PBDB Collection

D.3122.3 (Cretaceous of Antarctica)

Where: Antarctica (63.9° S, 57.6° W: paleocoordinates 62.1° S, 68.2° W)

• outcrop-level geographic resolution

When: Marambio Group, Maastrichtian (72.1 - 66.0 Ma)

Environment/lithology: marine; lithified 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 153424: authorized by Carlos Jaramillo, entered by Patricio Santamarina on 16.12.2013

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Taxonomic list

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unclassified
-	cf. Camarazonosporites ambigens, Leiosphaeridiae spp., Dictyodinium spp., Fungi indet. cf. Camarazonosporites ambigens Leiosphaeridiae spp. Dictyodinium spp. Fungi indet. Hyphae and fruiting bodies
Equisetopsida
Pinidae - Pinidae	Araucariacites australis Araucariacites australis Cookson 1947
Rugubivesiculites
-	? Rugubivesiculites "sp. A" ? Rugubivesiculites "sp. A" Pierce 1961
Algae
- Botryococcaceae	Botryococcus spp. Botryococcus spp. Kutzing 1849
Angiospermae
Fagales -	Nothofagidites spp., Nothofagidites senectus, Nothofagidites cf. nanus, Nothofagidites asperus, Nothofagidites lachlaniae Nothofagidites spp. Potonié 1960 Nothofagidites senectus Dettmann and Playford 1968 Nothofagidites cf. nanus Romero 1977 Nothofagidites asperus Cookson 1958 Nothofagidites lachlaniae Pocknall and Mildenhall 1984
Gunnerales -	Tricolpites "sp. 4", Tricolpites "sp. A", Tricolpites gilli, Tricolpites waiparaensis Tricolpites "sp. 4" Couper 1953 de Truswell 1983 Tricolpites "sp. A" Couper 1953 Tricolpites gilli Cookson 1957 Tricolpites waiparaensis Couper 1960
Proteales - Proteaceae	Proteacidites subscabratus, Cranwellipollis "sp. 1", Cranwellipollis subpalisadus, Cranwellipollis palisadus, Propylipollis "sp. A", Propylipollis cf. annularis, Triporopollenites "sp. A", Triporopollenites "sp. 3", Triporopollenites "sp. B" Proteacidites subscabratus Couper 1960 Cranwellipollis "sp. 1" Martin and Harris 1975 de Truswell 1983 Cranwellipollis subpalisadus Martin and Harris 1974 Cranwellipollis palisadus Couper 1953 Propylipollis "sp. A" Martin and Harris 1975 Propylipollis cf. annularis Martin and Harris 1974 Triporopollenites "sp. A" Pflug and Thomson 1953 Triporopollenites "sp. 3" Pflug and Thomson 1953 de Truswell 1983 Triporopollenites "sp. B" Pflug and Thomson 1953
Magnoliopsida
-	Periporopollenites "sp. A", Tricolporites lillei Periporopollenites "sp. A" Pflug and Thomson 1953 Tricolporites lillei Stover and Evans 1973

Coniferales - Podocarpaceae	Podocarpidites ellipticus, Dacrycarpites australiensis, Phyllocladidites mawsonii, Microcachryidites antarcticus, Lygistepollenites balmei Podocarpidites ellipticus Cookson 1947 podocarp Dacrycarpites australiensis Cookson and Pike 1953 podocarp Phyllocladidites mawsonii Cookson 1947 podocarp Microcachryidites antarcticus Couper 1953 podocarp Lygistepollenites balmei Stover and Evans 1973 podocarp
Lycopodiopsida
Lycopodiales -	Retitriletes austroclavatidites Retitriletes austroclavatidites Döring et al. 1963 clubmoss
Selaginellales - Selaginellaceae	Perotrilites laceratus Perotrilites laceratus Dettmann and Thomson 1987 spikemoss
Selaginellales -	Ceratosporites equalis Ceratosporites equalis Cookson and Dettmann 1958 clubmoss
Marchantiopsida
- Marchantiidae	Triporoletes reticulatus Triporoletes reticulatus Playford 1971
Bryopsida
-	Stereisporites antiquaporites Stereisporites antiquaporites
Polypodiopsida
- Dicksoniaceae	Trilites spp., Trilites tuberculiformis Trilites spp. Erdtman and Couper 1947 Trilites tuberculiformis Cookson 1947
- Osmundaceae	Baculatisporites comaumensis Baculatisporites comaumensis Potonie 1953
- Marsileaceae	cf. Crybelosporites striatus cf. Crybelosporites striatus Dettmann 1963
- Polypodiaceae	Trichotomosulcites subgranulatus, Laevigatosporites ovatus, Laevigatosporites major Trichotomosulcites subgranulatus Couper 1953 Laevigatosporites ovatus Wilson and Webster 1946 Laevigatosporites major Krutzsch 1959
- Gleicheniaceae	Gleicheniidites circinidites Gleicheniidites circinidites Dettmann 1963
Polypodiales - Polypodiidae	Polypodiisporites spp. Polypodiisporites spp. Potonié 1931
Pteridopsida
-	Polypodiaceoisporites elegans, Cyathidites australis, Cyathidites asper, Osmundacidites spp. Polypodiaceoisporites elegans Archangelsky and Gamerro 1966 Cyathidites australis Couper 1953 Cyathidites asper Dettmann 1963 Osmundacidites spp. Couper 1953
Pterospermella australiense
-	Pterospermella australiense Pterospermella australiense Eisenack 1972
Prasinophytae
-	Crassosphaera spp. Crassosphaera spp. Cookson and Manum 1960
Retistephanocolporites
-	Retistephanocolporites sp. Retistephanocolporites sp. Van der Hammen and Wijmstra 1966

Dinoflagellata -	Paralecaniella indentata Paralecaniella indentata Cookson and Eisenack 1970
Dinophyceae
-	Spiniferites ramosus Spiniferites ramosus Lentin and Williams 1973
Gonyaulacales - Gonyaulacaceae	Cribroperidinium "sp. A", Pterodinium cingulatum, Operculodinium sp. Cribroperidinium "sp. A" Neale and Sarjeant 1962 Pterodinium cingulatum Below 1981 Operculodinium sp. Wall 1967
Peridiniales - Peridiniaceae	Isabelidinium cretaceum, Isabelidinium cf. bakeri, Isabelidinium pellucidum, Chatangiella cf. campbellensis Isabelidinium cretaceum Lentin and Williams 1977 Isabelidinium cf. bakeri Lentin and Williams 1977 Isabelidinium pellucidum Lentin and Williams 1977 Chatangiella cf. campbellensis Lentin and Williams 1976
Peridiniales - Deflandreaceae	Palaeocystodinium granulatum Palaeocystodinium granulatum Lentin and Williams 1976

Dinoflagellata -	Palambages "Form A" Palambages "Form A" Wetzel 1961 from Manum and Cookson 1964