Botneheia, B1902 (Triassic of Svalbard and Jan Mayen)

Where: Svalbard and Jan Mayen (78.3° N, 16.5° E: paleocoordinates 41.7° N, 6.1° 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; siltstone

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 212090: authorized by William Foster, entered by William Foster on 04.08.2020

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Taxonomic list

Cephalopoda
 Ceratitida - Ceratitidae
Gymnotoceras sp. Hyatt 1877 ceratite