Fossilniveau 22b-22g (Cretaceous of Svalbard and Jan Mayen)

Where: Svalbard and Jan Mayen (78.1° N, 13.9° E: paleocoordinates 69.1° N, 16.2° E)

When: Stenomphalia ammonoid zone, Rurikfjellet Formation, Valanginian (139.8 - 132.9 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 212036: authorized by William Foster, entered by William Foster on 03.08.2020, edited by Bethany Allen

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Taxonomic list

Bivalvia
 Pectinida - Buchiidae
Cephalopoda
 Ammonitida - Polyptychitidae
Polyptychites sp. Pavlow 1892 ammonite
"Polyptychites cf. ramulicosta" = Polyptychites (Polyptychites) ramulicosta Pavlow 1892 ammonite
Polyptychites ? hoeli Frebold 1929 ammonite
"Polyptychites perovalis" = Prodichotomites perovalis Koenen 1902 ammonite
 Ammonitida - Lytoceratidae
Lytoceras sp. Suess 1865 ammonite
Bivalvia
 Pectinida - Buchiidae
"Aucella cf. bulloides" = Buchia, Aucella cf. piriformis
"Aucella cf. bulloides" = Buchia scallop
Aucella cf. piriformis Lahusen 1907 scallop