Where: Svalbard and Jan Mayen (78.6° N, 15.3° E: paleocoordinates 57.6° N, 10.7° W)
• coordinate based on nearby landmark
• small collection-level geographic resolution
When: Svalbard Formation, Late/Upper Triassic (237.0 - 201.4 Ma)
• bed-level stratigraphic resolution
Environment/lithology: terrestrial; green sandstone
Size class: macrofossils
Collection methods: PIU: Palaeontological Institute of the University of Uppsala
Primary reference: C. Wiman. 1914. Über die Stegocephalen aus der Trias Spitzbergens. Bulletin of the Geological Institutions of the University of Uppsala 13:1-34 [R. Butler/R. Butler]more details
Purpose of describing collection: taxonomic analysis
PaleoDB collection 144044: authorized by Richard Butler, entered by Richard Butler on 29.04.2013
Creative Commons license: CC BY (attribution)
Taxonomic list
Amphibia | |
Capitosaurus polaris n. sp.
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