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Fossil Bluff, Western Antarctica, Antarctica

Formation	Fossil Bluff
Age:	105 - 100 Ma Cretaceous
Interval	Late Aptian - Early Albian
Tectonic Setting	Forearc basin
Lithology	mudstone, mudstone/conglomerate, sandstone, sandstone/mudstone, mudstone/sandstone
Number of Collections	34
Number of Occurrences	94

Recorded Sample Locations

Location	Region	Stratigraphic Name
KG. 10 - Fossil Bluff Fm	Western Antarctica, Antarctica	Fossil Bluff
KG. 103 - Fossil Bluff Fm	Weddell Sea, Western Antarctica, Antarctica	Fossil Bluff
KG. 1657 - Fossil Bluff Fm	Western Antarctica, Antarctica	Fossil Bluff
KG. 1617 - Fossil Bluff Fm	Western Antarctica, Antarctica	Fossil Bluff
KG. 1625 - Fossil Bluff Fm	Western Antarctica, Antarctica	Fossil Bluff
KG. 1716 - Fossil Bluff Fm	Western Antarctica, Antarctica	Fossil Bluff
KG. 1718 - Fossil Bluff Fm	Western Antarctica, Antarctica	Fossil Bluff
KG. 1721 - Fossil Bluff Fm	Western Antarctica, Antarctica	Fossil Bluff
KG. 1728 - Fossil Bluff Fm	Western Antarctica, Antarctica	Fossil Bluff
KG. 1737 - Fossil Bluff Fm	Western Antarctica, Antarctica	Fossil Bluff
KG. 1663 - Fossil Bluff Fm	Western Antarctica, Antarctica	Fossil Bluff
KG. 1680 - Fossil Bluff Fm	Weddell Sea, Western Antarctica, Antarctica	Fossil Bluff
KG. 1681 - Fossil Bluff Fm	Weddell Sea, Western Antarctica, Antarctica	Fossil Bluff
KG 1 Fossil Bluff	Western Antarctica, Antarctica	Fossil Bluff
KG 3	Western Antarctica, Antarctica	Fossil Bluff
Locality G	Western Antarctica, Antarctica	Fossil Bluff
Locality D	Western Antarctica, Antarctica	Fossil Bluff
KG. 1730 Mount Lassell	Western Antarctica, Antarctica	Fossil Bluff
KG. 1724	Western Antarctica, Antarctica	Fossil Bluff
Locality U	Western Antarctica, Antarctica	Fossil Bluff
KG.12	Western Antarctica, Antarctica	Fossil Bluff
KG. 1627 Mount Lassell	Western Antarctica, Antarctica	Fossil Bluff

Recorded Fossils

Accepted Name	Type	Hierarchy	Age
Pycnolepas articulata species	7	Animalia : Arthropoda : Maxillopoda : Sessilia : Brachylepadidae : Pycnolepas : *Pycnolepas articulata*	125.45 - 122.46 Ma Early/Lower Cretaceous
Glottidiinae subfamily	5.3	Animalia : Brachiopoda : Lingulata : Lingulida : Lingulidae : Glottidiinae	125 - 113 Ma Early/Lower Cretaceous
Acanthorhynchia (Echinirhynchia) setosa species	7	Animalia : Brachiopoda : Rhynchonellata : Rhynchonellida : Acanthothirididae : Acanthorhynchia : *Acanthorhynchia (Echinirhynchia) setosa*	125.45 - 122.46 Ma Early/Lower Cretaceous
Lamellaerhynchia sp. genus	6	Animalia : Brachiopoda : Rhynchonellata : Rhynchonellida : Cyclothyrididae : *Lamellaerhynchia*	125.45 - 122.46 Ma Early/Lower Cretaceous
Ptilorhynchia australis species	7	Animalia : Brachiopoda : Rhynchonellata : Rhynchonellida : Rhynchonellidae : Ptilorhynchia : *Ptilorhynchia australis*	125.45 - 122.46 Ma Early/Lower Cretaceous
Prochlidonophora sp. genus	6	Animalia : Brachiopoda : Rhynchonellata : Terebratulida : Chlidonophoridae : *Prochlidonophora*	125.45 - 122.46 Ma Early/Lower Cretaceous
Prochlidonophora muirwoodae species	7	Animalia : Brachiopoda : Rhynchonellata : Terebratulida : Chlidonophoridae : Prochlidonophora : *Prochlidonophora muirwoodae*	125.45 - 122.46 Ma Early/Lower Cretaceous
Penzhinothyris imbricata species	7	Animalia : Brachiopoda : Rhynchonellata : Terebratulida : Mametothyrididae : Penzhinothyris : *Penzhinothyris imbricata*	125.45 - 122.46 Ma Early/Lower Cretaceous
Terebratula lamellosa species	7	Animalia : Brachiopoda : Rhynchonellata : Terebratulida : Terebratulidae : Terebratula : *Terebratula lamellosa*	125 - 113 Ma Early/Lower Cretaceous
Actinoceramus sp. genus	6	Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Myalinida : Inoceramidae : *Actinoceramus*	113 - 100.5 Ma Early/Lower Cretaceous
Inoceramus sp. genus	6	Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Myalinida : Inoceramidae : *Inoceramus*	113 - 100.5 Ma Early/Lower Cretaceous
Inoceramus anglicus species	7	Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Myalinida : Inoceramidae : Inoceramus : *Inoceramus anglicus*	113 - 100.5 Ma Early/Lower Cretaceous
Ammonitida order	4	Animalia : Mollusca : Cephalopoda : Ammonites : Ammonitida	105.3 - 99.6 Ma Cretaceous
Australiceras sp. genus	6	Animalia : Mollusca : Cephalopoda : Ammonoidea : Ancyloceratidae : *Australiceras*	122.46 - 109 Ma Early/Lower Cretaceous
Tropaeum sp. genus	6	Animalia : Mollusca : Cephalopoda : Ammonoidea : Ancyloceratidae : *Tropaeum*	105.3 - 99.6 Ma Cretaceous
Crioceratites (Emericiceras) sp. subgenus	6.3	Animalia : Mollusca : Cephalopoda : Ammonitida : Crioceratitidae : Crioceratites : *Crioceratites (Emericiceras)*	125 - 113 Ma Early/Lower Cretaceous
Hamites sp. genus	6	Animalia : Mollusca : Cephalopoda : Ammonoidea : Hamitidae : *Hamites*	113 - 100.5 Ma Early/Lower Cretaceous
Lytoceras sp. genus	6	Animalia : Mollusca : Cephalopoda : Ammonitida : Lytoceratidae : *Lytoceras*	125 - 113 Ma Early/Lower Cretaceous
Aconeceras sp. genus	6	Animalia : Mollusca : Cephalopoda : Ammonoidea : Oppeliidae : *Aconeceras*	113 - 100.5 Ma Early/Lower Cretaceous
Aconeceras nisoides species	7	Animalia : Mollusca : Cephalopoda : Ammonoidea : Oppeliidae : Aconeceras : *Aconeceras nisoides*	122.46 - 109 Ma Early/Lower Cretaceous
Sanmartinoceras sp. genus	6	Animalia : Mollusca : Cephalopoda : Ammonoidea : Oppeliidae : *Sanmartinoceras*	125 - 113 Ma Early/Lower Cretaceous
Theganoceras sp. genus	6	Animalia : Mollusca : Cephalopoda : Ammonoidea : Oppeliidae : *Theganoceras*	125 - 113 Ma Early/Lower Cretaceous
Silesitidae family	5	Animalia : Mollusca : Cephalopoda : Ammonoidea : Silesitidae	113 - 100.5 Ma Early/Lower Cretaceous
Dimitobelus sp. genus	6	Animalia : Mollusca : Cephalopoda : Belemnitida : Dimitobelidae : *Dimitobelus*	113 - 100.5 Ma Early/Lower Cretaceous
Dimitobelus (Dimitobelus) stimulus species	7	Animalia : Mollusca : Cephalopoda : Belemnitida : Dimitobelidae : Dimitobelus : *Dimitobelus (Dimitobelus) stimulus*	122.46 - 109 Ma Early/Lower Cretaceous
Dimitobelus (Tetrabelus) sp. subgenus	6.3	Animalia : Mollusca : Cephalopoda : Belemnitida : Dimitobelidae : Dimitobelus : *Dimitobelus (Tetrabelus)*	125 - 113 Ma Early/Lower Cretaceous
Peratobelus sp. genus	6	Animalia : Mollusca : Cephalopoda : Belemnitida : *Peratobelus*	122.46 - 109 Ma Early/Lower Cretaceous
Phylloceras (Hypophylloceras) sp. subgenus	6.3	Animalia : Mollusca : Cephalopoda : Phylloceratida : Phylloceratidae : *Phylloceras (Hypophylloceras)*	125 - 100.5 Ma Early/Lower Cretaceous
Phyllopachyceras sp. genus	6	Animalia : Mollusca : Cephalopoda : Ammonoidea : Phylloceratidae : *Phyllopachyceras*	113 - 100.5 Ma Early/Lower Cretaceous

References

Thomson M. R. A., Owen E. F. (1979) Lower Cretaceous Brachiopoda from South-Eastern Alexander Island, British Antarctic Survey Bulletin 48, 15-36

Collins J. S. H. (1980) A new Pycnolepas (Cirripedia) from the (?) Lower Aptian of Alexander Island, British Antarctic Survey Bulletin 50, 21-26

Crame J. A. (1985) Lower Cretaceous inoceramid bivalves from the Antarctic Peninsula region, Palaeontology 28 3, 475-525

Doyle P. (1987) The Cretaceous Dimitobelidae (Belemnitida) of the Antarctic Peninsula region, Palaeontology 30 1, 147-177

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!

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