Sassenfjorden, Mountain side (Triassic of Svalbard and Jan Mayen)

Where: Svalbard and Jan Mayen (78.3° N, 16.6° E: paleocoordinates 47.4° N, 1.6° W)

• coordinate stated in text

• small collection-level geographic resolution

When: De Geerdalen Formation (Sassendalen Group), Carnian (237.0 - 228.0 Ma)

Environment/lithology: marine; silty sandstone

Size classes: macrofossils, mesofossils

Preservation: mold/impression

Collection methods: bulk,

• They only list the startigraphical useful fossils

Primary reference: T.M. Pchelina. 1965. Stratigraphy and composition of the Mesozoic deposits in central Vestspitsbergen. In V.N. Sokolov (ed.), Geology of Spitsbergen 1:131-154 [W. Foster/W. Foster]more details

Purpose of describing collection: biostratigraphic analysis

PaleoDB collection 212939: authorized by William Foster, entered by William Foster on 23.08.2020

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Taxonomic list

unclassified
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Cephalopoda
 Ceratitida - Nathorstitidae
"Nathorstites aff. tenuis" = Stolleyites tenuis
"Nathorstites aff. tenuis" = Stolleyites tenuis Stolley 1911 ceratite
Bivalvia
 Pectinida - Limidae
 Carditida - Cardiniidae
Cardinia sp. Agassiz 1841 clam
 Cardiida - Anthracosiidae
"Anodontophora aff. lettica" = Unionites letticus
"Anodontophora aff. lettica" = Unionites letticus Quenstedt 1852 clam