D.3862.3: Albian - Cenomanian, Antarctica

List of taxa
Where & when
Geology
Taphonomy & methods
Metadata & references
Taxonomic list
Coniferales - Podocarpaceae
Podocarpidites ellipticus Cookson 1947
Microcachryidites antarcticus Couper 1953
Pteridopsida
Cyathidites australis Couper 1953
Osmundacidites informal sp. A Couper 1953
Polypodiopsida - Osmundaceae
Baculatisporites comaumensis Potonie 1953
Polypodiopsida - Dicksoniaceae
Trilites spp.
Polypodiopsida - Gleicheniaceae
Gleicheniidites circinidites Dettmann 1963
Ginkgoopsida - Caytoniales
Vitreisporites pallidus Nilsson 1958
Marchantiopsida - Marchantiidae
Triporoletes reticulatus Playford 1971
unclassified
Alisporites grandis Dettmann 1963
Fungi indet. Jahn and Jahn 1959
Hyphae and fruiting bodies
Dinophyceae
Horologinella apiculata Cookson and Eisenack 1962
Diconodinium cf. pelliferum Eisenack and Cookson 1960
Dinophyceae - Peridiniales - Peridiniaceae
Ascodinium acrophorum Cookson and Eisenack 1960
Dinophyceae - Gonyaulacales - Ceratiaceae
Odontochitina costata Alberti 1961
see common names

Geography
Country:Antarctica
Coordinates: 63.5° South, 56.2° West (view map)
Paleocoordinates:68.0° South, 48.5° West
Geographic resolution:outcrop
Time
Period:Cretaceous
Key time interval:Albian - Cenomanian
Age range of interval:113.00000 - 93.90000 m.y. ago
Stratigraphy
Geological group:Gustav
Lithology and environment
Primary lithology:green lithified mudstone
Taphonomy
Modes of preservation:body,soft parts,original sporopollenin
Size of fossils:microfossils
Collection methods and comments
Collection methods:chemical,hydrochloric,hydroflouric,field collection
Reason for describing collection:general faunal/floral analysis
Museum repositories:BMNH
Metadata
Database number:153422
Authorizer:C. Jaramillo Enterer:P. Santamarina
Modifier:P. Santamarina Research group:micropaleontology
Created:2013-12-16 13:35:50 Last modified:2013-12-16 13:39:52
Access level:the public Released:2013-12-16 13:35:50
Creative Commons license:CC BY
Reference information

Primary reference:

49455. M. E. Dettmann and M. R. A. Thomson. 1987. Cretaceous palynomorphs from the James Ross Island area, Antarctica - A pilot Study. British Antarctic Survey Bulletin (77)13-59 [C. Jaramillo/P. Santamarina/P. Santamarina]