Mt Kronprinz (KronprinzhØgda) east slope (Devonian to of Svalbard and Jan Mayen)

Where: Svalbard and Jan Mayen (79.4° N, 13.8° E: paleocoordinates 2.3° S, 8.7° W)

• coordinate stated in text

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

Environment/lithology: fluvial-lacustrine; lithified sandstone

Size class: macrofossils

Primary reference: G. Wängsjö. 1952. Morphologic and systematic studies of the Spitsbergen cephalaspids. The Downtonian and Devonian vertebrates of Spitsbergen: results of Th. Vogt's expedition 1928 and the English-Norwegian-Swedish expedition 1939 10more details

Purpose of describing collection: taxonomic analysis

PaleoDB collection 237853: authorized by Joseph Flannery-Sutherland, entered by Joseph Flannery-Sutherland on 19.12.2024

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Taxonomic list

Petromyzontida
 Cephalaspidiformes - Kiaeraspididae
 Cephalaspidiformes - Boreaspididae
 Cephalaspidiformes -
Pteraspidomorpha
 Pteraspidiformes - Doryaspidae
Doryaspis nathorsti Lankester 1884
Doryaspis arctica Pernègre 2003
Holotype MNHN-SVD655
Petromyzontida
 Cephalaspidiformes - Boreaspididae
Boreaspis macrorhynchus Wängsjö 1952
 Cephalaspidiformes - Kiaeraspididae
Nectaspis peltata Wängsjö 1952