Where: Svalbard and Jan Mayen (77.7° N, 14.7° E: paleocoordinates 41.0° N, 8.7° E)

• coordinate based on nearby landmark

When: Tvillingodden Formation, Smithian (251.3 - 247.2 Ma)

• The beds that belong to the Lower Triassic Vardebukta Formation are described as Permian based on clear marker beds this is easy to identify.

Environment/lithology: offshore ramp; sandstone

Size class: macrofossils

Collection methods: bulk,

• Samples was given to the author

Primary reference: P. Wittenburg. 1912. Ueber Werfener-Schichten von Spitzbergen. Bulletin de l'Académie Impériale des Sciences St.-Pétersbourg 6(15):947-948 [W. Foster/W. Foster/W. Foster]more details

Purpose of describing collection: taxonomic analysis

PaleoDB collection 212234: authorized by William Foster, entered by William Foster on 05.08.2020

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