Fossilniveau 27 (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 212041: authorized by William Foster, entered by William Foster on 03.08.2020

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Taxonomic list

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Polychaeta
 Sabellida - Serpulidae
Ditrupa decorata
Cephalopoda
 Belemnitida - Belemnitidae
Belemnites sp.
Belemnites sp. belemnite
Bivalvia
 Mytilida - Mytilidae
Perna sp.
Perna sp. Retzius 1788 mussel
 Pectinida - Entoliidae
"Pecten cf. orbicularis" = Syncyclonema nilsoni
"Pecten cf. orbicularis" = Syncyclonema nilsoni Goldfuss 1835 scallop
 Pectinida - Pectinoidae
Pecten ? sp.
Pecten ? sp. Müller 1776 scallop