GC-1096.50 (Cretaceous of Italy)

Where: Italy (43.5° N, 12.7° E: paleocoordinates 26.4° N, 13.0° E)

• hand sample-level geographic resolution

When: Scaglia Bianca Formation, Late/Upper Cenomanian (99.6 - 93.5 Ma)

• Just before or at the very base of the Bonarelli Level

• bed-level stratigraphic resolution

Environment/lithology: basinal (siliceous); lithified, tabular chert

Size class: microfossils

Preservation: original silica, replaced with silica

Collection methods: chemical, hydroflouric, sieve,

Primary reference: L. O'Dogherty. 1994. Biochronology an Paleontology of Mid-Cretaceous Radiolarians from Northern Apennines (Italy) and Betic Cordillera (Spain). Memoires de Geologie (Lausanne) (21)1-415 [T. Danelian/T. Danelian]more details

Purpose of describing collection: biostratigraphic analysis

PaleoDB collection 77110: authorized by Taniel Danelian, entered by Taniel Danelian on 20.12.2007

Creative Commons license: CC BY (attribution)

Taxonomic list

unclassified
  -
Protozoa
 Radiolaria - Actinommidae
 Actinommacea - Xiphostylidae
? Archaeocenosphaera mellifera O'Dogherty 1994 radiolarian
Triactoma parva radiolarian
Triactoma hexeris O'Dogherty 1994 radiolarian
 Nassellaria - Williriedellidae
Hemicryptocapsa polyhedra Dumitrica 1970 radiolarian
 Nassellaria - Ultranaporidae
"Ultranapora cretacea" = Napora, "Ultranapora dendroacanthos" = Napora
"Ultranapora cretacea" = Napora radiolarian
"Ultranapora dendroacanthos" = Napora radiolarian
 Nassellaria - Syringocapsidae
 Nassellaria - Amphipyndacidae
"Stichomitra stocki" = Amphipyndax stocki
"Stichomitra stocki" = Amphipyndax stocki Campbell and Clark 1944 radiolarian
 Nassellaria - Eucyrtidiidae
Eostichomitra bonum radiolarian
Phalangites telum radiolarian
Stichomitra communis Squinabol 1903 radiolarian
 Nassellaria - Archaeodictyomitridae
Dictyomitra undata radiolarian
Dictyomitra montisserei Squinabol 1903 radiolarian
Dictyomitra formosa Squinabol 1904 radiolarian
 Nassellaria - Acropyramididae
 Nassellaria -
Distylocapsa nova radiolarian
 Nassellaria - Neosciadiocapsidae
 Nassellaria - Carpocaniidae
"Diacanthocapsa brevithorax" = Theocapsomma brevithorax Dumitrica 1970 radiolarian
 Nassellaria - Artostrobiidae
 Nassellaria - Cannobotryidae
 Entactinaria - Saturnalidae
Acanthocircus nanus radiolarian
Acanthocircus euganeus Squinabol 1914 radiolarian
Acanthocircus venetus Squinabol 1914 radiolarian
Acanthocircus hueyi Pessagno 1976 radiolarian
Acanthocircus tympanum O'Dogherty 1994 radiolarian
Vitorfus minimus radiolarian
Vitorfus campbelli Pessagno 1977 radiolarian
 Entactinaria - Quinquecapsulariidae
 Spumellaria - Pyramispongiidae
 Spumellaria - Patulibracchiidae
Halesium amissum radiolarian
Halesium triacanthum Squinabol 1903 radiolarian
Pessagnobrachia fabianii Squinabol 1914 radiolarian
 Spumellaria - Stylosphaeridae
 Spumellaria - Cavaspongiidae
Cavaspongia antelopensis Pessagno 1973 radiolarian
 Spumellaria - Pseudoaulophacidae
Alievium superbum Squinabol 1914 radiolarian
Pseudoaulophacus putahensis Pessagno 1972 radiolarian
Becus horridus radiolarian
 Spumellaria - Parvivaccidae
Acaeniotyle vitalis radiolarian
Acaeniotyle rebellis O'Dogherty 1994 radiolarian
Dicroa rara radiolarian
 Spumellaria -
 Spumellaria - Astrosphaeridae
 Spumellaria - Sponguridae
Patellula helios radiolarian
Patellula minuscula radiolarian
Patellula heroica O'Dogherty 1994 radiolarian
Patellula ecliptica O'Dogherty 1994 radiolarian
 Spumellaria - Angulobracchiidae
Paronaella communis Squinabol 1903 radiolarian
Paronaella solanoensis Pessagno 1971 radiolarian
 Spumellaria - Hagiastridae
Crucella euganea radiolarian
Crucella irwini Pessagno 1971 radiolarian
Crucella cachensis Pessagno 1971 radiolarian
Crucella messinae Pessagno 1971 radiolarian
Actinopteri
 Acanthuriformes - Sciaenidae