Where: Svalbard and Jan Mayen (77.6° N, 15.0° E: paleocoordinates 68.3° N, 17.9° E)
• coordinate stated in text
• small collection-level geographic resolution
When: Rurikfjellet Formation, Hauterivian (132.9 - 129.4 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; silty claystone
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 212807: authorized by William Foster, entered by William Foster on 20.08.2020
Creative Commons license: CC BY (attribution)
Taxonomic list
unclassified | |
Bivalvia | |
Entolium sp. Meek 1865 scallop | |
Oxytoma sp. Meek and Hayden 1865 scallop | |
Cephalopoda | |
Simbirskites ex gr. decheni Römer 1841 ammonite |