Van Keulenfjorden, Anisian, Horizon 1 (Triassic of Svalbard and Jan Mayen)

Where: Svalbard and Jan Mayen (77.6° N, 15.0° E: paleocoordinates 41.0° N, 6.3° E)

• coordinate stated in text

• small collection-level geographic resolution

When: Passhatten? Member (Bravaisberget Formation), Anisian (247.2 - 242.0 Ma)

• The authors call the horizons Triassic 1 and so on, following the lithological descriptions I have assigned a formation and member name.

•The time intervals are determined by the original authors.

Environment/lithology: offshore; silty claystone

Size class: macrofossils

Preservation: mold/impression

Collection methods: bulk, mechanical,

Primary reference: T.M. Pchelina. 1965. Mesozoic deposits around Van Keulenfjorden Vestspitsbergen. In V.N. Sokolov (ed.), Geology of Spitsbergen 155-181 [W. Foster/W. Foster]more details

Purpose of describing collection: biostratigraphic analysis

PaleoDB collection 212788: authorized by William Foster, entered by William Foster on 20.08.2020

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Taxonomic list

Bivalvia
 Pectinida - Entoliidae
"Pecten (Entolium) cf. discites" = Entolium discites
"Pecten (Entolium) cf. discites" = Entolium discites Schlotheim 1820 scallop
 Pectinida - Pectinoidae
Pecten cf. tenuistriatus Goldfuss 1833 scallop
 Pectinida - Pseudomonotidae
Pseudomonotis sp. von Beyrich 1862 scallop
 Pectinida - Limidae
Rhynchonellata
 Spiriferinida - Spiriferinidae
Spiriferina sp. d'Orbigny 1847