PBDB Collection

P29/f254 Flaxbourne River (Cretaceous of New Zealand)

Where: Marlborough, New Zealand (41.8° S, 174.2° E: paleocoordinates 59.2° S, 169.9° W)

• coordinate based on nearby landmark

• hand sample-level geographic resolution

When: Late/Upper Maastrichtian (70.6 - 66.0 Ma)

• RK9 radiolarian zone

• bed-level stratigraphic resolution

Environment/lithology: basinal (siliceous); lithified, cherty/siliceous limestone

• pale green-grey dm-bedded siliceous limestone

Size class: microfossils

Primary reference: C. J. Hollis, B. D. Field, K. M. Rodgers and C. P. Strong. 2003. Stratigraphic, paleontological and geochemical data from Upper Cretaceous and Lower Paleocene strata in southeastern Marlborough, New Zealand. Science Report Institute of Geological and Nuclear Sciences (9)1-64 [W. Kiessling/U. Merkel]more details

Purpose of describing collection: paleoecologic analysis

PaleoDB collection 95846: authorized by Wolfgang Kiessling, entered by Uta Merkel on 03.05.2010

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Taxonomic list

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Protozoa
Nassellaria - Eucyrtidiidae	Eucyrtidiidae indet., Cyrtocapsa livermorensis, Stichomitra grandis, Stichomitra carnegiense, Stichomitra bertrandi Eucyrtidiidae indet. Ehrenberg 1847 radiolarian Cyrtocapsa livermorensis radiolarian Stichomitra grandis radiolarian Stichomitra carnegiense Campbell and Clark 1944 radiolarian Stichomitra bertrandi Cayeux 1897 radiolarian
Nassellaria - Acropyramididae	Cornutella californica Cornutella californica Campbell and Clark 1944 radiolarian
Nassellaria - Plagoniidae	Lithomelissa cf. heros, ? Lithomelissa aitai, ? Lithomelissa hoplites Lithomelissa cf. heros radiolarian ? Lithomelissa aitai radiolarian ? Lithomelissa hoplites radiolarian
Nassellaria - Plagiacanthidae	Plagiacanthidae indet. Plagiacanthidae indet. Hertwig 1879 radiolarian
Nassellaria - Amphipyndacidae	Amphipyndax aff. conicus, Amphipyndax ex gr. stocki Amphipyndax aff. conicus radiolarian Amphipyndax ex gr. stocki Campbell and Clark 1944 radiolarian
Nassellaria - Carpocaniidae	Carpocaniidae indet., Theocapsomma sp., Theocapsomma erdnussa, Theocapsomma amphora, Myllocercion acineton, Myllocercion aff. echtus Carpocaniidae indet. Haeckel 1881 radiolarian Theocapsomma sp. Haeckel 1887 radiolarian Theocapsomma erdnussa radiolarian Theocapsomma amphora Campbell and Clark 1944 radiolarian Myllocercion acineton radiolarian Myllocercion aff. echtus radiolarian
Nassellaria - Artostrobiidae	Theocampe vanderhoofi Theocampe vanderhoofi radiolarian
Nassellaria - Archaeodictyomitridae	Archaeodictyomitra cf. lamellicostata, Dictyomitra sp., Dictyomitra andersoni, Dictyomitra multicostata Archaeodictyomitra cf. lamellicostata radiolarian Dictyomitra sp. Zittel 1876 radiolarian Dictyomitra andersoni Campbell and Clark 1944 radiolarian Dictyomitra multicostata Zittel 1876 radiolarian
Spumellaria - Phaseliformidae	Phaseliforma laxa Phaseliforma laxa Pessagno 1972 radiolarian
Spumellaria - Spongodiscidae	Spongodiscidae indet., Spongodiscus sp., Spongotrochus sp., Spongotrochus antiquus Spongodiscidae indet. Haeckel 1862 radiolarian Spongodiscus sp. Ehrenberg 1854 radiolarian Spongotrochus sp. Haeckel 1860 radiolarian Spongotrochus antiquus radiolarian
Spumellaria - Sponguridae	Sponguridae indet., Prunobrachium kennetti Sponguridae indet. Haeckel 1862 radiolarian Prunobrachium kennetti Pessagno 1975 radiolarian
Spumellaria - Orbiculiformidae	Orbiculiforma renillaeformis Orbiculiforma renillaeformis Campbell and Clark 1944 radiolarian
Spumellaria -	"Stylosphaera pusilla" = Lithatractus pusillus "Stylosphaera pusilla" = Lithatractus pusillus Campbell and Clark 1944 radiolarian
Spumellaria - Stylosphaeridae	Lithomespilus coronatus Lithomespilus coronatus radiolarian
Radiolaria - Actinommidae	Actinomminae indet. Actinomminae indet. Takahashi 1991 radiolarian