Breithorn Glacier (Biskop Alfs Glacier), Scoresby Land (Permian of Greenland)

Where: Greenland (71.9° N, 24.0° W: paleocoordinates 28.7° N, 14.6° E)

• coordinate stated in text

• outcrop-level geographic resolution

When: Foldvik Creek Formation, Wuchiapingian (259.9 - 254.2 Ma)

• bed-level stratigraphic resolution

Environment/lithology: lithified, sandy limestone

• Fine stratified limestones, sandy towards the overlying beds

Size class: macrofossils

Preservation: mold/impression

Primary reference: G. Tichy. 1975. On the first appearance of Permonautilus from the Foldvik Creek Formation (Upper Permian) of east Greenland. Neues Jahrbuch für Geologie und Paläontologie, Monatshefte 1975(11):693-703 [M. Clapham/M. Clapham/M. Clapham]more details

Purpose of describing collection: taxonomic analysis

PaleoDB collection 86533: authorized by Matthew Clapham, entered by Matthew Clapham on 07.02.2009

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Taxonomic list

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Cephalopoda
 Nautilida - Permonautilidae
Permonautilus halleri n. sp.
Permonautilus halleri n. sp. Tichy 1975 nautiloid