Where: Antarctica (63.8° S, 58.0° W)
• Paleocoordinates: 59.0° S, 66.8° W (Wright 2013)
• coordinate estimated from map
• local area-level geographic resolution
When: Lachman Crags Member (Santa Marta Formation), Campanian (83.6 - 72.1 Ma)
• STRATIGRAPHIC RELATIONS: From the Lachman Crags Mbr of the Santa Marta Fm, which locally overlies the Hidden Lake Fm (Coniacian), and is overlain by the López de Bertodano Fm. AGE: Santonian-Campanian, on the basis of ammonite biostratigraphy; placed in Campanian as from the upper part of the unit. STRATIGRAPHIC POSITION: From beds in the upper part of the member.
• group of beds-level stratigraphic resolution
Environment/lithology: marine; lithified sandstone and lithified siltstone
Size class: macrofossils
Preservation: cast, mold/impression
Collection methods: COLLECTOR: Multiple collectors, including J.A. Crame and M.R.A Thompson. REPOSITORY: Not stated, but presumably British Antarctic Survey and Oxford University Museum (OUM).
Primary reference: J. A. Crame, D. Pirrie, J. B. Riding and M. R. A. Thomson. 1991. Campanian-Maastrichtian (Cretaceous) stratigraphy of the James Ross Island area, Antarctica. Journal of the Geological Society, London 148:1125-1140 [A. Hendy/A. Hendy]more details
Purpose of describing collection: biostratigraphic analysis
PaleoDB collection 83352: authorized by Austin Hendy, entered by Austin Hendy on 19.08.2008
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Taxonomic list
unclassified | |
Dinophyceae | |
Xenikoon australis Cookson and Eisenack 1960 | |
Isabelidinium cretaceum Lentin and Williams 1977
Isabelidinium cf. belfastense Lentin and Williams 1976 | |
Nelsoniella sp. Cookson and Eisenack 1960 | |
Odontochitina porifera Cookson 1956 | |
Amphidiadema denticulata Cookson and Eisenack 1960 | |
Cephalopoda | |
Pseudoxybeloceras (Cyphoceras) aff. lineatum Gabb 1869 ammonite | |
Baculites rectus Marshall 1926 ammonite
Baculites bailyi Woods 1906 ammonite | |
Kitchinites (Kitchinites) aff. angolaensis, "Kitchinites (Neopuzosia) cf. japonica" = Kitchinites (Neopuzosia) japonicus
Kitchinites (Kitchinites) aff. angolaensis Howarth 1965 ammonite
"Kitchinites (Neopuzosia) cf. japonica" = Kitchinites (Neopuzosia) japonicus Spath 1922 ammonite | |
Eupachydiscus paucituberculatus, "Anapachydiscus sp." = Menuites
Eupachydiscus paucituberculatus ammonite
"Anapachydiscus sp." = Menuites Spath 1922 ammonite Possibly Menuites (Neopachyceras) of Kennedy et al. (2007)
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""Karapadites" aff. centinelaensis" = Kossmaticeras (Karapadites), Neograhamites aff. morenoi, Neograhamites taylori
""Karapadites" aff. centinelaensis" = Kossmaticeras (Karapadites) ammonite
Neograhamites aff. morenoi ammonite
Neograhamites taylori Spath 1953 ammonite | |
Bivalvia | |
Trigoniidae indet. Lamarck 1819 clam | |
Inoceramus australis clam |