Object # PRR-21942: Rock Sample

Primary Field #	PH-02-32
IGSN #	PRR021942
Kind of Object	Rock Sample
Rock Type	Fossil
Rock Name	Siltstone
Rock Name (alt)	Plant fossil
Alternative Rock Name	Fern
Sample Description	[siltstone, Fern: Aculea bifida by Hermsen, Elizabeth]
Weight	71 g
Continent	Antarctica
Region	Antarctic Peninsula
Mountain Range/Island Group	South Shetland Islands
Mountain/Island Name	Snow Island
Other Feature Name(s)	President Head
Precise Location	President Head
Coordinates	-62.730, -61.200 (62° 43.8' S, 61° 12' W)
Era	Mesozoic
Period	Cretaceous
Epoch	Early
Stratigraphy	Supergroup Group Formation Member Section Name Unit Thickness Sample Height Distance from Intrusion Byers Group Cerro Negro Formation
Additional Material	Reference
Fossil/Organism Identification	Common Name Kingdom Phylum Class Order Family Genus Species Plant Fossil Plantae Aculea bifida
Primary Field Logistics	Ship (Hero)
Secondary Field Logistics	zodiac (inflatable)
Data Sources	Conference Proceedings
Field Year Collected	1980
Collector	Askin, Rosemary A.
Donor	Askin, Rosemary A.
References	Askin, R.A., 1983, Tithonian (Uppermost Jurassic)- Barremian (Lower Cretaceous) spores, pollen and microplankton from the South Shetland Islands, Antarctica, in: R.L. Oliver, P.R. James and J.B. Jago (eds), Antarctic Earth Science, Australian Academy of Sciences, Canberra, pp. 295-2975.

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Cite as: The Polar Rock Repository (PRR), Byrd Polar and Climate Research Center (BPCRC), Ohio State University: Polar rock and dredge samples available for research and educational use from the PRR. doi:10.7289/V5RF5S18 [date of access]

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