Fossilniveau 43 (Cretaceous of Svalbard and Jan Mayen)

Where: Svalbard and Jan Mayen (78.1° N, 14.0° E: paleocoordinates 67.9° N, 18.3° E)

When: Rurikfjellet Formation, Aptian (125.0 - 113.0 Ma)

Environment/lithology: marine; siliciclastic sediments

Size class: macrofossils

Primary reference: H. Frebold and E. Stoll. 1937. Das Festungsprofil auf Spitzbergen. In A. Hoel (ed.), Skrifter om Svalbard og Ishavet 68:1-91 [W. Foster/W. Foster]more details

Purpose of describing collection: biostratigraphic analysis

PaleoDB collection 212056: authorized by William Foster, entered by William Foster on 03.08.2020

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Taxonomic list

Bivalvia
 Nuculanida - Nuculanidae
"Leda angulatostriata" = Nuculana
"Leda angulatostriata" = Nuculana pointed nut clam
 Cardiida - Cardiidae
 Cardiida - Arcticidae
"Cyprina aff. saussuri" = Arctica, "Cyprina ? sp." = Arctica
"Cyprina aff. saussuri" = Arctica clam
"Cyprina ? sp." = Arctica Schumacher 1817 clam
 Carditida - Astartidae
Astarte ? sp. Sowerby 1816 clam
 Pectinida - Entoliidae
"Pecten orbicularis" = Syncyclonema nilsoni
"Pecten orbicularis" = Syncyclonema nilsoni Goldfuss 1835 scallop