Van Keulenfjorden, Toarcian (Jurassic of Svalbard and Jan Mayen)

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

• Phosphorite nodules

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

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Taxonomic list

Bivalvia
 Myalinida - Inoceramidae
Mytiloides sp. Brongniart 1822 clam
 Pectinida - Oxytomidae
Meleagrinella sp. Whitfield 1855 scallop
Oxytoma sp. Meek and Hayden 1865 scallop
 Pholadida - Pleuromyidae
 Cardiida - Tancrediidae
 Carditida - Astartidae
Astarte sp. Sowerby 1816 clam
 Carditida - Cardiniidae
Cephalopoda
 Ammonitida - Dactylioceratidae
Dactylioceras sp. Hyatt 1867 ammonite