Fossilniveau 4 (Jurassic of Svalbard and Jan Mayen)

Where: Svalbard and Jan Mayen (78.1° N, 13.9° E: paleocoordinates 69.2° N, 13.3° E)

When: Agardhfjellet Formation, Oxfordian (163.5 - 157.3 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 212008: authorized by William Foster, entered by William Foster on 02.08.2020

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Taxonomic list

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Bivalvia
 Pectinida - Entoliidae
"Pecten cf. demissus" = Entolium demissus
"Pecten cf. demissus" = Entolium demissus Phillips 1835 scallop
 Pectinida - Pectinoidae
Pecten cf. nummularis, Pecten spitzbergensis
 Pectinida - Limidae
Limea ? sp.
Limea ? sp. Bronn 1831 file clam
 Pectinida - Buchiidae
"Aucella cf. bronni" = Buchia
"Aucella cf. bronni" = Buchia scallop
 Pectinida - Oxytomidae
"Oxytoma cf. inaequivalvis" = Oxytoma inequivalvis
"Oxytoma cf. inaequivalvis" = Oxytoma inequivalvis Sowerby 1819 scallop
 Pholadomyida - Pholadomyidae
Pholadomya sp.
Pholadomya sp. Sowerby 1823 clam
 Carditida - Astartidae
Astarte cf. pumila, Astarte cf. depressoides, Astarte sp.
Astarte sp. Sowerby 1816 clam
Cephalopoda
 Ammonitida - Cardioceratidae
Cardioceras nathorsti, Cardioceras cf. alternans, Cardioceras sp., Cardioceras alternoides, Cardioceras aff. cordatum
Cardioceras sp. ammonite
Cardioceras aff. cordatum Sowerby 1813 ammonite
 Belemnitida - Belemnitidae
Belemnites sp.
Belemnites sp. Lamarck 1799 belemnite