S3-17-87-CNA-KUD-14, Kunga Island (Jurassic of Canada)

Where: British Columbia, Canada (52.8° N, 131.6° W: paleocoordinates 0.3° N, 126.4° W)

• coordinate stated in text

• small collection-level geographic resolution

When: Sandilands Formation (Kunga Group), Early/Lower Sinemurian (196.5 - 189.6 Ma)

• bed-level stratigraphic resolution

Environment/lithology: basinal (); lithified limestone and lithified siltstone

• 2 limestone nodules, 4 cm and 15 cm in diameter, in hard, thinly-bedded siltstones

Size class: microfossils

Primary reference: E. S. Carter, P. A. Whalen, and J. Guex. 1998. Biochronology and paleontology of Lower Jurassic (Hettangian and Sinemurian) radiolarians, Queen Charlotte Islands, British Columbia. Geological Survey of Canada Bulletin (496)1-162 [A. Miller/K. Layou/U. Merkel]more details

Purpose of describing collection: taxonomic analysis

PaleoDB collection 94305: authorized by Wolfgang Kiessling, entered by Uta Merkel on 16.02.2010

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Taxonomic list

Protozoa
 Spumellaria - Hagiastridae
Sophia palfyi n. sp. Carter et al. 1998 radiolarian
Udalia dennisoni Carter et al. 1998 radiolarian
Udalia parvacapsa Carter et al. 1998 radiolarian
Archaeohagiastrum aff. pobi Carter et al. 1998 radiolarian
Crucella prisca Kozur and Mostler 1990 radiolarian
Crucella hettangica Kozur and Mostler 1990 radiolarian
 Spumellaria -
Beatricea christovalensis Carter et al. 1998 radiolarian
 Spumellaria - Pantanelliidae
Pantanellium kungaense Pessagno and Blome 1980 radiolarian
 Spumellaria - Angulobracchiidae
"Paronaella jamesi" = Paronaella fera jamesi Carter et al. 1998 radiolarian
Thurstonia timberensis n. sp. Carter et al. 1998 radiolarian
Thurstonia magnaglobus Carter et al. 1998 radiolarian
Thurstonia minutaglobus Carter et al. 1998 radiolarian
 Nassellaria - Ultranaporidae
Bipedis hannai Carter et al. 1998 radiolarian
Bipedis hiberniaensis Carter et al. 1998 radiolarian
 Nassellaria - Hsuidae
Parahsuum simplum Yao 1982 radiolarian
 Nassellaria - Bagotidae
Bagotum erraticum Pessagno and Whalen 1982 radiolarian
Droltus laseekensis Pessagno and Whalen 1982 radiolarian
 Nassellaria - Parvicingulidae
"Atalanta emmela" = Atalantria emmela
"Atalanta emmela" = Atalantria emmela Cordey and Carter 1996 radiolarian
 Nassellaria - Syringocapsidae
Katroma irvingi Carter et al. 1998 radiolarian
 Entactinaria - Saturnalidae
Palaeosaturnalis prinevillensis Blome 1984 radiolarian
Palaeosaturnalis liassicus Kozur and Mostler 1990 radiolarian
 Entactinaria - Eptingiidae
Charlottea weedensis Carter et al. 1998 radiolarian
 Actinommacea - Xiphostylidae
Amuria macfarlanei n. sp. Carter et al. 1998 radiolarian