East of Cape Stosch 4: Early/Lower Triassic, Greenland

List of taxa
Where & when
Geology
Taphonomy & methods
Metadata & references
Taxonomic list
Cephalopoda - Ceratitida - Proptychitidae
Proptychites rosenkrantzi Spath 1930
Cephalopoda - Ceratitida - Ophiceratidae
Ophiceras transitorium Spath 1930
Ophiceras aff. greenlandicum Spath 1930
Gastropoda - Naticopsidae
Naticopsis arctica
Bivalvia - Pectinida - Claraiidae
Claraia stachei Bittner 1901
Bivalvia - Myalinida - Myalinidae
Myalina aff. schamarae Bittner 1899
    = Promyalina groenlandica Newell 1955
Newell 1955
see common names

Geography
Country:Greenland
Coordinates: 73.9° North, 21.4° West (view map)
Paleocoordinates:31.0° North, 11.5° East
Basis of coordinate:based on nearby landmark
Time
Period:Triassic Epoch:Early/Lower Triassic
10 m.y. bin:Triassic 1
Key time interval:Early/Lower Triassic
Age range of interval:251.90200 - 247.20000 m.y. ago
Stratigraphy
Formation:Wordie Creek Local bed:270m
Lithology and environment
Taphonomy
Size of fossils:macrofossils
Collection methods and comments
Collection methods:field collection
Reason for describing collection:taxonomic analysis
Metadata
Also known as:Locality VIII
Database number:48120
Authorizer:A. McGowan, M. Clapham Enterer:A. McGowan, M. Clapham
Modifier:A. McGowan Research group:marine invertebrate
Created:2005-03-14 06:22:08 Last modified:2005-03-14 08:22:08
Access level:the public Released:2005-03-14 06:22:07
Creative Commons license:CC BY
Reference information

Primary reference:
12885. L. F. Spath. 1930. The Eotriassic invertebrate fauna of East Greenland. Meddeleser om Grønland 83(1):1-90 [A. McGowan/A. McGowan/A. McGowan]

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]