MX-84-38, 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), Late/Upper Tithonian (150.8 - 145.0 Ma)

• Subzone 4 alpha

• 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 51775: authorized by Wolfgang Kiessling, entered by Wolfgang Kiessling on 16.06.2005

Creative Commons license: CC BY (attribution)

Taxonomic list

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Protozoa
 Nassellaria - Syringocapsidae
Podocapsa sp., Podocapsa cf. amphitreptera, Podobursa sp., Podobursa triacantha, Syringocapsa sp.
Podocapsa sp. Rüst 1885 radiolarian
Podocapsa cf. amphitreptera Foreman 1973 radiolarian
Podobursa sp. Wisniowski 1889 radiolarian
Podobursa triacantha Fischli 1916 radiolarian
Syringocapsa sp. Neviani 1900 radiolarian
 Nassellaria - Parvicingulidae
? Parvicingula enormis, Parvicingula excelsa, Parvicingula yehae, Mirifusus sp., Praeparvicingula sp., "Parvicingula holdsworthi" = Praeparvicingula holdsworthi, "Parvicingula blomei" = Praeparvicingula blomei
Parvicingula excelsa Pessagno and Blome 1984 radiolarian
Parvicingula yehae Yang 1993 radiolarian
Mirifusus sp. Pessagno 1977 radiolarian
Praeparvicingula sp. Pessagno et al. 1993 radiolarian
listed as Ristola sp.
"Parvicingula holdsworthi" = Praeparvicingula holdsworthi Yang 1993 radiolarian
"Parvicingula blomei" = Praeparvicingula blomei Yang 1993 radiolarian
 Nassellaria - Archaeodictyomitridae
Archaeodictyomitra sp., Archaeodictyomitra sixi
Archaeodictyomitra sp. Pessagno 1977 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 cf. mascula, "Tripocyclia frequens" = Triactoma frequens, "Triactoma robusta" = Triactoma hidalgoensis, Triactoma mexicana, Triactoma paramexicana
Tripocyclia cf. mascula Yang 1993 radiolarian
should be Triactoma
"Tripocyclia frequens" = Triactoma frequens 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 - Acaeniotylidae
Acaeniotylidae "indet. 2"
Acaeniotylidae "indet. 2" Yang 1993 radiolarian
 Spumellaria - Tritrabidae
Tritrabs ewingi, Neoparonaella delicata
Tritrabs ewingi Pessagno 1977 radiolarian
Neoparonaella delicata Yang 1993 radiolarian
 Spumellaria - Parvivaccidae
Acastea aff. dura, Praeconosphaera spinosa, Lanubus sp.
Acastea aff. dura radiolarian
listed as Acastea sp. B cf. A. dura
Praeconosphaera spinosa Yang 1993 radiolarian
Lanubus sp. Pessagno and Yang 1989 radiolarian
 Spumellaria - Patulibracchiidae
Santonaella obesa
Santonaella obesa radiolarian
should be Paronaella
 Spumellaria - Pantanelliidae
Pantanellium parvulum, Pantanellium ranchitoense, Pantanellium heimi
Pantanellium parvulum Pessagno and MacLeod 1987 radiolarian
Pantanellium ranchitoense Pessagno and MacLeod 1987 radiolarian
Pantanellium heimi Pessagno and MacLeod 1987 radiolarian
 Spumellaria - Hagiastridae
"Crucella angulata" = Crucella magna, Tetraditryma pseudoplena
"Crucella angulata" = Crucella magna Blome 1984 radiolarian
Tetraditryma pseudoplena Baumgartner 1980 radiolarian