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 | |
Bivalvia | |
Meleagrinella cf. antiqua Tozer 1970 scallop | |
Halobia ex gr. celtica, Halobia cf. plicosa, Halobia ex gr. norica, Halobia cf. distincta, Halobia aff. gracilis
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 | |
Neocalamites hoerensis Schimper 1908 | |
Cladophlebis aff. shensiensis P'an 1936 | |
Pterophyllum cf. longifolium Brongniart 1828
Pterophyllum brevipenne Kurr 1845 |