Deltadalen, DD-12 (Triassic of Svalbard and Jan Mayen)

Where: Svalbard and Jan Mayen (78.3° N, 16.9° E: paleocoordinates 41.7° N, 8.8° E)

• coordinate stated in text

• hand sample-level geographic resolution

When: Lusitaniadalen Member (Vikinghogda Formation), Smithian (251.3 - 247.2 Ma)

Environment/lithology: offshore; sandstone

Size classes: macrofossils, mesofossils

Preservation: mold/impression

Collection methods: bulk, mechanical,

Primary reference: W.J. Foster. 2015. Palaeoecology of the late Permian mass extinction and subsequent recovery. University of Plymouth [W. Foster/W. Foster]more details

Purpose of describing collection: paleoecologic analysis

PaleoDB collection 212573: authorized by William Foster, entered by William Foster on 16.08.2020

Creative Commons license: CC BY (attribution)

Taxonomic list

Bivalvia
 Ostreida - Pteriidae
Pteria ussurica Kiparisova 1938 pearl oyster
 Pectinida - Claraiidae
Crittendenia kummeli Newell and Boyd 1995 scallop
 Pectinida - Hunanopectinidae
Leptochondria occidanea Meek 1877 scallop