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 | |
Pteria ussurica Kiparisova 1938 pearl oyster | |
Crittendenia kummeli Newell and Boyd 1995 scallop | |
Leptochondria occidanea Meek 1877 scallop |