Fossilniveau 28 (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 212042: authorized by William Foster, entered by William Foster on 03.08.2020

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Taxonomic list

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Gastropoda
 Patellida - Lottiidae
Scurria ? sp.
Scurria ? sp. Gray 1847 limpet
sp. III
 Heterostropha - Ringiculidae
Avellana ? sp.
Avellana ? sp. d'Orbigny 1842 snail
Bivalvia
 Nuculanida - Nuculanidae
"Leda cf. degeeri" = Nuculana, "Leda cf. seeleyi" = Nuculana, "Leda sp." = Nuculana
"Leda cf. degeeri" = Nuculana pointed nut clam
"Leda cf. seeleyi" = Nuculana pointed nut clam
"Leda sp." = Nuculana Link 1807 pointed nut clam
 Arcida - Parallelodontidae
"Macrodon ? sp." = Parallelodon
"Macrodon ? sp." = Parallelodon Meek and Worthen 1866 clam
 Pectinida - Pectinoidae
Pecten aff. spitzbergensis
 Pectinida - Entoliidae
Entolium sp.
Entolium sp. Meek 1865 scallop
Cephalopoda
 Belemnitida - Belemnitidae
Belemnites sp.
Belemnites sp. Lamarck 1799 belemnite
Sedentaria
 Sabellida - Serpulidae
Ditrupa ? sp.
Ditrupa ? sp. Berkeley 1835