Fossilniveau 6 (Jurassic of Svalbard and Jan Mayen)

Where: Svalbard and Jan Mayen (78.1° N, 13.9° E)

• Paleocoordinates: 60.7° N, 13.7° E (Wright 2013)

When: Agardhfjellet Formation, Kimmeridgian (154.8 - 149.2 Ma)

Environment/lithology: marine; siliciclastic sediments

Size class: macrofossils

Primary reference: H. Frebold and E. Stoll. 1937. Das Festungsprofil auf Spitzbergen. In A. Hoel (ed.), Skrifter om Svalbard og Ishavet 68:1-91 [W. Foster/W. Foster]more details

Purpose of describing collection: biostratigraphic analysis

PaleoDB collection 212015: authorized by William Foster, entered by William Foster on 03.08.2020

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Taxonomic list

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Cephalopoda
 Ammonitida - Cardioceratidae
Cardioceras sp.
 Goniatitida - Prionoceratidae
"Cardioceras cf. kitchini" = Amoeboceras (Amoebites) kitchini
"Cardioceras cf. kitchini" = Amoeboceras (Amoebites) kitchini Salfeld 1915 ammonite
Bivalvia
 Cardiida - Tancrediidae
Corbicella ? sp.
Corbicella ? sp. Morris and Lycett 1853 clam
 Pectinida - Pseudomonotidae
Pseudomonotis ? sp.
Pseudomonotis ? sp. von Beyrich 1862 scallop
 Pectinida - Limidae
Limea ? sp.
Limea ? sp. Bronn 1831 file clam
 Pectinida - Buchiidae
"Aucella bronni" = Buchia, "Aucella cf. bronni" = Buchia
"Aucella bronni" = Buchia scallop
"Aucella cf. bronni" = Buchia scallop
 Nuculanida - Nuculanidae
"aff. Leda sp." = Nuculana
"aff. Leda sp." = Nuculana Link 1807 pointed nut clam