D.3122.3: Maastrichtian, Antarctica

List of taxa
Where & when
Geology
Taphonomy & methods
Metadata & references
Taxonomic list
unclassified
cf. Camarazonosporites ambigens
Simpsonipollis informal sp. A Srivastava 1975
Leiosphaeridiae spp.
Dictyodinium spp.
Fungi indet.
Hyphae and fruiting bodies
Pterospermella australiense Eisenack 1972
Crassosphaera spp.
Pteridopsida
Cyathidites asper Dettmann 1963
Cyathidites australis Couper 1953
Osmundacidites spp.
Polypodiaceoisporites elegans Archangelsky and Gamerro 1966
Polypodiopsida - Gleicheniaceae
Gleicheniidites circinidites Dettmann 1963
Polypodiopsida - Dicksoniaceae
Trilites spp.
Trilites tuberculiformis Cookson 1947
Polypodiopsida - Polypodiales
Polypodiisporites spp.
Polypodiopsida - Polypodiaceae
Trichotomosulcites subgranulatus Couper 1953
Laevigatosporites ovatus Wilson and Webster 1946
Laevigatosporites major Krutzsch 1959
Polypodiopsida - Osmundaceae
Baculatisporites comaumensis Potonie 1953
Polypodiopsida - Marsileaceae
cf. Crybelosporites striatus Dettmann 1963
Magnoliopsida
Tricolporites lillei Stover and Evans 1973
Periporopollenites informal sp. A Pflug and Thomson 1953
Coniferales - Podocarpaceae
Phyllocladidites mawsonii Cookson 1947
Microcachryidites antarcticus Couper 1953
Dacrycarpites australiensis Cookson and Pike 1953
Lygistepollenites balmei Stover and Evans 1973
Podocarpidites ellipticus Cookson 1947
Angiospermae - Gunnerales
Tricolpites informal sp. 4 Couper 1953
de Truswell 1983
Tricolpites informal sp. A Couper 1953
Tricolpites waiparaensis Couper 1960
Tricolpites gilli Cookson 1957
Angiospermae - Proteales - Proteaceae
Cranwellipollis informal sp. 1 Martin and Harris 1975
de Truswell 1983
Cranwellipollis palisadus Couper 1953
Cranwellipollis subpalisadus Martin and Harris 1974
Triporopollenites informal sp. A Pflug and Thomson 1953
Triporopollenites informal sp. 3 Pflug and Thomson 1953
de Truswell 1983
Triporopollenites informal sp. B Pflug and Thomson 1953
Proteacidites subscabratus Couper 1960
Propylipollis informal sp. A Martin and Harris 1975
Propylipollis cf. annularis Martin and Harris 1974
Angiospermae - Fagales
Nothofagidites spp.
Nothofagidites cf. nanus Romero 1977
Nothofagidites senectus Dettmann and Playford 1968
Nothofagidites lachlaniae Pocknall and Mildenhall 1984
Nothofagidites asperus Cookson 1958
Equisetopsida - Araucariaceae
Araucariacites australis Cookson 1947
Algae - Botryococcaceae
Botryococcus spp.
Bryopsida
Stereisporites antiquaporites
Marchantiopsida - Marchantiidae
Triporoletes reticulatus Playford 1971
Lycopodiopsida - Selaginellales - Selaginellaceae
Perotrilites laceratus Dettmann and Thomson 1987
Lycopodiopsida - Selaginellales
Ceratosporites equalis Cookson and Dettmann 1958
Lycopodiopsida - Lycopodiales
Retitriletes austroclavatidites Döring et al. 1963
unclassified
? Rugubivesiculites informal sp. A Pierce 1961
Paralecaniella indentata Cookson and Eisenack 1970
Dinophyceae - Gonyaulacales - Gonyaulacaceae
Pterodinium cingulatum Below 1981
Operculodinium sp. Wall 1967
Cribroperidinium informal sp. A Neale and Sarjeant 1962
Dinophyceae
Spiniferites ramosus Lentin and Williams 1973
Dinophyceae - Peridiniales - Deflandreaceae
Palaeocystodinium granulatum Lentin and Williams 1976
Dinophyceae - Peridiniales - Peridiniaceae
Chatangiella cf. campbellensis Lentin and Williams 1976
Isabelidinium cretaceum Lentin and Williams 1977
Isabelidinium pellucidum Lentin and Williams 1977
Isabelidinium cf. bakeri Lentin and Williams 1977
unclassified
Palambages informal Form A
from Manum and Cookson 1964
Retistephanocolporites sp. Van der Hammen and Wijmstra 1966
see common names

Geography
Country:Antarctica
Coordinates: 63.9° South, 57.6° West (view map)
Paleocoordinates:62.1° South, 68.2° West
Geographic resolution:outcrop
Time
Period:Cretaceous Epoch:Late/Upper Cretaceous
Stage:Maastrichtian 10 m.y. bin:Cretaceous 8
Key time interval:Maastrichtian
Age range of interval:72.10000 - 66.00000 m.y. ago
Stratigraphy
Geological group:Marambio
Lithology and environment
Primary lithology: lithified sandstone
Environment:marine indet.
Taphonomy
Modes of preservation:body,soft parts,original sporopollenin
Size of fossils:microfossils
Collection methods and comments
Collection methods:bulk,chemical,hydrochloric,hydroflouric,field collection
Reason for describing collection:general faunal/floral analysis
Museum repositories:BMNH
Metadata
Database number:153424
Authorizer:C. Jaramillo Enterer:P. Santamarina
Modifier:M. Clapham Research group:micropaleontology
Created:2013-12-16 13:49:14 Last modified:2018-07-12 18:58:01
Access level:authorizer only Released:2018-12-16 13:49:14
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]