeh 1987 radiolarian
 Spumellaria - Orbiculiformidae
Orbiculiforma sp. Pessagno 1973 radiolarian
 Spumellaria - Patulibracchiidae
Homoeoparonaella cf. elegans Pessagno 1977 radiolarian