Where: Svalbard and Jan Mayen (78.3° N, 18.8° E: paleocoordinates 67.3° N, 9.0° E)
• coordinate stated in text
• hand sample-level geographic resolution
When: Agardhfjellet Formation, Toarcian (182.7 - 174.1 Ma)
Environment/lithology: marine; conglomerate
Size class: macrofossils
Preservation: mold/impression
Collection methods: bulk,
Primary reference: H. Frebold. 1929. Die Schiehtenfolge des Jura und der Unterkreide an der Ostküste Südwest-Spitzbergens. Abhandlungen aus dem Gebiete der Naturwissenschaften XXII(3-4):255-292 [W. Foster/W. Foster]more details
Purpose of describing collection: biostratigraphic analysis
PaleoDB collection 213100: authorized by William Foster, entered by William Foster on 25.08.2020
Creative Commons license: CC BY (attribution)
Taxonomic list
Bivalvia | |
"Leda cf. diana" = Nuculana
"Leda cf. diana" = Nuculana pointed nut clam | |
Pleuromya liasina clam | |
"Inoceramus cf. dubius" = Parainoceramya dubia
"Inoceramus cf. dubius" = Parainoceramya dubia Sowerby 1826 clam | |
Cephalopoda | |
Harpoceras sp. ammonite
Pseudolioceras cf. compactile Simpson 1855 ammonite | |
Coeloceras polare ammonite |