PBDB Collection

P30/f371 Woodside Creek (Paleocene of New Zealand)

Where: Marlborough, New Zealand (41.9° S, 174.1° E: paleocoordinates 57.5° S, 170.6° W)

• coordinate based on nearby landmark

• hand sample-level geographic resolution

When: Mead Hill Formation, Danian (66.0 - 61.6 Ma)

• RP2 radiolarian zone

• bed-level stratigraphic resolution

Environment/lithology: basinal (siliceous); lithified, calcareous chert

• light green-grey, dm-bedded, laminated, clay-poor, slightly calcareous porcellanite

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 95897: authorized by Wolfgang Kiessling, entered by Uta Merkel on 04.05.2010

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Taxonomic list

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unclassified
-	Hexadorium cf. magnificum Hexadorium cf. magnificum
Protozoa
Spumellaria - Litheliidae	? Lithelius ex gr. minor, ? Lithelius aff. minor ? Lithelius ex gr. minor radiolarian ? Lithelius aff. minor radiolarian
Spumellaria - Phaseliformidae	Phaseliforma laxa, Phaseliforma subcarinata Phaseliforma laxa Pessagno 1972 radiolarian Phaseliforma subcarinata Pessagno 1975 radiolarian
Spumellaria - Heliodiscidae	Heliodiscus sp. Heliodiscus sp. Haeckel 1862 radiolarian
Spumellaria -	"Stylosphaera pusilla" = Lithatractus pusillus "Stylosphaera pusilla" = Lithatractus pusillus Campbell and Clark 1944 radiolarian
Spumellaria - Praeconocaryommidae	"Conocaryomma aff. universa" = Praeconocaryomma universa "Conocaryomma aff. universa" = Praeconocaryomma universa Pessagno 1976 radiolarian
Spumellaria -	Haliomma teuria Haliomma teuria radiolarian
Spumellaria - Sponguridae	Sponguridae indet., Spongurus cf. bilobatus Sponguridae indet. Haeckel 1862 radiolarian Spongurus cf. bilobatus radiolarian
Spumellaria - Spongodiscidae	Spongodiscidae indet., Spongodiscus sp., Spongodiscus rhabdostylus, Spongotrochus cf. antiquus, Spongotrochus polygonatus, Spongotrochus cf. glacialis, Tholodiscus cf. ocellatus Spongodiscidae indet. Haeckel 1862 radiolarian Spongodiscus sp. Ehrenberg 1854 radiolarian Spongodiscus rhabdostylus radiolarian Spongotrochus cf. antiquus radiolarian Spongotrochus polygonatus radiolarian Spongotrochus cf. glacialis radiolarian Tholodiscus cf. ocellatus Ehrenberg 1874 radiolarian
Spumellaria -	Amphisphaera sp., Amphisphaera privus, Amphisphaera kina, Amphisphaera goruna Amphisphaera sp. Haeckel 1882 radiolarian Amphisphaera privus radiolarian Amphisphaera kina radiolarian Amphisphaera goruna radiolarian
Spumellaria - Larnacillidae	Amphymenium cf. splendiarmatum Amphymenium cf. splendiarmatum radiolarian
Spumellaria - Stylosphaeridae	Stylosphaera aff. hastata, Lithomespilus coronatus, Protoxiphotractus wilsoni, Protoxiphotractus perplexus Stylosphaera aff. hastata Campbell and Clark 1944 radiolarian Lithomespilus coronatus radiolarian Protoxiphotractus wilsoni radiolarian Protoxiphotractus perplexus radiolarian
Spumellaria - Orbiculiformidae	Orbiculiforma renillaeformis Orbiculiforma renillaeformis Campbell and Clark 1944 radiolarian
Spumellaria - Patulibracchiidae	Amphibrachium aff. sansalvadorensis Amphibrachium aff. sansalvadorensis radiolarian
Spumellaria - Coccodiscidae	Heliosestrum sp. Heliosestrum sp. Haeckel 1881 radiolarian
Radiolaria - Phacodiscidae	Phacodiscidae indet. Phacodiscidae indet. Haeckel 1881 radiolarian
Radiolaria - Ommatodiscidae	Flustrella cretacea, Flustrella ruesti Flustrella cretacea radiolarian Flustrella ruesti radiolarian
Nassellaria - Plagiacanthidae	Plagiacanthidae indet. Plagiacanthidae indet. Hertwig 1879 radiolarian
Nassellaria - Plagoniidae	? Lithomelissa aitai, ? Lithomelissa hoplites ? Lithomelissa aitai radiolarian ? Lithomelissa hoplites radiolarian
Nassellaria - Triospyrididae	Dorcadospyris aff. confluens Dorcadospyris aff. confluens radiolarian
Nassellaria - Artostrobiidae	Artostrobiidae indet., Siphocampe altamontensis, Siphocampe cf. altamontensis, Theocampe vanderhoofi Artostrobiidae indet. Riedel 1967 radiolarian Siphocampe altamontensis radiolarian Siphocampe cf. altamontensis radiolarian Theocampe vanderhoofi radiolarian
Nassellaria - Theopiliidae	Clathrocyclas australis Clathrocyclas australis radiolarian
Nassellaria - Carpocaniidae	Theocapsomma sp., Theocapsomma erdnussa, Theocapsomma amphora, Myllocercion acineton, Myllocercion aff. echtus Theocapsomma sp. Haeckel 1887 radiolarian Theocapsomma erdnussa radiolarian Theocapsomma amphora Campbell and Clark 1944 radiolarian Myllocercion acineton radiolarian Myllocercion aff. echtus radiolarian
Nassellaria - Pterocorythidae	Cryptocarpium cf. ornatum Cryptocarpium cf. ornatum radiolarian
Nassellaria - Lithocampida	Lithocampe wharanui, Lithocampe aff. subligata Lithocampe wharanui radiolarian Lithocampe aff. subligata radiolarian
Nassellaria - Eucyrtidiidae	Eucyrtidiidae indet., Cyrtocapsa livermorensis, Cyrtocapsa campi, Stichomitra grandis, Stichomitra carnegiense Eucyrtidiidae indet. Ehrenberg 1847 radiolarian Cyrtocapsa livermorensis radiolarian Cyrtocapsa campi Campbell and Clark 1944 radiolarian Stichomitra grandis radiolarian Stichomitra carnegiense Campbell and Clark 1944 radiolarian
Nassellaria - Eucyrtiidae	Lithostrobus wero, Eusyringium aoteanum Lithostrobus wero radiolarian Eusyringium aoteanum radiolarian
Nassellaria - Acropyramididae	Bathropyramis sanjoaquinensis, Cornutella californica, Artostrobus pusillus Bathropyramis sanjoaquinensis radiolarian Cornutella californica Campbell and Clark 1944 radiolarian Artostrobus pusillus radiolarian
Nassellaria - Archaeodictyomitridae	Archaeodictyomitra cf. lamellicostata, Mita regina, Mita cf. regina, Dictyomitra multicostata, Dictyomitra andersoni Archaeodictyomitra cf. lamellicostata radiolarian Mita regina radiolarian Mita cf. regina radiolarian Dictyomitra multicostata Zittel 1876 radiolarian Dictyomitra andersoni Campbell and Clark 1944 radiolarian
Nassellaria - Amphipyndacidae	Amphipyndax aff. conicus, Amphipyndax ex gr. stocki Amphipyndax aff. conicus radiolarian Amphipyndax ex gr. stocki Campbell and Clark 1944 radiolarian
Nassellaria - Neosciadiocapsidae	Neosciadiocapsa jenkinsi Neosciadiocapsa jenkinsi Pessagno 1975 radiolarian
Entactinaria - Saturnalidae	Saturnalidae indet., Acanthocircus ellipticus Saturnalidae indet. Deflandre 1953 radiolarian Acanthocircus ellipticus radiolarian
Radiolaria - Actinommidae	Actinomminae indet. Actinomminae indet. Takahashi 1991 radiolarian