PBDB Collection

MX-85-27, Taman Fm., Mexico (Jurassic of Mexico)

Where: San Luis Potosi, Mexico (21.3° N, 98.8° W: paleocoordinates 16.7° N, 51.0° W)

• coordinate based on nearby landmark

• hand sample-level geographic resolution

When: Upper Member (Taman Formation), Early/Lower Tithonian (150.8 - 145.0 Ma)

• Subzone 4 beta

• bed-level stratigraphic resolution

Environment/lithology: slope; lithified shale and lithified lime mudstone

• Shale with limestone nodules

Size class: microfossils

Preservation: original silica

Collection methods: bulk, chemical, hydrochloric,

Primary reference: Q. Yang. 1993. Taxonomic studies of Upper Jurassic (Tithonian) Radiolaria from the Taman Formation, east-central Mexico. Palaeoworld (special issue) 3:1-164 [W. Kiessling/W. Kiessling/W. Kiessling]more details

Purpose of describing collection: taxonomic analysis

PaleoDB collection 51768: authorized by Wolfgang Kiessling, entered by Wolfgang Kiessling on 16.06.2005

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Taxonomic list

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Protozoa
Entactinaria - Eptingiidae	Perispyridium delicatum, Perispyridium sp. Perispyridium delicatum radiolarian Perispyridium sp. Dumitrica 1978 radiolarian
Nassellaria - Ultranaporidae	"Napora aff. lospensis" = Napora bukryi "Napora aff. lospensis" = Napora bukryi Pessagno 1977 radiolarian
Nassellaria - Syringocapsidae	Podocapsa amphitreptera, Podocapsa cf. amphitreptera, Podobursa sp., Podobursa triacantha, Syringocapsa suavis, Syringocapsa sp., "Syringocapsa lata" = Syringocapsa lata, "Syringocapsa tamanensis" = Syringocapsa lata Podocapsa amphitreptera Foreman 1973 radiolarian Podocapsa cf. amphitreptera Foreman 1973 radiolarian Podobursa sp. Wisniowski 1889 radiolarian Podobursa triacantha Fischli 1916 radiolarian Syringocapsa suavis radiolarian Syringocapsa sp. Neviani 1900 radiolarian "Syringocapsa lata" = Syringocapsa lata Yang 1993 radiolarian "Syringocapsa tamanensis" = Syringocapsa lata Yang 1993 radiolarian
Nassellaria - Parvicingulidae	Parvicingula excelsa, Praeparvicingula sp., "? Parvicingula discors" = Praeparvicingula discors, "Parvicingula holdsworthi" = Praeparvicingula holdsworthi, "Parvicingula blomei" = Praeparvicingula blomei Parvicingula excelsa Pessagno and Blome 1984 radiolarian Praeparvicingula sp. Pessagno et al. 1993 radiolarian listed as Ristola sp. "? Parvicingula discors" = Praeparvicingula discors Yang 1993 radiolarian "Parvicingula holdsworthi" = Praeparvicingula holdsworthi Yang 1993 radiolarian "Parvicingula blomei" = Praeparvicingula blomei Yang 1993 radiolarian
Nassellaria - Pseudodictyomitridae	? Loopus probus, Loopus sp., Loopus primitivus ? Loopus probus radiolarian Loopus sp. Yang 1993 radiolarian Loopus primitivus Matsuoka and Yao 1985 radiolarian
Nassellaria - Archaeodictyomitridae	Archaeodictyomitra wangi, Archaeodictyomitra sp., Archaeodictyomitra shengi, Archaeodictyomitra sixi Archaeodictyomitra wangi radiolarian Archaeodictyomitra sp. Pessagno 1977 radiolarian Archaeodictyomitra shengi Yang 1993 radiolarian Archaeodictyomitra sixi Yang 1993 radiolarian
Nassellaria - Hsuidae	Hsuum sp., Hsuum mclaughlini Hsuum sp. Pessagno 1977 radiolarian Hsuum mclaughlini Pessagno and Blome 1984 radiolarian
Nassellaria - Sethocapsidae	Sethocapsa sp. Sethocapsa sp. Haeckel 1881 radiolarian
Actinommacea - Xiphostylidae	Tripocyclia mascula, Tripocyclia cf. mascula, Triactoma tenuspinea, "Tripocyclia frequens" = Triactoma frequens, "Tripocyclia spinosa" = Triactoma spinosa, "Triactoma robusta" = Triactoma hidalgoensis, Triactoma mexicana, Triactoma paramexicana Tripocyclia mascula Yang 1993 radiolarian should be Triactoma Tripocyclia cf. mascula Yang 1993 radiolarian should be Triactoma Triactoma tenuspinea Yang 1993 radiolarian "Tripocyclia frequens" = Triactoma frequens Pessagno et al. 1989 radiolarian should be Triactoma "Tripocyclia spinosa" = Triactoma spinosa Pessagno et al. 1989 radiolarian should be Triactoma "Triactoma robusta" = Triactoma hidalgoensis Pessagno et al. 1989 radiolarian Triactoma mexicana Pessagno et al. 1989 radiolarian Triactoma paramexicana Pessagno and Yang 1989 radiolarian
Spumellaria - Tritrabidae	Tritrabs ewingi, Neoparonaella delicata Tritrabs ewingi Pessagno 1977 radiolarian Neoparonaella delicata Yang 1993 radiolarian
Spumellaria - Parvivaccidae	Praeconosphaera multiconus, Lanubus sp., Parvivacca blomei Praeconosphaera multiconus radiolarian Lanubus sp. Pessagno and Yang 1989 radiolarian Parvivacca blomei Pessagno et al. 1989 radiolarian
Spumellaria - Patulibracchiidae	Santonaella longoriai Santonaella longoriai radiolarian should be Paronaella
Spumellaria - Pantanelliidae	Pantanellium westermanni, Pantanellium quintachillaense, Pantanellium whalenae, Pantanellium ranchitoense, Pantanellium cf. formosum, Pantanellium meraceibaense, Vallupus nodosus, Vallupus hopsoni, "Vallupus laxus" = Vallupus japonicus Pantanellium westermanni Pessagno and MacLeod 1987 radiolarian Pantanellium quintachillaense Pessagno and MacLeod 1987 radiolarian Pantanellium whalenae Pessagno and MacLeod 1987 radiolarian Pantanellium ranchitoense Pessagno and MacLeod 1987 radiolarian Pantanellium cf. formosum Yang 1993 radiolarian Pantanellium meraceibaense Pessagno and MacLeod 1987 radiolarian Vallupus nodosus radiolarian Vallupus hopsoni Pessagno and Blome 1984 radiolarian "Vallupus laxus" = Vallupus japonicus Kawabata 1988 radiolarian
Spumellaria - Hagiastridae	"Crucella angulata" = Crucella magna, Crucella theokaftensis, Pseudohigumastra minuta, Pseudocrucella haeckeli "Crucella angulata" = Crucella magna Blome 1984 radiolarian Crucella theokaftensis Baumgartner 1980 radiolarian Pseudohigumastra minuta Yang 1993 radiolarian Pseudocrucella haeckeli radiolarian