PBDB Collection

S10-4-87-CNA-KPB-4 Kennecott Point, Graham Island (Jurassic to of Canada)

Where: British Columbia, Canada (53.9° N, 133.2° W: paleocoordinates 0.8° S, 128.3° W)

• coordinate stated in text

• small collection-level geographic resolution

When: Sandilands Formation (Kunga Group), Early/Lower Hettangian to Early/Lower Hettangian (201.3 - 196.5 Ma)

• ?Lower to Middle Hettangian

• bed-level stratigraphic resolution

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

• composite sample of dark grey limestone nodules (2x8 cm and 5x15 cm in diameter) in 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 94395: authorized by Wolfgang Kiessling, entered by Uta Merkel on 18.02.2010

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Taxonomic list

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Protozoa
Actinommacea - Xiphostylidae	Archaeocenosphaera laseekensis, Amuria impensa Archaeocenosphaera laseekensis Pessagno et al. 1989 radiolarian Amuria impensa Carter et al. 1998 radiolarian
Nassellaria - Canoptidae	Relanus reefensis Relanus reefensis Pessagno and Whalen 1982 radiolarian
Nassellaria - Parvicingulidae	"Atalanta epaphrodita" = Atalantria epaphrodita, Canoptum columbiaense, Canoptum merum "Atalanta epaphrodita" = Atalantria epaphrodita Cordey and Carter 1996 radiolarian Canoptum columbiaense Carter et al. 1998 radiolarian Canoptum merum Pessagno and Whalen 1982 radiolarian
Nassellaria - Eucyrtidiidae	Pseudoeucyrtis fullerensis Pseudoeucyrtis fullerensis Carter et al. 1998 radiolarian
Entactinaria - Quinquecapsulariidae	Empirea hasta Empirea hasta Carter et al. 1998 radiolarian
Entactinaria - Heptacladidae	"Pseudoheptacladus "sp. A"" = Parentactinosphaera "Pseudoheptacladus "sp. A"" = Parentactinosphaera Kozur and Mostler 1979 radiolarian
Entactinaria - Saturnalidae	Praehexasaturnalis tetraradiatus, Praehexasaturnalis poultoni Praehexasaturnalis tetraradiatus Kozur and Mostler 1990 radiolarian Praehexasaturnalis poultoni Carter et al. 1998 radiolarian
Entactinaria - Eptingiidae	Charlottea weedensis, Tozerium nascens Charlottea weedensis Carter et al. 1998 radiolarian Tozerium nascens Carter et al. 1998 radiolarian
Radiolaria -	Spumellaria "indet. C" Spumellaria "indet. C" Ehrenberg 1875 radiolarian
Spumellaria - Angulobracchiidae	Paronaella ravenensis, Paronaella skenaensis, Thurstonia gibsoni, Thurstonia minutaglobus Paronaella ravenensis Carter et al. 1998 radiolarian Paronaella skenaensis Carter et al. 1998 radiolarian Thurstonia gibsoni Carter et al. 1998 radiolarian Thurstonia minutaglobus Carter et al. 1998 radiolarian
Spumellaria - Pantanelliidae	Pantanellium tanuense Pantanellium tanuense Pessagno and Blome 1980 radiolarian
Spumellaria - Hagiastridae	Udalia primaeva Udalia primaeva Carter et al. 1998 radiolarian