89-CNA-SKUB-22 Kunga Island: Rhaetian, Canada

List of taxa
Where & when
Geology
Taphonomy & methods
Metadata & references
Taxonomic list
Protozoa - Xiphostylidae
Archaeocenosphaera informal sp. A Pessagno et al. 1989
Protozoa - Nassellaria
Nassellaria informal indet. A Ehrenberg 1875
Nassellaria informal indet. B Ehrenberg 1875
Protozoa - Nassellaria - Livarellidae
Livarella densiporata Kozur and Mostler 1981
Citriduma informal sp. C De Wever 1982
Praecitriduma mostleri Kozur 1984
Protozoa - Nassellaria - Bagotidae
? Canutus beehivensis Carter 1993
Droltus orchardi Carter 1993
Protozoa - Nassellaria - Nabolellidae
Squinabolella aff. desrochersi Carter 1993
recombined as Nabolella desrochersi
Protozoa - Nassellaria - Parvicingulidae
Canoptum aff. dixoni Pessagno and Whalen 1982
Proparvicingula moniliformis Carter 1993
Protozoa - Nassellaria - Deflandrecyrtiidae
Deflandrecyrtium informal sp. B Kozur and Mostler 1979
Deflandrecyrtium nobense Carter 1993
Protozoa - Nassellaria - Ultranaporidae
Bipedis acrostylus Bragin 1991
Protozoa - Entactinaria - Entactiniidae
? Entactinosphaera amphilaphes Carter 1993
? Entactinosphaera spinulata Carter 1993
Protozoa - Entactinaria - Eptingiidae
? Eptingium amoenum Carter 1993
Ferresium teekwoonense Carter 1993
Ferresium conclusum Carter 1993
Ferresium triquetrum Carter 1993
Protozoa - Entactinaria - Saturnalidae
Kozurastrum informal sp. B De Wever 1984
synonym of Hexasaturnalis
Protozoa - Spumellaria
Spumellaria informal indet. A Ehrenberg 1875
Spumellaria informal indet. B Ehrenberg 1875
Spumellaria informal indet. C Ehrenberg 1875
Protozoa - Spumellaria - Pantanelliidae
Pantanellium aff. skidegatense Pessagno and Blome 1980
Pantanellium newkluense Carter 1993
Betraccium informal sp. D Pessagno et al. 1979
Betraccium informal sp. E Pessagno et al. 1979
Betraccium kennecottense Carter 1993
Betraccium inornatum Blome 1984
Cantalum informal sp. A Pessagno et al. 1979
Protozoa - Spumellaria - Hagiastridae
? Pseudohagiastrum informal sp. A Pessagno 1979
Protozoa - Spumellaria - Patulibracchiidae
Triassocrucella aff. triassicum (Kozur and Mostler 1978)
recombined as Triassocrucella triassica
Protozoa - Spumellaria
Fontinella louisensis Carter 1993
Fontinella inflata Carter 1993
Fontinella habros Carter 1993
Protozoa - Spumellaria - Angulobracchiidae
Loupanus informal sp. A Carter 1993
Loupanus thompsoni Carter 1993
Paronaella ultrabifida Carter 1993
Paronaella yaogusensis Carter 1993
? Paronaella beatricia Carter 1993
? Bistarkum cylindratum Carter 1993
Protozoa - Spumellaria
? Haliomma sewellense Carter 1993
Paratriassoastrum informal sp. A Kozur and Mostler 1981
Protozoa - Spumellaria - Capnuchosphaeridae
Plafkerium fidicularium Carter 1993
Plafkerium gadoense Carter 1993
Protozoa - Spumellaria - Parasaturnalidae
Liassosaturnalis aff. parvus Kozur and Mostler 1990
see common names

Geography
Country:Canada State/province:British Columbia
Coordinates: 52.8° North, 131.6° West (view map)
Paleocoordinates:0.2° South, 126.8° West
Basis of coordinate:stated in text
Geographic resolution:small collection
Time
Period:Triassic Epoch:Late/Upper Triassic
Stage:Rhaetian 10 m.y. bin:Triassic 4
Key time interval:Rhaetian Other zone: Proparvicingula moniliformis
Age range of interval:208.50000 - 201.40000 m.y. ago
Stratigraphy
Geological group:Kunga Formation:Sandilands
Local section:SKUB Local bed:78.2 m
Local order:bottom to top
Stratigraphic resolution:bed
Stratigraphy comments: zone information from Carter and Guex (1999)
Lithology and environment
Primary lithology: lithified "limestone"
Secondary lithology: lithified siltstone
Includes fossils?Y
Lithology description: 12x30 cm micrite nodule in thinly-bedded hard siliceous siltstone
Environment:basinal (siliciclastic)
Taphonomy
Modes of preservation:body
Size of fossils:microfossils
Preservation of anatomical detail:good
Collection methods and comments
Collection methods:field collection
Reason for describing collection:taxonomic analysis
Metadata
Database number:94738
Authorizer:W. Kiessling Enterer:U. Merkel
Modifier:A. Kocsis Research group:micropaleontology
Created:2010-03-10 04:51:31 Last modified:2012-07-10 05:20:32
Access level:authorizer only Released:2012-03-10 04:51:31
Creative Commons license:CC BY
Reference information

Primary reference:
32270. E. Carter. 1993. Biochronology and paleontology of uppermost Triassic (Rhaetian) radiolarians, Queen Charlotte Islands, British Columbia, Canada. Memoires de Geologie 11:1-175 [W. Kiessling/U. Merkel]