Fossilniveau 23 (Cretaceous of Svalbard and Jan Mayen)

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

• Paleocoordinates: 62.0° N, 29.2° E (Wright 2013)

When: Stenomphalia ammonoid zone, Rurikfjellet Formation, Valanginian (137.1 - 132.6 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 212037: authorized by William Foster, entered by William Foster on 03.08.2020

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Taxonomic list

Bivalvia
 Pectinida - Buchiidae
"Aucella sublaevis" = Buchia, "Aucella cf. sublaevis" = Buchia, "Aucella contorta" = Buchia, "Aucella sp." = Buchia
"Aucella sublaevis" = Buchia scallop
"Aucella cf. sublaevis" = Buchia scallop
"Aucella contorta" = Buchia scallop
"Aucella sp." = Buchia Rouillier 1845 scallop