Gronhorgdalen (Dicksonland, Spitsbergen) (Devonian to of Norway)

Where: Norway (78.8° N, 15.5° E: paleocoordinates 2.5° S, 8.1° W)

When: Wood Bay Formation, Pragian to Pragian (410.8 - 393.3 Ma)

Environment/lithology: marine; lithified sandstone

Size class: macrofossils

Primary reference: D. Goujet. 1975. Dicksonosteus, un nouvel arthrodire du Dévonien du Spitsberg—Remarques sur le squelette viscéral des Dolichothoraci. Colloques internationaux du Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique 218:81-99 [R. Bicknell/R. Bicknell]more details

Purpose of describing collection: paleoecologic analysis

PaleoDB collection 233178: authorized by Russell Bicknell, entered by Russell Bicknell on 18.01.2024, edited by Gavin Limroth

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Taxonomic list

Pteraspidomorpha
 Pteraspidiformes - Doryaspidae
Doryaspis arctica n. sp.2 Pernègre 2003
Placodermi
 Arthrodira - Phlyctaeniidae
Dicksonosteus arcticus Goujet 1975 armour-plated fish
 Arthrodira - Actinolepidae
Sigaspis lepidophora1 Goujet 1973 armour-plated fish