Where: Svalbard and Jan Mayen (77.6° N, 15.0° E)
• Paleocoordinates: 65.3° N, 13.5° E (Wright 2013)
• coordinate stated in text
• small collection-level geographic resolution
When: Agardfjellet Formation (Topp Toscana Group), Toarcian (182.7 - 174.1 Ma)
• The authors call the horizons Triassic 1 and so on, following the lithological descriptions I have assigned a formation and member name.
•The time intervals are determined by the original authors.
Environment/lithology: marine; phosphorite
Size class: macrofossils
Preservation: mold/impression
Collection methods: bulk, mechanical,
Primary reference: T.M. Pchelina. 1965. Mesozoic deposits around Van Keulenfjorden Vestspitsbergen. In V.N. Sokolov (ed.), Geology of Spitsbergen 155-181 [W. Foster/W. Foster]more details
Purpose of describing collection: biostratigraphic analysis
PaleoDB collection 212795: authorized by William Foster, entered by William Foster on 20.08.2020
Creative Commons license: CC0 (CC0)
Taxonomic list
Bivalvia | |
Mytiloides sp. Brongniart 1822 clam | |
Meleagrinella sp. Whitfield 1855 scallop
Oxytoma sp. Meek and Hayden 1865 scallop | |
Astarte sp. Sowerby 1816 clam | |
Cephalopoda | |
Dactylioceras sp. Hyatt 1867 ammonite |