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Springill, Lennox Island, Antártica Chilena Province, Magallanes, Chile

Formation	Springill
Age:	140 - 125 Ma Early/Lower Cretaceous
Interval	Valanginian - Barremian
Lithology	shale
Number of Collections	1
Number of Occurrences	29

Recorded Sample Locations

Location	Region	Stratigraphic Name
CA 87 - 1975	Lennox Island, Antártica Chilena Province, Magallanes, Chile	Springill

Associated Units

Stratigraphic Name	Age	Lithology	Occurrence Records
Pampa Rincón	129 - 113 Ma Early/Lower Cretaceous	claystone, "shale", sandstone	30
Springhill	99.6 - 95.2 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous	sandstone, "limestone", mudstone, "shale", siltstone, claystone	147

Recorded Fossils

Accepted Name	Type	Hierarchy	Age
Aprobolocysta sp. genus	6	Dinophyceae : Pareodiniaceae : *Aprobolocysta*	139.8 - 125 Ma Early/Lower Cretaceous
Batioladinium micropodum species	7	Dinophyceae : Pareodiniaceae : Batioladinium : *Batioladinium micropodum*	139.8 - 125 Ma Early/Lower Cretaceous
Balmeiopsis limbatus species	7	Balmeiopsis : *Balmeiopsis limbatus*	139.8 - 125 Ma Early/Lower Cretaceous
Cymatiosphaera sp. genus	6	*Cymatiosphaera*	139.8 - 125 Ma Early/Lower Cretaceous
Vitreisporites pallidus species	7	Vitreisporites : *Vitreisporites pallidus*	139.8 - 125 Ma Early/Lower Cretaceous
Araucariacites australis species	7	Plantae : Tracheophyta : Pinopsida : Pinales : Araucariaceae : Araucariacites : *Araucariacites australis*	139.8 - 125 Ma Early/Lower Cretaceous
Araucariacites fissus species	7	Plantae : Tracheophyta : Pinopsida : Pinales : Araucariaceae : Araucariacites : *Araucariacites fissus*	139.8 - 125 Ma Early/Lower Cretaceous
Cyclusphaera psilata species	7	Plantae : Tracheophyta : Pinopsida : Pinales : Araucariaceae : Cyclusphaera : *Cyclusphaera psilata*	139.8 - 125 Ma Early/Lower Cretaceous
Classopollis classoides species	7	Plantae : Tracheophyta : Pinopsida : Pinales : Cheirolepidiaceae : Classopollis : *Classopollis classoides*	139.8 - 125 Ma Early/Lower Cretaceous
Classopollis simplex species	7	Plantae : Tracheophyta : Pinopsida : Pinales : Cheirolepidiaceae : Classopollis : *Classopollis simplex*	139.8 - 125 Ma Early/Lower Cretaceous
Classopollis torosus species	7	Plantae : Tracheophyta : Pinopsida : Pinales : Cheirolepidiaceae : Classopollis : *Classopollis torosus*	139.8 - 125 Ma Early/Lower Cretaceous
Callialasporites dampieri species	7	Plantae : Tracheophyta : Pinopsida : Pinales : Callialasporites : *Callialasporites dampieri*	139.8 - 125 Ma Early/Lower Cretaceous
Callialasporites trilobatus species	7	Plantae : Tracheophyta : Pinopsida : Pinales : Callialasporites : *Callialasporites trilobatus*	139.8 - 125 Ma Early/Lower Cretaceous
Staplinisporites caminus species	7	Plantae : Bryophyta : Staplinisporites : *Staplinisporites caminus*	139.8 - 125 Ma Early/Lower Cretaceous
Cycadopites nitidus species	7	Plantae : Tracheophyta : Cycadopites : *Cycadopites nitidus*	139.8 - 125 Ma Early/Lower Cretaceous
Retitriletes austroclavatidites species	7	Plantae : Tracheophyta : Lycopodiopsida : Lycopodiales : Lycopodiaceae : Retitriletes : *Retitriletes austroclavatidites*	139.8 - 125 Ma Early/Lower Cretaceous
Ceratosporites equalis species	7	Plantae : Tracheophyta : Lycopodiopsida : Selaginellales : Selaginellaceae : Ceratosporites : *Ceratosporites equalis*	139.8 - 125 Ma Early/Lower Cretaceous
Cibotiumspora jurienensis species	7	Plantae : Pteridophyta : Cibotiumspora : *Cibotiumspora jurienensis*	139.8 - 125 Ma Early/Lower Cretaceous
Concavisporites sp. genus	6	Plantae : Pteridophyta : *Concavisporites*	139.8 - 125 Ma Early/Lower Cretaceous
Converrucosisporites sp. genus	6	Plantae : Pteridophyta : *Converrucosisporites*	139.8 - 125 Ma Early/Lower Cretaceous
Verrucosisporites sp. genus	6	Plantae : *Verrucosisporites*	139.8 - 125 Ma Early/Lower Cretaceous
Verrucosisporites major species	7	Plantae : Pteridophyta : Verrucosisporites : *Verrucosisporites major*	139.8 - 125 Ma Early/Lower Cretaceous
Gleicheniidites senonicus species	7	Plantae : Tracheophyta : Polypodiopsida : Gleicheniales : Gleicheniaceae : Gleicheniidites : *Gleicheniidites senonicus*	139.8 - 125 Ma Early/Lower Cretaceous
Concavissimisporites variverrucatus species	7	Plantae : Pteridophyta : Pteridopsida : Concavissimisporites : *Concavissimisporites variverrucatus*	139.8 - 125 Ma Early/Lower Cretaceous
Deltoidospora australis species	7	Plantae : Tracheophyta : Deltoidospora : *Deltoidospora australis*	139.8 - 125 Ma Early/Lower Cretaceous
Trilites densiverrucosus species	7	Plantae : Pteridophyta : Pteridopsida : Trilites : *Trilites densiverrucosus*	139.8 - 125 Ma Early/Lower Cretaceous
Contignisporites cooksoniae species	7	Plantae : Tracheophyta : Polypodiopsida : Polypodiales : Pteridaceae : Contignisporites : *Contignisporites cooksoniae*	139.8 - 125 Ma Early/Lower Cretaceous
Ruffordiaspora australiensis species	7	Plantae : Tracheophyta : Polypodiopsida : Schizaeales : Ruffordiaspora : *Ruffordiaspora australiensis*	139.8 - 125 Ma Early/Lower Cretaceous
Biretisporites sp. genus	6	Plantae : Tracheophyta : Polypodiopsida : Schizaeales : Schizaeaceae : *Biretisporites*	139.8 - 125 Ma Early/Lower Cretaceous

References

Quattrocchio M. E., Martínez M. A., et al (2006) Early Cretaceous palynostratigraphy, palynofacies and palaeoenvironments of well sections in northeastern Tierra del Fuego, Argentina, Cretaceous Research 27, 584-602 doi:10.1016/j.cretres.2005.11.012

Data courtesy of: PBDB: The Paleobiology Database, Creative Commons CC-BY licenced. , GBIF: the Global Biodiversity Information Facility, various licences, iDigBio, various licences, and EOL: The Encyclopedia of Life (Open Data Public Domain). Because fossils are made of minerals too!