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

Where: Svalbard and Jan Mayen (78.3° N, 16.6° E: paleocoordinates 58.0° N, 10.1° W)

• coordinate stated in text

• small collection-level geographic resolution

When: De Geerdalen Formation (Sassendalen Group), Norian (228.0 - 208.5 Ma)

Environment/lithology: marine; silty siltstone

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 212940: authorized by William Foster, entered by William Foster on 23.08.2020

Creative Commons license: CC BY (attribution)

Taxonomic list

unclassified
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Bivalvia
 Pectinida - Oxytomidae
Meleagrinella cf. antiqua Tozer 1970 scallop
 Ostreida - Halobiidae
Halobia ex gr. celtica Mojsisovics 1874 oyster
Halobia cf. plicosa Mojsisovics 1874 oyster
Halobia ex gr. norica Mojsisovics 1874 oyster
Halobia cf. distincta Mojsisovics 1874 oyster
Halobia aff. gracilis Kittl 1912 oyster
Polypodiopsida
 Gleicheniales - Polypodiidae
 Marattiales - Marattiidae
 Equisetales - Equisetidae
Neocalamites hoerensis Schimper 1908
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 Bennettitales -