Where: Svalbard and Jan Mayen (78.1° N, 13.9° E: paleocoordinates 41.2° N, 5.7° E)
• coordinate stated in text
• small collection-level geographic resolution
When: Passhaten-Karrentoppen Member (Bravaisberget Formation), Anisian (247.2 - 242.0 Ma)
Environment/lithology: marine; silty claystone
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 212969: authorized by William Foster, entered by William Foster on 23.08.2020
Creative Commons license: CC BY (attribution)
Taxonomic list
| Cephalopoda | |
Eutomoceras aff. laubei, "Gymnotoceras cf. hersheyi" = Frechites nevadanus, "Hollandites aff. organi" = Frechites occidentalis, Hollandites ex gr. japonicus, "Frechites cf. spinifer" = Marcouxites spinifer
Eutomoceras aff. laubei Meek 1877 ceratite
"Gymnotoceras cf. hersheyi" = Frechites nevadanus Mojsisovics 1888 ceratite
"Hollandites aff. organi" = Frechites occidentalis Smith 1914 ceratite
Hollandites ex gr. japonicus von Mojsisovics 1888 ceratite
"Frechites cf. spinifer" = Marcouxites spinifer Smith 1914 ceratite | |
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Tropigastrites sp. Smith 1914 ceratite | |
| Bivalvia | |
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Mysidioptera aff. circularis file clam | |
"Pecten (Velopecten) aff. albertii" = Leptochondria albertii
"Pecten (Velopecten) aff. albertii" = Leptochondria albertii Goldfuss 1838 scallop | |