Finnmark core 7128/12-U-01 layer 115.94m: Griesbachian, Norway

List of taxa
Where & when
Geology
Taphonomy & methods
Metadata & references
Taxonomic list
unclassified
Striatoabieites richteri microspore
Gordonispora fossulata microspore
Gordonispora lubrica microspore
Tympanicysta stoschiana
fungal or algal remain
Fungae indet. a
fungal type B
Lycopodiopsida - Selaginellales
Densoisporites nejburgii microspore
Densoisporites playfordii microspore
Densoisporites complicatus microspore
Lycopsida
Kraeuselisporites apiculatus microspore
Kraeuselisporites spinosus microspore
Uvaesporites sp. microspore Döring 1965
morphon
Pteridopsida
Leiotriletes sp. microspore Potonie and Kremp 1954
sp. A
Leiotriletes spp. microspore
unclassified
Apiculatisporis spp. microspore
Polypodiopsida - Osmundaceae
Baculatisporites spp. microspore
Polypodiopsida - Polypodiaceae
Laevigatosporites callosus microspore
unclassified
Thymospora ipsviciensis microspore
Cycadopites spp. microspore
Sphenopsida
Calamospora spp. microspore
Ginkgoopsida - Caytoniales
Vitreisporites signatus microspore Leschik 1956
Ginkgoopsida - Ephedrales
Ephedripites steevesii microspore
Ephedripites spp. microspore
unclassified
Cyclogranisporites spp. microspore
Lunatisporites noviaulensis microspore
Lunatisporites spp. microspore
Equisetopsida - Cupressales
Inaperturopollenites nebulosus microspore
unclassified
Klausipollenites spp. microspore
Klausipollenites staplinii microspore Jansonius 1962
Alisporites spp. microspore
Lueckisporites virkkiae microspore
Maculatasporites spp. microspore
Lundbladispora obsoleta microspore
see common names

Geography
Country:Norway
Coordinates: 71.2° North, 28.8° East (view map)
Paleocoordinates:37.7° North, 19.2° East
Basis of coordinate:stated in text
Geographic resolution:small collection
Time
Period:Triassic Epoch:Early/Lower Triassic
10 m.y. bin:Triassic 1
*Period:Early/Lower Triassic *Epoch:Early/Lower Scythain
*International age/stage:Griesbachian
Key time interval:Griesbachian Zone: Lundbladispora obsoleta - Tympanicysta stoschiana Assemblage Zone
Age range of interval:251.90200 - 251.40000 m.y. ago
* legacy (obsolete) database fields
Stratigraphy
Local bed:115.94m
Local order:top to bottom
Stratigraphic resolution:bed
Stratigraphy comments: Similarities with Vardebukta Formation in Svalbard (Hochuli et al., 1989; Mangerud and Konieczny, 1993), with the lower Bjorne and Blind Fiord Formations in the Sverdrup Basin (Fisher, 1979; Utting, 1985, 1989, pers. comm., 1993), with the Wordie Creek Formation in East Greenland (Balme, 1980) and with the Toad/Grayling Formation in western Canada (Jansonius, 1962).
Lithology and environment
Lithology description: Between 116.5 – 65.5m the core consists of conglomerate, shale and sandstone
Environment:marine indet.
Geology comments: shallow marine environment
Taphonomy
Modes of preservation:body,original sporopollenin
Size of fossils:microfossils
Disassociated minor elements:all
Temporal resolution:snapshot
Spatial resolution:parautochthonous
Collection methods and comments
Collection methods:core,chemical,mechanical,field collection
Reason for describing collection:biostratigraphic analysis
Collection method comments: All palynological slides are housed in the type collection of the Paleontological Museum of Oslo.

Metadata
Database number:31389
Authorizer:C. Looy Enterer:F. Verbruggen
Modifier:F. Verbruggen Research group:paleobotany
Created:2003-05-12 03:12:04 Last modified:2003-05-12 06:12:06
Access level:the public Released:2003-05-12 03:12:04
Creative Commons license:CC BY
Reference information

Primary reference:
8467. G. Mangerud. 1994. Palynostratigraphy of the Permian and lowermost Triassic succession, Finnmark Platform, Barents Sea. Review of Palaeobotany and Palynology 82:317-349 [C. Looy/F. Verbruggen/F. Verbruggen]