Vikinghogda (Deltadalen?) B1950-9 (Triassic of Svalbard and Jan Mayen)

Where: Svalbard and Jan Mayen (78.3° N, 16.9° E: paleocoordinates 41.7° N, 6.3° E)

When: Botneheia Formation, Anisian (247.2 - 242.0 Ma)

• From the description it appears to be the Deltadalen section on the south side of the Vikinghogda Mountain.

Environment/lithology: offshore ramp; ironstone

Size class: macrofossils

Primary reference: S.H. Buchan, A. Challinor, and W.B. J.R. Harland Parker. 1965. The Triassic stratigraphy of Svalbard. Norsk Polarinstitutt Skrifter 135:1-98 [W. Foster/W. Foster]more details

Purpose of describing collection: biostratigraphic analysis

PaleoDB collection 212078: authorized by William Foster, entered by William Foster on 03.08.2020

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Taxonomic list

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Bivalvia
 Cardiida - Anthracosiidae
"Anodontophora sp." = Unionites
"Anodontophora sp." = Unionites Wissman 1841 clam
 Pectinida - Aviculopectinidae
Eumorphotis sp.
Eumorphotis sp. Bittner 1901 scallop
 Ostreida - Halobiidae
Daonella sp.
Daonella sp. Mojsisovics 1874 oyster
Cephalopoda
 Ceratitida - Ceratitidae
Beyrichites cf. affinis, "Ceratites nathorsti" = Frechites laqueatus, "Ceratites falcatus" = Gymnotoceras falcatum
Beyrichites cf. affinis Mojsisovics 1886 ceratite
"Ceratites nathorsti" = Frechites laqueatus Lindstroem 1865 ceratite
"Ceratites falcatus" = Gymnotoceras falcatum Mojsisovics 1886 ceratite
 Ceratitida - Ptychitidae
"Ptychites cf. nanuk" = Istreites nanuk, Ptychites sp.
"Ptychites cf. nanuk" = Istreites nanuk Tozer 1961 ceratite
Ptychites sp. Mojsisovics 1875 ceratite
 Ceratitida - Parapopanoceratidae
Parapopanoceras verneuli, Parapopanoceras sp.
Parapopanoceras sp. Haug 1894 ceratite