Billefjorden-Location 1 (Devonian of Norway)

Also known as Between first and second valley

Where: Svalbard, Norway (78.5° N, 18.8° E: paleocoordinates 0.9° N, 6.7° W)

• coordinate estimated from map

• small collection-level geographic resolution

When: Mimerbukta Series Member (Wood Bay Series Formation), Middle Devonian (393.3 - 382.7 Ma)

• formation-level stratigraphic resolution

Environment/lithology: sandstone and gray shale

• Species collected here were represented by impressions on at least 4 slabs of a hard grey shale, containing numerous minute grains of mica.

Collection methods: chemical,

• Expeditions to this location were first led by Vogt in 1925.

Primary reference: O. A. Hoeg. 1942. The Downtonian and Devonian Flora of Spitsbergen. Skrifter (83) [P. Gensel/A. Tuell/A. Tuell]more details

PaleoDB collection 21019: authorized by Pat Gensel, entered by Allison Tuell on 14.06.2002

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Taxonomic list

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Psilophytopsida
 Psilophytales - Psilophytaceae
Psilophyton sp.
Psilophyton sp. Dawson 1859
Should call Psilophytites because its spiny, prob. a Zosterphyll
Hostinella
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Hostinella spp., Hostinella strictissima
Hostinella spp. Barrande 1882
found by vogt (1925)