Kap Stosch Block 15: Wuchiapingian, Greenland

List of taxa
Where & when
Geology
Taphonomy & methods
Metadata & references
Taxonomic list
Bivalvia - Cardiida - Kalenteridae
Pleurophorus sp. King 1844
Newell 1955
replaced by Permophorus
(1 measurement)
Stutchburia modioliformis (King 1844)
Newell 1955
(1 measurement)
Bivalvia - Mytilida - Mytilidae
"Lithophaga" consobrina (Eichwald 1861)
Newell 1955
(2 measurements)
Bivalvia - Pectinida - Pseudomonotidae
Pseudomonotis speluncaria (von Schlotheim 1816)
Newell 1955
recombined as Pseudomonotis (Pseudomonotis) speluncaria
(1 measurement)
Pseudomonotis sparsicostata Frebold 1933
Newell 1955
recombined as Pseudomonotis (Trematiconcha) sparsicostata
(2 measurements)
Rhynchonellata - Spiriferinida - Paraspiriferinidae
Spiriferina multiplicata (Sowerby 1829)
recombined as Paraspiriferina multiplicata
Rhynchonellata - Spiriferinida - Spiriferellinidae
Punctospirifer cristata (von Schlotheim 1816)
recombined as Spiriferellina cristata
(1 measurement)
Rhynchonellata - Terebratulida - Dielasmatidae
Dielasma stoschensis Dunbar 1955
(1 measurement)
see common names

Geography
Country:Greenland
Coordinates: 74.0° North, 21.7° West (view map)
Paleocoordinates:31.2° North, 14.6° East
Basis of coordinate:based on nearby landmark
Geographic resolution:small collection
Time
Period:Permian Epoch:Lopingian
Stage:Wuchiapingian 10 m.y. bin:Permian 4
Key time interval:Wuchiapingian
Age range of interval:259.51000 - 254.14000 m.y. ago
Stratigraphy
Formation:Wegener Halvo
Stratigraphic resolution:bed
Lithology and environment
Primary lithology: lithified "limestone"
Environment:carbonate indet.
Taphonomy
Modes of preservation:body
Size of fossils:macrofossils
Collection methods and comments
Collection methods:field collection
Reason for describing collection:taxonomic analysis
Metadata
Database number:107373
Authorizer:M. Clapham Enterer:M. Clapham
Research group:marine invertebrate
Created:2011-04-06 14:51:34 Last modified:2013-11-25 13:02:06
Access level:the public Released:2011-04-06 14:51:34
Creative Commons license:CC BY
Reference information

Primary reference:

27481. C. O. Dunbar. 1955. Permian brachiopod faunas of central east Greenland. Meddelelser om Grønland 110(3):1-169 [M. Clapham/M. Clapham/M. Clapham]

Secondary references:

29053 N. D. Newell. 1955. Permian pelecypods of east Greenland. Meddelelser om Grønland 110(4):1-36 [M. Clapham/M. Clapham/M. Clapham]