Jebel Hammah, Oman, JH 13 (Cretaceous of Oman)

Where: Oman (22.7° N, 57.4° E: paleocoordinates 9.1° S, 43.4° E)

• coordinate stated in text

• hand sample-level geographic resolution

When: Wahrah Formation, Berriasian (145.0 - 139.8 Ma)

• bed-level stratigraphic resolution

Environment/lithology: basinal (siliceous); lithified, red chert

• Red radiolarian chert

Size class: microfossils

Preservation: original silica, replaced with calcite

Collection methods: bulk, chemical, hydroflouric, sieve,

Primary reference: W. Kiessling. 1995. Palökologische Verwertbarkeit oberjurassisch-unterkretazischer Radiolarienfaunen mit Beispielen aus Antarktis, Oman und Südalpen. Unpublished Ph.D. University of Erlangen, Germany 1-465 [W. Kiessling/W. Kiessling/W. Kiessling]more details

Purpose of describing collection: paleoecologic analysis

PaleoDB collection 47177: authorized by Wolfgang Kiessling, entered by Wolfgang Kiessling on 16.02.2005

Creative Commons license: CC BY (attribution)

Taxonomic list

• Radiolarians only
Protozoa
 Actinommacea - Xiphostylidae
Archaeocenosphaera minuscula Parona 1890 radiolarian
 Nassellaria - Sethocapsidae
Sethocapsa zinckeni Rüst 1885 radiolarian
Sethocapsa aff. dorysphaeroides Neviani 1900 radiolarian
Sethocapsa leiostraca Foreman 1973 radiolarian
? Sethocapsa subcrassitestata Aita 1986 radiolarian
? Sethocapsa fabii Cortese 1993 radiolarian
Sethocapsa aff. cometa Pantanelli 1880 radiolarian
Sethocapsa kaminogoensis Aita 1986 radiolarian
 Nassellaria - Poulpidae
Saitoum trichylum De Wever 1981 radiolarian
Saitoum corniculum De Wever 1981 radiolarian
Saitoum cepeki Schaaf 1981 radiolarian
 Nassellaria - Eucyrtidiellidae
? Eucyrtidiellum "sp. D" Baumgartner 1984 radiolarian
Eucyrtidiellum ozaiense Aita 1986 radiolarian
 Nassellaria - Unumidae
Unuma "sp. A" Ichikawa and Yao 1976 radiolarian
 Nassellaria - Archaeodictyomitridae
Archaeodictyomitra vulgaris Pessagno 1977 radiolarian
Archaeodictyomitra excellens Tan Sin Hok 1927 radiolarian
Archaeodictyomitra thiensis Tan Sin Hok 1927 radiolarian
Archaeodictyomitra apiarium Rüst 1885 radiolarian
Archaeodictyomitra lacrimula Foreman 1973 radiolarian
Thanarla praeveneta Pessagno 1977 radiolarian
Thanarla ex gr. brouweri Tan Sin Hok 1927 radiolarian
 Nassellaria - Canoptidae
Cinguloturris arabica Jud 1994 radiolarian
 Nassellaria - Parvicingulidae
Mirifusus mediodilatatus Rüst 1885 radiolarian
ssp. minor
Ristola cretacea Baumgartner 1980 radiolarian
"Parvicingula ex gr. boesii" = Tethysetta boesii Parona 1890 radiolarian
"Parvicingula aff. boesii" = Tethysetta boesii Parona 1890 radiolarian
Praeparvicingula aff. cosmoconica Foreman 1973 radiolarian
Morphotype I
Praeparvicingula longa Jud 1994 radiolarian
Wrangellium puga Schaaf 1981 radiolarian
Wrangellium depressum Baumgartner 1984 radiolarian
 Nassellaria - Spongocapsulidae
Obesacapsula cetia Foreman 1973 radiolarian
Spongocapsula perampla Rüst 1885 radiolarian
Spongocapsula palmerae Pessagno 1977 radiolarian
 Nassellaria - Syringocapsidae
Syringocapsa affine Rüst 1898 radiolarian
Podobursa triacantha Fischli 1916 radiolarian
ssp. triacantha
Podocapsa amphitreptera Foreman 1973 radiolarian
ssp. amphitreptera
Parapodocapsa furcata Steiger 1992 radiolarian
 Nassellaria - Eucyrtidiidae
Cyrtocapsa tricornis Jud 1994 radiolarian
Cyrtocapsa aff. tricornis Jud 1994 radiolarian
Stichomitra doliolum Aita 1986 radiolarian
 Nassellaria - Pseudodictyomitridae
? Loopus "sp. B" Yang 1993 radiolarian
"Loopus ex gr. nudus" = Pseudodictyomitra nuda Schaaf 1981 radiolarian
Pseudodictyomitra carpatica Lozyniak 1969 radiolarian
 Nassellaria - Xitidae
Xitus cf. spicularius Aliev 1961 radiolarian
Xitus cf. alievi Foreman 1973 radiolarian
sensu Schaaf
Neorelumbra "sp. B" Kiessling 1995 radiolarian
Neorelumbra "sp. D" Kiessling 1995 radiolarian
Neorelumbra tippitae Kiessling 1995 radiolarian
 Nassellaria - Eucyrtiidae
? Theocorys pulchella Rüst 1898 radiolarian
 Nassellaria - Williriedellidae
"Holocrytocanium barbui" = Holocryptocanium radiolarian
Cryptamphorella conara Foreman 1968 radiolarian
Cryptamphorella dumitricai Schaaf 1981 radiolarian
Cryptamphorella macropora Dumitrica 1970 radiolarian
Tricolocapsa campana Kiessling 1995 radiolarian
 Nassellaria -
? Windalia "sp. B" Ellis 1993 radiolarian
 Nassellaria - Carpocaniidae
Diacanthocapsa "sp. A" Squinabol 1903 radiolarian
 Entactinaria - Saturnalidae
"Acanthocircus dicranacanthos" = Dicerosaturnalis dicranacanthos Squinabol radiolarian
Acanthocircus italicus Squinabol 1914 radiolarian
Acanthocircus trizonalis Rüst 1898 radiolarian
 Spumellaria - Angulobracchiidae
? Angulobracchia portmanni Baumgartner 1984 radiolarian
Angulobracchia heteroporata Steiger 1992 radiolarian
Deviatus diamphidius Foreman 1973 radiolarian
Paronaella tubulata Steiger 1992 radiolarian
 Spumellaria - Emiluviidae
Emiluvia omanensis Kiessling 1995 radiolarian
Emiluvia pessagnoi Foreman 1973 radiolarian
 Spumellaria - Patulibracchiidae
Homoeoparonaella elegans Pessagno 1977 radiolarian
Halesium latifolia Steiger 1992 radiolarian
 Spumellaria - Pantanelliidae
Pantanellium oligoporum Vinassa de Regny 1899 radiolarian
Pantanellium nodaculeatum Steiger 1992 radiolarian
Pantanellium fischeri Pessagno 1973 radiolarian
Pantanellium riedeli Pessagno 1977 radiolarian
Gorgansium aff. morganense Pessagno and Blome 1980 radiolarian
 Spumellaria - Pseudoaulophacidae
Alievium helenae Schaaf 1981 radiolarian
Alievium helenae Schaaf 1981 radiolarian
ssp. picum
 Spumellaria - Tritrabidae
Tritrabs ewingi Pessagno 1977 radiolarian
ssp. ewingi
 Spumellaria -
Spongiomma "sp. A" Haeckel 1887 radiolarian
 Spumellaria - Archaeospongoprunidae
Archaeospongoprunum cortinaensis Pessagno 1973 radiolarian
 Spumellaria - Parvivaccidae
Acaeniotylopsis aff. helenae radiolarian
aff. Alievium helenae
Acaeniotyle umbilicata Rüst 1898 radiolarian
Praeconosphaera antiqua Parona 1890 radiolarian
Praeconosphaera spinosa Yang 1993 radiolarian
 Spumellaria - Hagiastridae
Pseudohigumastra minuta Yang 1993 radiolarian