PBDB Collection

S3-18-87-CNA-KUD-15, 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

• limestone nodule, 5 cm x 20 cm, 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 94306: authorized by Wolfgang Kiessling, entered by Uta Merkel on 16.02.2010

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Taxonomic list

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Protozoa
Spumellaria - Angulobracchiidae	Thurstonia timberensis, Thurstonia minutaglobus Thurstonia timberensis Carter et al. 1998 radiolarian Thurstonia minutaglobus Carter et al. 1998 radiolarian
Spumellaria - Hagiastridae	Archaeohagiastrum aff. pobi, Udalia dennisoni, Udalia primaeva, Udalia parvacapsa, Udalia plana, Crucella prisca, Crucella hettangica, Sophia palfyi Archaeohagiastrum aff. pobi Carter et al. 1998 radiolarian Udalia dennisoni Carter et al. 1998 radiolarian Udalia primaeva Carter et al. 1998 radiolarian Udalia parvacapsa Carter et al. 1998 radiolarian Udalia plana Carter et al. 1998 radiolarian Crucella prisca Kozur and Mostler 1990 radiolarian Crucella hettangica Kozur and Mostler 1990 radiolarian Sophia palfyi Carter et al. 1998 radiolarian
Spumellaria - Veghicycliidae	Praeorbiculiformella robusta Praeorbiculiformella robusta Carter et al. 1998 radiolarian
Spumellaria -	Beatricea christovalensis Beatricea christovalensis Carter et al. 1998 radiolarian
Entactinaria - Eptingiidae	Charlottea johnsoni Charlottea johnsoni Carter et al. 1998 radiolarian
Entactinaria - Saturnalidae	Palaeosaturnalis liassicus Palaeosaturnalis liassicus Kozur and Mostler 1990 radiolarian
Nassellaria - Bagotidae	Droltus laseekensis Droltus laseekensis Pessagno and Whalen 1982 radiolarian
Nassellaria - Hsuidae	Parahsuum simplum Parahsuum simplum Yao 1982 radiolarian
Nassellaria - Parvicingulidae	"Atalanta emmela" = Atalantria emmela "Atalanta emmela" = Atalantria emmela Cordey and Carter 1996 radiolarian
Nassellaria - Canoptidae	Laxtorum hemingense Laxtorum hemingense Carter et al. 1998 radiolarian
Nassellaria - Syringocapsidae	Katroma irvingi Katroma irvingi Carter et al. 1998 radiolarian
Nassellaria - Eucyrtidiidae	Protokatroma aquila, Pseudoeucyrtis angusta Protokatroma aquila Carter et al. 1998 radiolarian Pseudoeucyrtis angusta Carter et al. 1998 radiolarian
Nassellaria -	Trexus dodgensis Trexus dodgensis Carter et al. 1998 radiolarian