Where: Barentsøya, Svalbard and Jan Mayen (78.6° N, 21.1° E: paleocoordinates 42.5° N, 6.9° E)
• coordinate stated in text
• small collection-level geographic resolution
When: Botneheia Member (Kongressfjellet Formation), Anisian (247.2 - 242.0 Ma)
Environment/lithology: marine; silty claystone
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 212892: authorized by William Foster, entered by William Foster on 22.08.2020
Creative Commons license: CC BY (attribution)
Taxonomic list
| Bivalvia | |
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Mysidioptera sp. Salomon 1895 file clam | |
"Velopecten cf. alberti" = Eopecten
"Velopecten cf. alberti" = Eopecten scallop | |
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Sphaera ex gr. whitneyi Meek 1877 clam | |
| Cephalopoda | |
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Cuccoceras ? sp. Diener 1907 ceratite | |
Gymnotoceras cf. herschey, Gymnotoceras cf. blakei, Frechites ex gr. bisulcatus, "? Hollandites cf. organi" = Frechites occidentalis, "Frechites cf. humboldtensis" = Frechites nevadanus, "Eutomoceras ex gr. breweri" = Eutomoceras dunni, Eutomoceras ex gr. laubei
Gymnotoceras cf. herschey ceratite
Gymnotoceras cf. blakei Gabb 1864 ceratite
Frechites ex gr. bisulcatus Popov 1961 ceratite
"? Hollandites cf. organi" = Frechites occidentalis Smith 1914 ceratite
"Frechites cf. humboldtensis" = Frechites nevadanus Mojsisovics 1888 ceratite
"Eutomoceras ex gr. breweri" = Eutomoceras dunni Smith 1904 ceratite
Eutomoceras ex gr. laubei Meek 1877 ceratite | |
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Arctohungarites ? sp. Diener 1916 ceratite | |
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Tropigastrites aff. louderbacki Hyatt and Smith 1905 ceratite | |
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Leiophyllites ? sp. Diener 1915 ammonite | |
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Monophyllites sp. Mojsisovics 1879 ammonite | |