Fossilniveau 22a (Cretaceous of Svalbard and Jan Mayen)

Where: Svalbard and Jan Mayen (78.1° N, 13.9° E: paleocoordinates 69.1° N, 16.2° E)

When: Stenomphalia ammonoid zone, Rurikfjellet Formation, Valanginian (139.8 - 132.9 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 212035: authorized by William Foster, entered by William Foster on 03.08.2020

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Taxonomic list

Bivalvia
 Pectinida - Buchiidae
"Aucella sp." = Buchia Rouillier 1845 scallop
Cephalopoda
 Ammonitida - Polyptychitidae
Tollia ? sp. Pavlow 1914 ammonite
"Polyptychites aff. quadrifidus" = Virgatoptychites (Propolyptychites) quadrifidus Koenen 1902 ammonite
Polyptychites sp. Pavlow 1892 ammonite
Polyptychites ? sp. Pavlow 1892 ammonite