Oscar II Land B1882-5 (Triassic of Svalbard and Jan Mayen)

Where: Svalbard and Jan Mayen (78.3° N, 14.1° E: paleocoordinates 41.4° N, 10.1° E)

• coordinate stated in text

• outcrop-level geographic resolution

When: Siksaken Member (Vardebukta Formation), Dienerian (250.5 - 251.2 Ma)

• bed-level stratigraphic resolution

Environment/lithology: shallow subtidal; limestone

• shale with ironstone concretions

Size class: macrofossils

Preservation: shellbed

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 212170: authorized by William Foster, entered by William Foster on 04.08.2020

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Taxonomic list

Bivalvia
 Pectinida - Aviculopectinidae
Aviculopecten sp. M'Coy 1851 scallop