Where: Svalbard and Jan Mayen (78.5° N, 15.7° E: paleocoordinates 41.8° N, 8.4° E)
• coordinate estimated from map
• outcrop-level geographic resolution
When: Spathian (251.3 - 247.2 Ma)
• Possibly from Lower Saurian horizon?
• group of beds-level stratigraphic resolution
Environment/lithology: marine; lithified limestone
Size class: macrofossils
Collected by A.E. Nordenskiold in 1864
Primary reference: I. W. Hulke. 1873. Memorandum on some fossil vertebrate remains collected by the Swedish expeditions to Spitzbergen in 1864 and 1868. Bihang Till Kongliga Svenska Vetenskaps-Akademiens Handlingar 1(9):1-11 [M. Clapham/M. Clapham]more details
Purpose of describing collection: taxonomic analysis
PaleoDB collection 149381: authorized by Matthew Clapham, entered by Matthew Clapham on 03.08.2013, edited by Bethany Allen
Creative Commons license: CC BY (attribution)
Taxonomic list
Bivalvia | |
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Reptilia | |
"Ichthyosaurus polaris n. sp." = Pessosaurus polaris2
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"Mixosaurus nordenskioeldi n. sp." = Phalarodon fraasi2
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Chondrichthyes | |
Acrodus spitzbergensis n. sp.
Acrodus spitzbergensis n. sp. Hulke 1873 elasmobranch |