Finnmark core 7128/12-U-01 layer 70.36m: Griesbachian, Norway

List of taxa
Where & when
Geology
Taphonomy & methods
Metadata & references
Taxonomic list
unclassified
Grebespora concentrica microspore
Striatoabieites richteri microspore
Gordonispora fossulata microspore
Fungae indet.
fungal remain
Tympanicysta stoschiana
Dictyotidium reticulatum marine palyn
Micrhystridium spp. marine palyn
Apiculatisporis spp. microspore
Polypodiopsida - Polypodiaceae
Laevigatosporites callosus microspore
Polypodiopsida - Gleicheniales - Matoniaceae
Dictyophyllidites spp. microspore
Pteridopsida
Granulatisporites spp. microspore
Leiotriletes sp. A microspore Potonie and Kremp 1954
Leiotriletes spp. microspore
unclassified
Conbaculatisporites spp. microspore
Vesicaspora spp. microspore
Lunatisporites pellucidus microspore
Lunatisporites spp. microspore
Cyclogranisporites spp. microspore
Triquitrites proratus microspore
Pinopsida - Pinales - Taxaceae
Striatopodocarpites pantii microspore
unclassified
Klausipollenites schaubergeri microspore
Klausipollenites spp. microspore
Punctatisporites spp. microspore
Maculatasporites spp. microspore
Equisetopsida - Cupressales
Inaperturopollenites nebulosus microspore
unclassified
Cycadopites spp. microspore
Sphenopsida
Calamospora spp. microspore
Ginkgoopsida - Caytoniales
Vitreisporites signatus microspore Leschik 1956
unclassified
Protohaploxypinus microcorpus microspore
Protohaploxypinus spp. microspore
Lueckisporites virkkiae microspore
Tasmanites spp. marine palyn
Lundbladispora obsoleta microspore
Aratrisporites tenuispinosus 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 Scythian
*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:70.36m
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: open-marine environment (storm-influenced shelf 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:31403
Authorizer:C. Looy Enterer:F. Verbruggen
Modifier:F. Verbruggen Research group:paleobotany
Created:2003-05-12 05:10:50 Last modified:2003-05-12 08:10:52
Access level:the public Released:2003-05-12 05:10:50
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]