Li 13, Livingston Island (Jurassic of Antarctica)

Where: Antarctica (62.6° S, 61.2° W: paleocoordinates 50.8° S, 35.8° W)

• coordinate based on unpublished field data

• hand sample-level geographic resolution

When: Anchorage Formation, Early/Lower Tithonian (150.8 - 145.0 Ma)

• Subzone 4 beta

• bed-level stratigraphic resolution

Environment/lithology: basinal (); lithified, concretionary, tuffaceous, black mudstone

• Dysoxic basin
• Limestone concretion in mudstones

Size class: microfossils

Preservation: original silica

Collection methods: bulk, chemical, hydrochloric,

Primary reference: W. Kiessling, R. Scasso, A. Zeiss, A. Riccardi, and F. Medina. 1999. Combined radiolarian-ammonite stratigraphy for the Late Jurassic of the Antarctic Peninsula: Implications for radiolarian stratigraphy. Geodiversitas 21(4):687-713 [W. Kiessling/W. Kiessling/W. Kiessling]more details

Purpose of describing collection: paleoecologic analysis

PaleoDB collection 51827: authorized by Wolfgang Kiessling, entered by Wolfgang Kiessling on 21.06.2005

Creative Commons license: CC BY (attribution)

Taxonomic list

• Incomplete, contains only stratigraphically important taxa
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Protozoa
 Entactinaria - Hexastylidae
? Hexastylus "sp. A"
? Hexastylus "sp. A" Haeckel 1881 radiolarian
 Entactinaria - Hexalonchidae
? Hexalonche "sp. A", ? Hexalonche "sp. E"
? Hexalonche "sp. A" Haeckel 1881 radiolarian
? Hexalonche "sp. E" Haeckel 1881 radiolarian
 Entactinaria - Centrocubidae
? Octodendron "sp. A", ? Octodendron "sp. B", ? Octodendron cf. superfragilis
? Octodendron "sp. A" Haeckel 1887 radiolarian
? Octodendron "sp. B" Haeckel 1887 radiolarian
? Octodendron cf. superfragilis Kiessling 1999 radiolarian
 Entactinaria - Saturnalidae
Acanthocircus cf. minimus, Acanthocircus italicus, Acanthocircus dumitricai, Acanthocircus simplex
Acanthocircus cf. minimus Squinabol 1914 radiolarian
Acanthocircus italicus Squinabol 1914 radiolarian
Acanthocircus dumitricai Kiessling 1999 radiolarian
informally as latuformis
Acanthocircus simplex Squinabol 1914 radiolarian
 Entactinaria - Eptingiidae
Perispyridium serratum
Perispyridium serratum Kiessling 1999 radiolarian
 Nassellaria - Ultranaporidae
? Napora "sp. C", ? Napora "sp. D", Napora aff. bukryi, Napora irregularis, Napora aff. pyramidalis, Napora pualensis, Napora durhami
? Napora "sp. C" Pessagno 1977 radiolarian
originally listed as Tripocalpis(?) sp.
? Napora "sp. D" Pessagno 1977 radiolarian
Napora aff. bukryi Pessagno 1977 radiolarian
Napora irregularis Kiessling 1999 radiolarian
Napora aff. pyramidalis Baumgartner 1984 radiolarian
Napora pualensis Blome 1984 radiolarian
Napora durhami Pessagno 1977 radiolarian
 Nassellaria -
? Windalia "sp. C"
? Windalia "sp. C" Ellis 1993 radiolarian
 Nassellaria - Syringocapsidae
Podocapsa amphitreptera
Podocapsa amphitreptera Foreman 1973 radiolarian
 Nassellaria - Amphipyndacidae
Triversus fastigatus
Triversus fastigatus Hull 1997 radiolarian
 Nassellaria - Parvicingulidae
Parvicingula "sp. A", ? Parvicingula "sp. G", Parvicingula judae, Parvicingula cf. judae, Parvicingula excelsa, Parvicingula aff. excelsa, Parvicingula cf. elegans, Parvicingula cf. blowi, Parvicingula colemani, Parvicingula aff. colemani, Parvicingula turrita, Parvicingula jonesi, Parvicingula yehae, Praeparvicingula "sp. A", Praeparvicingula "sp. B", "Parvicingula cf. grantensis" = Praeparvicingula grantensis, Praeparvicingula cf. cappa, Praeparvicingula discors, Praeparvicingula aff. rotunda, Praeparvicingula rotunda, Praeparvicingula holdsworthi, Caneta "sp. A", Caneta hsui
Parvicingula "sp. A" Pessagno 1977 radiolarian
? Parvicingula "sp. G" Pessagno 1977 radiolarian
Parvicingula judae Kiessling 1999 radiolarian
Parvicingula cf. judae Kiessling 1999 radiolarian
Parvicingula excelsa Pessagno and Blome 1984 radiolarian
Parvicingula aff. excelsa Pessagno and Blome 1984 radiolarian
Parvicingula cf. elegans Pessagno and Whalen 1982 radiolarian
Parvicingula cf. blowi Pessagno 1977 radiolarian
Parvicingula colemani Pessagno and Blome 1984 radiolarian
Parvicingula aff. colemani Pessagno and Blome 1984 radiolarian
Parvicingula turrita Rüst 1898 radiolarian
Parvicingula jonesi Pessagno 1977 radiolarian
Parvicingula yehae Yang 1993 radiolarian
Praeparvicingula "sp. A" Pessagno et al. 1993 radiolarian
Praeparvicingula "sp. B" Pessagno et al. 1993 radiolarian
"Parvicingula cf. grantensis" = Praeparvicingula grantensis Pessagno and Whalen 1982 radiolarian
Praeparvicingula cf. cappa Cortese 1993 radiolarian
Praeparvicingula discors Yang 1993 radiolarian
Praeparvicingula aff. rotunda Hull 1995 radiolarian
Praeparvicingula rotunda Hull 1995 radiolarian
Praeparvicingula holdsworthi Yang 1993 radiolarian
Caneta "sp. A" Pessagno et al. 1993 radiolarian
Caneta hsui Pessagno 1977 radiolarian
 Nassellaria - Eucyrtidiidae
? Eucyrtidium "sp. B", ? Stichocapsa "sp. A", Stichomitra "sp. B", Stichomitra "sp. D", Stichomitra "sp. C", "Cyrtocapsa cf. pseudacerra" = Stichomitra pseudacerra
? Eucyrtidium "sp. B" Ehrenberg 1847 radiolarian
? Stichocapsa "sp. A" Haeckel 1881 radiolarian
Stichomitra "sp. B" Cayeux 1897 radiolarian
Stichomitra "sp. D" Cayeux 1897 radiolarian
Stichomitra "sp. C" Cayeux 1897 radiolarian
"Cyrtocapsa cf. pseudacerra" = Stichomitra pseudacerra Tan Sin Hok 1927 radiolarian
 Nassellaria - Tertoniidae
Toritenum "sp. A"
Toritenum "sp. A" Dumitrica and Zügel 2003 radiolarian
originally listed as Eucyrtidium sp. A
 Nassellaria - Bagotidae
? Noritus "sp. A"
? Noritus "sp. A" Pessagno and Whalen 1982 radiolarian
 Nassellaria - Archaeodictyomitridae
Archaeodictyomitra exigua, Archaeodictyomitra rigida
Archaeodictyomitra exigua Blome 1984 radiolarian
Archaeodictyomitra rigida Pessagno 1977 radiolarian
 Nassellaria - Hsuidae
Hsuum mclaughlini, Hsuum cf. cuestaense
Hsuum mclaughlini Pessagno and Blome 1984 radiolarian
Hsuum cf. cuestaense Pessagno 1977 radiolarian
 Nassellaria - Williriedellidae
Williriedellum frequens
Williriedellum frequens Tan Sin Hok 1927 radiolarian
 Actinommacea - Xiphostylidae
Tripocyclia crassa, Suna echiodes
Tripocyclia crassa Kiessling 1999 radiolarian
Suna echiodes Foreman 1973 radiolarian
 Radiolaria - Actinommidae
Actinomma "sp. A", Actinomma "sp. C"
Actinomma "sp. A" Haeckel 1862 radiolarian
Actinomma "sp. C" Haeckel 1862 radiolarian
 Radiolaria -
Spumellaria "indet. 1"
Spumellaria "indet. 1" Ehrenberg 1875 radiolarian
 Spumellaria - Astrosphaeridae
? Hexapyramis "sp. A"
? Hexapyramis "sp. A" Squinabol 1903 radiolarian
 Spumellaria -
Plegmosphaera "sp. A", Plegmosphaera "sp. C", Pseudoacanthosphaera "sp. A", Pseudoacanthosphaera "sp. B"
Pseudoacanthosphaera "sp. A" O'Dogherty 1994 radiolarian
Pseudoacanthosphaera "sp. B" O'Dogherty 1994 radiolarian
 Spumellaria - Tritrabidae
Neoparonaella delicata
Neoparonaella delicata Yang 1993 radiolarian
 Spumellaria - Pyramispongiidae
Pyramispongiidae indet.
Pyramispongiidae indet. Kozur and Mostler 1978 radiolarian
originally listed as Triposphaera(?) sp. C
 Spumellaria - Pseudoaulophacidae
? Alievium "sp. C"
? Alievium "sp. C" Pessagno 1972 radiolarian
 Spumellaria - Emiluviidae
Emiluvia lowercoonensis, Emiluvia parvinodosa, Emiluvia aff. parvinodosa, Emiluvia chica
Emiluvia lowercoonensis Pessagno et al. 1993 radiolarian
ssp. polaris
Emiluvia parvinodosa Kiessling 1999 radiolarian
Emiluvia aff. parvinodosa Kiessling 1999 radiolarian
Emiluvia chica Foreman 1973 radiolarian
 Spumellaria - Parvivaccidae
Acastea bipes, Acastea diaphorogona, Acaeniotyle parva
Acastea bipes Yang 1993 radiolarian
Acastea diaphorogona Foreman 1973 radiolarian
Acaeniotyle parva Yang 1993 radiolarian
 Spumellaria - Spongodiscidae
Spongodiscus "sp. B", Spongodiscus "sp. A", Spongotripus cremeri
Spongodiscus "sp. B" Ehrenberg 1854 radiolarian
Spongodiscus "sp. A" Ehrenberg 1854 radiolarian
 Spumellaria - Angulobracchiidae
Paronaella "sp. B", ? Paronaella aff. coalescenda, Paronaella aff. pristidentata, Paronaella aff. multifera, Paronaella obesa
Paronaella "sp. B" Pessagno 1971 radiolarian
? Paronaella aff. coalescenda Kiessling 1999 radiolarian
Paronaella aff. pristidentata Baumgartner 1980 radiolarian
Paronaella aff. multifera Yang 1993 radiolarian
Paronaella obesa Pessagno 1977 radiolarian
 Spumellaria - Praeconocaryommidae
Praeconocaryomma "sp. C"
Praeconocaryomma "sp. C" Pessagno 1976 radiolarian
 Spumellaria -
Spongiomma "sp. B", Spongiomma "sp. D", Spongiomma "sp. A", Heliosoma antarctica
Spongiomma "sp. B" Haeckel 1887 radiolarian
Spongiomma "sp. D" Haeckel 1887 radiolarian
Spongiomma "sp. A" Haeckel 1887 radiolarian
 Spumellaria - Pantanelliidae
Gorgansium cf. morganense, Pantanellium quintachillaense, Pantanellium riedeli, Pantanellium parvulum, Pantanellium cantuchapai, Pantanellium formosum, Pantanellium cf. heimi, Pantanellium meraceibaense
Gorgansium cf. morganense Pessagno and Blome 1980 radiolarian
Pantanellium quintachillaense Pessagno and MacLeod 1987 radiolarian
Pantanellium riedeli Pessagno 1977 radiolarian
Pantanellium parvulum Pessagno and MacLeod 1987 radiolarian
Pantanellium cantuchapai Pessagno and MacLeod 1987 radiolarian
Pantanellium formosum Yang 1993 radiolarian
Pantanellium cf. heimi Pessagno and MacLeod 1987 radiolarian
Pantanellium meraceibaense Pessagno and MacLeod 1987 radiolarian
 Spumellaria - Hagiastridae
Crucella magna, Crucella mexicana, ? Higumastra "sp. D", Higumastra aff. spinosa, Higumastra devilsgapensis, Higumastra scassoi, Tetraditryma bifida
Crucella magna Blome 1984 radiolarian
Crucella mexicana Yang 1993 radiolarian
? Higumastra "sp. D" Baumgartner 1980 radiolarian
Higumastra aff. spinosa radiolarian
aff. Tetrarectangulum spinosum
Higumastra devilsgapensis Pessagno et al. 1993 radiolarian
Higumastra scassoi Kiessling 1999 radiolarian
Tetraditryma bifida radiolarian
 Spumellaria - Stylosphaeridae
Spongostylus "sp. B"
Spongostylus "sp. B" Haeckel 1881 radiolarian
 Spumellaria - Orbiculiformidae
Orbiculiforma cf. helios, Orbiculiforma "sp. B", ? Orbiculiforma "sp. H", Orbiculiforma cf. vacaensis, Spongostaurus "sp. A", Spongostaurus australis
Orbiculiforma "sp. B" Pessagno 1973 radiolarian
? Orbiculiforma "sp. H" Pessagno 1973 radiolarian
Orbiculiforma cf. vacaensis Pessagno 1973 radiolarian
Spongostaurus "sp. A" Haeckel 1882 radiolarian
Spongostaurus australis Kiessling 1999 radiolarian