Fossilniveau 18 (Jurassic of Svalbard and Jan Mayen)

Where: Svalbard and Jan Mayen (78.1° N, 13.9° E: paleocoordinates 69.2° N, 14.6° E)

When: Agardhfjellet Formation, Tithonian (152.1 - 145.0 Ma)

• Originally described as Wolgashufe

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 212030: authorized by William Foster, entered by William Foster on 03.08.2020

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Taxonomic list

Bivalvia
 Nuculida - Nucularcidae
 Pectinida - Buchiidae
"Aucella sp." = Buchia
"Aucella sp." = Buchia Rouillier 1845 scallop
 Carditida - Astartidae
 Cardiida - Tancrediidae
Corbicella ? sp. Morris and Lycett 1853 clam
 Cardiida - Arcticidae
 Lucinida - Lucinidae
Gastropoda
 Patellida - Lottiidae
Scurria sp. Gray 1847 limpet
sp. II
Cephalopoda
 Ammonitida - Perisphinctidae