S16-1-88-OF-WB-3 Wilson Bay, Moresby Island (Jurassic of Canada)

Where: British Columbia, Canada (52.8° N, 132.0° W: paleocoordinates 0.1° N, 126.6° W)

• coordinate stated in text

• small collection-level geographic resolution

When: Sandilands Formation (Kunga Group), Late/Upper Sinemurian (196.5 - 189.6 Ma)

• bed-level stratigraphic resolution

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

• nodule (8 cm diameter) within green shale beds

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 94423: authorized by Wolfgang Kiessling, entered by Uta Merkel on 19.02.2010

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Taxonomic list

Protozoa
 Actinommacea - Xiphostylidae
Archaeocenosphaera laseekensis Pessagno et al. 1989 radiolarian
 Nassellaria - Bagotidae
Droltus hecatensis Pessagno and Whalen 1982 radiolarian
Droltus laseekensis Pessagno and Whalen 1982 radiolarian
 Nassellaria - Hsuidae
Parahsuum simplum Yao 1982 radiolarian
 Nassellaria - Parvicingulidae
Nitrader montegufonensis Cordey and Carter 1996 radiolarian
"Atalanta epaphrodita" = Atalantria epaphrodita Cordey and Carter 1996 radiolarian
Canoptum unicum Pessagno and Whalen 1982 radiolarian
 Nassellaria - Ultranaporidae
Bipedis hiberniaensis Carter et al. 1998 radiolarian
 Entactinaria - Eptingiidae
Charlottea amurensis Carter et al. 1998 radiolarian
Charlottea weedensis Carter et al. 1998 radiolarian
 Spumellaria - Hagiastridae
Udalia plana Carter et al. 1998 radiolarian
Udalia parvacapsa Carter et al. 1998 radiolarian
 Spumellaria - Angulobracchiidae
Danubea howardi Carter et al. 1998 radiolarian
Paronaella skenaensis Carter et al. 1998 radiolarian
 Spumellaria - Pantanelliidae
Pantanellium freboldi Carter et al. 1998 radiolarian
Pantanellium browni Pessagno and Blome 1980 radiolarian