87-CNA-SKUSP-1 Kunga Island: Rhaetian, Canada

List of taxa
Where & when
Geology
Taphonomy & methods
Metadata & references
Taxonomic list
Protozoa - Entactinaria - Eptingiidae
? Eptingium onesimos Carter 1993
Ferresium informal sp. C Blome 1984
Ferresium conclusum Carter 1993
Ferresium teekwoonense Carter 1993
Protozoa - Entactinaria - Entactiniidae
Entactiniidae indet. Riedel 1967
? Entactinosphaera amphilaphes Carter 1993
? Entactinosphaera aff. simoni Kozur and Mostler 1979
Protozoa - Entactinaria - Saturnalidae
Pseudoacanthocircus troegeri Kozur and Mostler 1990
Protozoa - Entactinaria - Pentactinocarpidae
Pentactinocarpus cf. sevaticus Kozur and Mostler 1981
Protozoa - Nassellaria - Deflandrecyrtiidae
Deflandrecyrtium nobense Carter 1993
Protozoa - Nassellaria - Livarellidae
Citriduma asteroides n. sp. Carter 1993
Livarella densiporata Kozur and Mostler 1981
Livarella valida Yoshida 1986
Protozoa - Nassellaria - Parvicingulidae
Canoptum informal sp. A Pessagno et al. 1979
Canoptum informal sp. B Pessagno et al. 1979
Canoptum cf. triassicum Yao 1982
Canoptum aff. dixoni Pessagno and Whalen 1982
Canoptum aff. unicum Pessagno and Whalen 1982
Protozoa - Nassellaria - Canoptidae
Laxtorum perfectum Carter 1993
Laxtorum capitaneum Carter 1993
Laxtorum porterheadense Carter 1993
Protozoa - Nassellaria - Ultranaporidae
Bipedis acrostylus Bragin 1991
Protozoa - Nassellaria - Nabolellidae
Squinabolella aff. desrochersi Carter 1993
recombined as Nabolella desrochersi
Squinabolella informal sp. C Kozur and Mostler 1979
replaced by Nabolella
Squinabolella informal sp. D Kozur and Mostler 1979
replaced by Nabolella
Squinabolella causia n. sp. Carter 1993
recombined as Nabolella causia
Squinabolella aff. causia Carter 1993
recombined as Nabolella causia
Protozoa - Nassellaria
? Globolaxtorum informal sp. A Carter 1993
Globolaxtorum cristatum Carter 1993
Protozoa - Nassellaria - Bagotidae
? Canutus beehivensis Carter 1993
Protozoa - Spumellaria
Spumellaria informal indet. B Ehrenberg 1875
Spumellaria informal indet. E Ehrenberg 1875
Paratriassoastrum informal sp. B Kozur and Mostler 1981
Paratriassoastrum crassum n. sp. Carter 1993
Paratriassoastrum omegaense Carter 1993
Protozoa - Spumellaria - Relindellidae
? Pentaspongodiscus dihexacanthus Carter 1993
Protozoa - Spumellaria - Pantanelliidae
Pantanellium aff. skidegatense Pessagno and Blome 1980
Betraccium informal sp. C Pessagno et al. 1979
Betraccium informal sp. E Pessagno et al. 1979
Betraccium nodulum Carter 1993
Betraccium inornatum Blome 1984
Protozoa - Spumellaria
Fontinella inflata Carter 1993
Fontinella louisensis Carter 1993
Fontinella habros Carter 1993
Protozoa - Spumellaria - Angulobracchiidae
? Bistarkum cylindratum Carter 1993
? Paronaella beatricia Carter 1993
Risella stalkungiensis Carter 1993
Risella tangilensis Carter 1993
Risella ellisensis Carter 1993
Risella tledoensis Carter 1993
recombined as Serilla tledoensis
Loupanus thompsoni Carter 1993
Protozoa - Spumellaria - Orbiculiformidae
Orbiculiforma multibrachiata Carter 1993
Protozoa - Spumellaria - Parasaturnalidae
Liassosaturnalis aff. parvus Kozur and Mostler 1990
Protozoa - Spumellaria - Patulibracchiidae
Triassocrucella aff. triassicum (Kozur and Mostler 1978)
recombined as Triassocrucella triassica
Protozoa - Spumellaria
? Haliomma sewellense Carter 1993
Protozoa - Spumellaria - Capnuchosphaeridae
Plafkerium informal sp. A Pessagno et al. 1979
Plafkerium keloense Carter 1993
Plafkerium gadoense n. sp. Carter 1993
Protozoa - Spumellaria - Hagiastridae
? Crucella informal sp. A Pessagno 1971
Crucella informal sp. C Pessagno 1971
Protozoa - Spumellaria - Hexaporobrachiidae
? Icrioma informal sp. A De Wever 1979
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
Age range of interval:208.50000 - 201.30000 m.y. ago
Stratigraphy
Geological group:Kunga Formation:Sandilands
Stratigraphic resolution:bed
Lithology and environment
Primary lithology: lithified "limestone"
Secondary lithology: lithified siltstone
Includes fossils?Y
Lithology description: micrite nodule (5x20 cm) in thinly-bedded, hard siliceous siltstones
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:94764
Authorizer:W. Kiessling Enterer:U. Merkel
Research group:micropaleontology
Created:2010-03-10 06:22:38 Last modified:2010-03-10 08:22:38
Access level:authorizer only Released:2012-03-10 06:22:38
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]