Where: Svalbard and Jan Mayen (78.1° N, 13.9° E: paleocoordinates 41.2° N, 8.3° E)
• coordinate stated in text
• small collection-level geographic resolution
When: Tvillingodden Formation (Sassendalen Group), Spathian (251.3 - 247.2 Ma)
Environment/lithology: offshore; 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 212968: authorized by William Foster, entered by William Foster on 23.08.2020
Creative Commons license: CC BY (attribution)
Taxonomic list
Bivalvia | |
"Posidonia aranea" = Ellesmerella aranea
"Posidonia aranea" = Ellesmerella aranea Tozer 1961 oyster |