Where: Jammu and Kashmir, India (34.3° N, 76.2° E: paleocoordinates 23.7° S, 59.4° E)
• coordinate estimated from map
• hand sample-level geographic resolution
When: Karamba Formation, Coniacian to Coniacian (89.8 - 83.6 Ma)
• probably early Santonian
Environment/lithology: basinal (siliceous); lithified radiolarite
Size class: microfossils
Primary reference: T. Danelian and A. H. F. Robertson. 1997. Radiolarian evidence for the stratigraphy and palaeo-oceanography of the deep-water passive margin of the Indian Plate (Karamba Formation, Indus Suture Zone, Ladakh Himalya). Marine Micropaleontology 30:171-195 [J. Pálfy/A. Kocsis]more details
Purpose of describing collection: biostratigraphic analysis
PaleoDB collection 131358: authorized by József Pálfy, entered by Adam Kocsis on 23.07.2012
Creative Commons license: CC BY (attribution)
Taxonomic list
Protozoa | |
Mita sp. Pessagno 1977 radiolarian
? Archaeodictyomitra squinaboli radiolarian | |
Theocampe urna radiolarian | |
"Spongosaturnalis hueyi" = Acanthocircus hueyi, "? Spongosaturnalis yaoi" = Acanthocircus
"Spongosaturnalis hueyi" = Acanthocircus hueyi Pessagno 1976 radiolarian
"? Spongosaturnalis yaoi" = Acanthocircus radiolarian | |
Crucella sp. Pessagno 1971 radiolarian | |
Praeconocaryomma universa Pessagno 1976 radiolarian | |
Pseudoaulophacus cf. praefloresensis, Pseudoaulophacus lenticulatus, Alievium spp., Alievium praegallowayi
Pseudoaulophacus cf. praefloresensis Pessagno 1972 radiolarian
Pseudoaulophacus lenticulatus White 1928 radiolarian
Alievium spp. Pessagno 1972 radiolarian
Alievium praegallowayi Pessagno 1972 radiolarian |