Where: Barentsøya, Svalbard and Jan Mayen (78.5° N, 22.0° E: paleocoordinates 42.5° N, 11.7° E)
• coordinate stated in text
• small collection-level geographic resolution
When: Vardebukta Formation (Sassendalen Group), Induan (252.2 - 251.2 Ma)
Environment/lithology: marine; glauconitic marl
Size classes: macrofossils, mesofossils
Collection methods: bulk,
Primary reference: V.A. Klubov. 1965. The main features of the Geological structure of Barentsøya. In V.N. Sokolov (ed.), Geology of Spitsbergen 1:89-97 [W. Foster/W. Foster]more details
Purpose of describing collection: biostratigraphic analysis
PaleoDB collection 212889: authorized by William Foster, entered by William Foster on 22.08.2020
Creative Commons license: CC BY (attribution)
Taxonomic list
Bivalvia | |
Myalina cf. dalailamae, "Myalina cf. schamarae" = Promyalina schamarae
"Myalina cf. schamarae" = Promyalina schamarae Bittner 1899 clam | |
"Anodontophora sp." = Unionites
"Anodontophora sp." = Unionites Wissman 1841 clam |