PBDB Collection

8540 (Cretaceous of Antarctica)

Where: Antarctica (63.9° S, 57.8° W: paleocoordinates 68.7° S, 52.7° W)

• coordinate estimated from map

• outcrop-level geographic resolution

When: Marambio Group, Cenomanian (100.5 - 93.9 Ma)

Environment/lithology: lithified, fine-grained, medium, pebbly sandstone

Size class: microfossils

• Other: Palynomorphs

Preservation: soft parts, original sporopollenin

Reposited in the BMNH

Collection methods: bulk, chemical, hydrochloric, hydroflouric,

Primary reference: M. E. Dettmann and M. R. A. Thomson. 1987. Cretaceous palynomorphs from the James Ross Island area, Antarctica - A pilot Study. British Antarctic Survey Bulletin (77)13-59 [C. Jaramillo/P. Santamarina/P. Santamarina]more details

Purpose of describing collection: general faunal/floral analysis

PaleoDB collection 153426: authorized by Carlos Jaramillo, entered by Patricio Santamarina on 16.12.2013

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Taxonomic list

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unclassified
-	Leiosphaeridiae spp., Fungi indet. Leiosphaeridiae spp. Fungi indet. Jahn and Jahn 1959 Hyphae and fruiting bodies
Nyssapollenites
-	Nyssapollenites spp. Nyssapollenites spp. Thiergart 1937
Equisetopsida
Pinidae - Pinidae	Araucariacites australis Araucariacites australis Cookson 1947
Angiospermae
Fagales -	Nothofagidites senectus Nothofagidites senectus Dettmann and Playford 1968
Gunnerales -	Tricolpites spp., Tricolpites gilli Tricolpites spp. Couper 1953 Tricolpites gilli Cookson 1957
Proteales - Proteaceae	Cranwellipollis subpalisadus, Cranwellipollis palisadus, Propylipollis "sp. A", Triporopollenites "sp. A", Proteacidites retiformis, Proteacidites subscabratus Cranwellipollis subpalisadus Martin and Harris 1974 Cranwellipollis palisadus Couper 1953 Propylipollis "sp. A" Martin and Harris 1975 Triporopollenites "sp. A" Pflug and Thomson 1953 Proteacidites retiformis Couper 1960 Proteacidites subscabratus Couper 1960
Chloranthales - Chloranthaceae	Clavatipollenites hughesii Clavatipollenites hughesii Kemp 1968
Dicotyledoneae
Myrtales -	Myrtaceidites eugeniioides Myrtaceidites eugeniioides Cookson and Pike 1954

Coniferales - Podocarpaceae	Podocarpidites ellipticus, Phyllocladidites mawsonii, Microcachryidites antarcticus, Lygistepollenites balmei, Lygistepollenites florinii Podocarpidites ellipticus Cookson 1947 podocarp Phyllocladidites mawsonii Cookson 1947 podocarp Microcachryidites antarcticus Couper 1953 podocarp Lygistepollenites balmei Stover and Evans 1973 podocarp Lygistepollenites florinii Stover and Evans 1973 podocarp
Magnoliopsida
-	Tricolporites "sp. A", Periporopollenites "sp. A" Tricolporites "sp. A" Cookson 1947 Periporopollenites "sp. A" Pflug and Thomson 1953
Lycopodiopsida
Selaginellales -	Ceratosporites equalis Ceratosporites equalis Cookson and Dettmann 1958 clubmoss
Selaginellales - Selaginellaceae	Perotrilites laceratus, Herkosporites elliottii Perotrilites laceratus Dettmann and Thomson 1987 spikemoss Herkosporites elliottii Stover 1973 spikemoss
Selaginellales -	Densoisporites velatus Densoisporites velatus Dettmann 1963 clubmoss
Lycopodiales -	Retitriletes austroclavatidites Retitriletes austroclavatidites Döring et al. 1963 clubmoss
Bryopsida
-	Stereisporites antiquasporites Stereisporites antiquasporites Dettmann 1963
Pteridopsida
-	Polypodiaceoisporites elegans, Cyathidites australis, Ischyosporites volkheimeri Polypodiaceoisporites elegans Archangelsky and Gamerro 1966 Cyathidites australis Couper 1953 Ischyosporites volkheimeri Filatoff 1975
Polypodiopsida
- Polypodiaceae	Laevigatosporites ovatus, Trichotomosulcites subgranulatus Laevigatosporites ovatus Wilson and Webster 1946 Trichotomosulcites subgranulatus Couper 1953
- Osmundaceae	Rugulatisporites mallatus, Baculatisporites comaumensis Rugulatisporites mallatus Stover 1973 Baculatisporites comaumensis Potonie 1953
- Dicksoniaceae	Trilites spp., Trilites tuberculiformis, Cyatheacidites annulatus Trilites spp. Erdtman and Couper 1947 Trilites tuberculiformis Cookson 1947 Cyatheacidites annulatus Cookson 1947
- Gleicheniaceae	Gleicheniidites circinidites Gleicheniidites circinidites Dettmann 1963
Polypodiales - Polypodiidae	Polypodiisporites spp. Polypodiisporites spp. Potonié 1931
Ginkgoopsida
Caytoniales -	Vitreisporites pallidus Vitreisporites pallidus Nilsson 1958

Dinoflagellata -	Palambages "Form A" Palambages "Form A" Wetzel 1961 from Manum and Cookson 1964
Dinophyceae
-	Xenikoon australis Xenikoon australis Cookson and Eisenack 1960
Peridiniales - Deflandreaceae	Spinidinium cf. lanterna Spinidinium cf. lanterna Cookson and Eisenack 1970
Peridiniales - Peridiniaceae	Palaeohystrichophora infusorioides Palaeohystrichophora infusorioides Deflandre 1936
Gonyaulacales - Gonyaulacaceae	Pterodinium cingulatum, Oligosphaeridium pulcherrimum, Heterosphaeridium sp., Heterosphaeridium heteracanthum Pterodinium cingulatum Below 1981 Oligosphaeridium pulcherrimum Davey and Williams 1966 Heterosphaeridium sp. Cookson and Eisenack 1969 Heterosphaeridium heteracanthum Eisennack and Kjellström 1972
Gonyaulacales -	Chlamydophorella cf. discreta Chlamydophorella cf. discreta Clarke and Verdier 1967
Gonyaulacales - Ceratiaceae	Odontochitina "sp. A" Odontochitina "sp. A" Deflandre 1935
-	Nelsoniella tuberculata Nelsoniella tuberculata Cookson and Eisenack 1960
Maduradinum
-	Maduradinum sp. Maduradinum sp. Cookson and Eisenack 1970
Maduradinum pentagonum
-	Maduradinum pentagonum Maduradinum pentagonum Cookson and Eisenack 1970