Eglisjota (Tjornes Horizon 3) (Pliocene of Iceland)

Where: Iceland (66.2° N, 17.2° W: paleocoordinates 66.2° N, 17.1° W)

• coordinate based on political unit

• outcrop-level geographic resolution

When: Pliocene (5.3 - 2.6 Ma)

• Horizon 3 within the Tapes Zone of the Tjornes Sequence in Bardarson's Horizons.

Environment/lithology: shallow subtidal; sandstone

• Deposits probably formed in very shallow water. They are most likely intertidal swash zone deposits or subtidal channel deposits.

Collection methods: bulk

• Samples of 2-3kg were taken in Baroarson's horizons. Quantitative mollusc analyses were carried out on about 1kg of each sample by picking apart the material.

Primary reference: P. E. P. Norton. 1975. Unpublished census data for the Mollusca of the Tjornes sequence, Iceland. [A. Hendy/A. Hendy]more details

Purpose of describing collection: paleoecologic analysis

PaleoDB collection 79904: authorized by Arnold Miller, entered by Kate Bulinski on 26.03.2008

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Taxonomic list

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Gastropoda
 Sorbeoconcha - Rissoidae
"Cingula semicostata" = Onoba semicostata
"Cingula semicostata" = Onoba semicostata Montagu 1803 snail
aculeus
Bivalvia
  -
Bivalvia indet.
Bivalvia indet. Linnaeus 1758 clam
 Cardiida - Arcticidae
Arctica islandica
Arctica islandica Linnaeus 1767 clam
 Cardiida - Veneridae
Venerupis sp., Venerupis cf. aurea
Venerupis sp. Lamarck 1818 venus clam
 Cardiida - Cardiidae
Cardium sp., "Cardium echinatum" = Acanthocardia (Acanthocardia) echinata
Cardium sp. Linnaeus 1758 cockle
sensu lato
"Cardium echinatum" = Acanthocardia (Acanthocardia) echinata Linnaeus 1767 cockle
 Mytilida - Mytilidae
Mytilus edulis
Mytilus edulis Linnaeus 1758 mussel