Where: Svalbard and Jan Mayen (74.4° N, 19.2° E: paleocoordinates 39.1° N, 6.8° E)
• coordinate stated in text
• small collection-level geographic resolution
When: Kapp Toscana Formation, Ladinian (242.0 - 237.0 Ma)
• This sample was collected by Prof. Nathorst and given to J Bohm to describe. Note: the location of Tre Kronor is different to the location of Tre Kronor on a modern map of Svalbard, but the location given here is correct for the location of where the fossils came from.
Environment/lithology: shallow subtidal; sandstone
Size class: macrofossils
Collection methods: bulk,
Primary reference: J. Böhm. 1903. Uber die Obertriadische fauna der Bäreninsel. Kungliga Svenska Vetenskapsakademien Handeln 37(3):1-76 [W. Foster/W. Foster/W. Foster]more details
Purpose of describing collection: taxonomic analysis
PaleoDB collection 212207: authorized by William Foster, entered by William Foster on 05.08.2020
Creative Commons license: CC BY (attribution)
Taxonomic list
Bivalvia | |
Pecten oebergi scallop | |
Lima striatoides file clam
Lima spitzbergensis file clam | |
"Gervilleia loewenighi" = Gervillia
"Gervilleia loewenighi" = Gervillia oyster | |
Crinoidea | |
Pentacrinus sp. Miller 1821 Sea lily |