Where: Svalbard and Jan Mayen (77.6° N, 15.0° E: paleocoordinates 68.7° N, 17.1° E)

• coordinate stated in text

• small collection-level geographic resolution

When: Rurikfjellet Formation, Valanginian (139.8 - 132.9 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 212808: authorized by William Foster, entered by William Foster on 20.08.2020

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