S10-10-87-CNA-KPB-10, Sandilands Fm., Graham Island, Queen Charlotte Islands: Late/Upper Hettangian, Canada

List of taxa
Where & when
Geology
Taphonomy & methods
Metadata & references
Taxonomic list
Protozoa - Entactinaria - Heptacladidae
Pseudoheptacladus informal sp. A Lahm 1984
synonym of Parentactinosphaera
Protozoa - Entactinaria - Eptingiidae
Charlottea weedensis Carter et al. 1998
Protozoa - Nassellaria - Eucyrtidiidae
Protokatroma informal sp. A Carter et al. 1998
synonym of Pseudoeucyrtis
Pseudoeucyrtis angusta Carter et al. 1998
Protozoa - Nassellaria - Parvicingulidae
Nitrader montegufonensis Cordey and Carter 1996
Canoptum columbiaense Carter et al. 1998
Canoptum unicum Pessagno and Whalen 1982
Protozoa - Nassellaria - Ultranaporidae
Bipedis hiberiaensis
Bipedis helenae Carter et al. 1998
Protozoa - Nassellaria
Trexus dodgensis Carter et al. 1998
Protozoa - Xiphostylidae
Archaeocenosphaera laseekensis Pessagno et al. 1989
Protozoa - Spumellaria - Pantanelliidae
Pantanellium freboldi Carter et al. 1998
Pantanellium browni Pessagno and Blome 1980
Pantanellium tanuense Pessagno and Blome 1980
Protozoa - Spumellaria - Angulobracchiidae
Thurstonia minutaglobus Carter et al. 1998
Protozoa - Spumellaria - Hagiastridae
Archaeohagiastrum aff. pobi Carter et al. 1998
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Udalia parvacapsa Carter et al. 1998
Udalia dennisoni Carter et al. 1998
Udalia plana Carter et al. 1998
Crucella hettangica Kozur and Mostler 1990
see common names

Geography
Country:Canada State/province:British Columbia
Coordinates: 53.9° North, 133.2° West (view map)
Paleocoordinates:0.8° South, 128.3° West
Basis of coordinate:stated in text
Geographic resolution:small collection
Time
Period:Jurassic Epoch:Early/Lower Jurassic
Stage:Hettangian 10 m.y. bin:Jurassic 1
Key time interval:Late/Upper Hettangian
Age range of interval:201.30000 - 196.50000 m.y. ago
Stratigraphy
Geological group:Kunga Formation:Sandilands
Local section:KPB Local bed:45.2 m
Local order:bottom to top
Stratigraphic resolution:bed
Stratigraphy comments: sample from 45.2 m above base of section
Lithology and environment
Primary lithology:planar lamination siltstone
Secondary lithology:concretionary "limestone"
Includes fossils?Y
Lithology description: The Sandilands Formation at Section 10 is sandy in the lower part but higher up is composed mostly of laminated siltstone with minor shale and sandstone and abundant limestone lenses and concretions.
Environment:basinal (siliciclastic) Tectonic setting:back-arc basin
Taphonomy
Modes of preservation:body
Size of fossils:microfossils
Collection methods and comments
Collection excludes:some macrofossils
Collection methods:field collection
Reason for describing collection:biostratigraphic analysis
Metadata
Database number:34140
Authorizer:A. Miller Enterer:K. Layou
Modifier:U. Merkel Research group:micropaleontology
Created:2003-08-20 10:30:29 Last modified:2010-02-18 08:45:54
Access level:the public Released:2003-08-20 10:30:29
Creative Commons license:CC BY
Reference information

Primary reference:

8989. 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]