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
Pterospermella australiense
-	Pterospermella australiense Pterospermella australiense Eisenack 1972
Prasinophytae
-	Crassosphaera spp. Crassosphaera spp. Cookson and Manum 1960
Lycopodiopsida
Lycopodiales -	Retitriletes austroclavatidites Retitriletes austroclavatidites Döring et al. 1963 clubmoss
Selaginellales -	Ceratosporites equalis Ceratosporites equalis Cookson and Dettmann 1958 clubmoss
Selaginellales - Selaginellaceae	Perotrilites laceratus Perotrilites laceratus Dettmann and Thomson 1987 spikemoss
Magnoliopsida
-	Tricolporites lillei, Periporopollenites "sp. A" Tricolporites lillei Stover and Evans 1973 Periporopollenites "sp. A" Pflug and Thomson 1953

Coniferales - Podocarpaceae	Phyllocladidites mawsonii, Podocarpidites ellipticus, Dacrycarpites australiensis, Microcachryidites antarcticus, Lygistepollenites balmei Phyllocladidites mawsonii Cookson 1947 podocarp Podocarpidites ellipticus Cookson 1947 podocarp Dacrycarpites australiensis Cookson and Pike 1953 podocarp Microcachryidites antarcticus Couper 1953 podocarp Lygistepollenites balmei Stover and Evans 1973 podocarp
Angiospermae
Fagales -	Nothofagidites spp., Nothofagidites asperus, Nothofagidites lachlaniae, Nothofagidites senectus, Nothofagidites cf. nanus Nothofagidites spp. Potonié 1960 Nothofagidites asperus Cookson 1958 Nothofagidites lachlaniae Pocknall and Mildenhall 1984 Nothofagidites senectus Dettmann and Playford 1968 Nothofagidites cf. nanus Romero 1977
Proteales - Proteaceae	Propylipollis "sp. A", Propylipollis cf. annularis, Cranwellipollis "sp. 1", Cranwellipollis palisadus, Cranwellipollis subpalisadus, Triporopollenites "sp. A", Triporopollenites "sp. 3", Triporopollenites "sp. B", Proteacidites subscabratus Propylipollis "sp. A" Martin and Harris 1975 Propylipollis cf. annularis Martin and Harris 1974 Cranwellipollis "sp. 1" Martin and Harris 1975 de Truswell 1983 Cranwellipollis palisadus Couper 1953 Cranwellipollis subpalisadus 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 Proteacidites subscabratus Couper 1960
Gunnerales -	Tricolpites "sp. 4", Tricolpites "sp. A", Tricolpites waiparaensis, Tricolpites gilli Tricolpites "sp. 4" Couper 1953 de Truswell 1983 Tricolpites "sp. A" Couper 1953 Tricolpites waiparaensis Couper 1960 Tricolpites gilli Cookson 1957
Pteridopsida
-	Cyathidites asper, Cyathidites australis, Polypodiaceoisporites elegans, Osmundacidites spp. Cyathidites asper Dettmann 1963 Cyathidites australis Couper 1953 Polypodiaceoisporites elegans Archangelsky and Gamerro 1966 Osmundacidites spp. Couper 1953
Polypodiopsida
- Osmundaceae	Baculatisporites comaumensis Baculatisporites comaumensis Potonie 1953
- Dicksoniaceae	Trilites spp., Trilites tuberculiformis Trilites spp. Erdtman and Couper 1947 Trilites tuberculiformis Cookson 1947
- Polypodiaceae	Trichotomosulcites subgranulatus, Laevigatosporites major, Laevigatosporites ovatus Trichotomosulcites subgranulatus Couper 1953 Laevigatosporites major Krutzsch 1959 Laevigatosporites ovatus Wilson and Webster 1946
- Gleicheniaceae	Gleicheniidites circinidites Gleicheniidites circinidites Dettmann 1963
- Marsileaceae	cf. Crybelosporites striatus cf. Crybelosporites striatus Dettmann 1963
Polypodiales - Polypodiidae	Polypodiisporites spp. Polypodiisporites spp. Potonié 1931
Algae
- Botryococcaceae	Botryococcus spp. Botryococcus spp. Kutzing 1849
Marchantiopsida
- Marchantiidae	Triporoletes reticulatus Triporoletes reticulatus Playford 1971
Bryopsida
-	Stereisporites antiquaporites Stereisporites antiquaporites
Equisetopsida
Pinidae - Pinidae	Araucariacites australis Araucariacites australis Cookson 1947
Rugubivesiculites
-	? Rugubivesiculites "sp. A" ? Rugubivesiculites "sp. A" Pierce 1961

Dinoflagellata -	Palambages "Form A" Palambages "Form A" Wetzel 1961 from Manum and Cookson 1964
Dinophyceae
Peridiniales - Peridiniaceae	Chatangiella cf. campbellensis, Isabelidinium pellucidum, Isabelidinium cf. bakeri, Isabelidinium cretaceum Chatangiella cf. campbellensis Lentin and Williams 1976 Isabelidinium pellucidum Lentin and Williams 1977 Isabelidinium cf. bakeri Lentin and Williams 1977 Isabelidinium cretaceum Lentin and Williams 1977
Peridiniales - Deflandreaceae	Palaeocystodinium granulatum Palaeocystodinium granulatum Lentin and Williams 1976
Gonyaulacales - Gonyaulacaceae	Operculodinium sp., Pterodinium cingulatum, Cribroperidinium "sp. A" Operculodinium sp. Wall 1967 Pterodinium cingulatum Below 1981 Cribroperidinium "sp. A" Neale and Sarjeant 1962
-	Spiniferites ramosus Spiniferites ramosus Lentin and Williams 1973

Dinoflagellata -	Paralecaniella indentata Paralecaniella indentata Cookson and Eisenack 1970
Retistephanocolporites
-	Retistephanocolporites sp. Retistephanocolporites sp. Van der Hammen and Wijmstra 1966