Where: Greenland (70.6° N, 53.1° W: paleocoordinates 62.4° N, 20.7° W)
• coordinate estimated from map
• small collection-level geographic resolution
When: Sonja Member (Agatdal Formation), Danian (66.0 - 61.6 Ma)
• The lens was originally 7 m long and 0.7m thick but was completely excavated by Rosenkrantz and his co-workers. Most fossil groups indicate a Paleocene (Late Danian) age for the formation (Fig. 16; Bendix-Almgreen 1969; H.J. Hansen 1970; Rosenkrantz 1970; Szczechura 1971; Kollmann & Peel 1983; Collins & Wienberg Rasmussen 1992). The coccolith assemblage indicates a Chiasmolithus danicus zone age (NP 3 Zone; Perch-Nielsen 1973). The co-occurrence of the foraminifera Globoconusa daubjergensis and Globigerina compressa indicates a P1c plankton zone age for the Agatdal Formation (H.J. Hansen 1970; Berggren et al. 1995; Olsson et al. 1999) which corresponds to a late NP3 - early NP4 age. In the GRO#3well, dinocysts and nannofossils indicate an age not younger than nannoplankton zone NP4 (Late Danian or Early Selandian; Nøhr-Hansen 1997c; Nøhr-Hansen et al. 2002).
• bed-level stratigraphic resolution
Environment/lithology: deltaic; poorly lithified sandstone
Size class: macrofossils
Collection methods: Repository: Natural History Museum of Denmark (MGUH)
Primary reference: H. A. Kollmann and J. S. Peel. 1983. Paleocene gastropods from Nûgssuaq, West Greenland. Grønlands Geologiske Undersøgelse, Bulletin 146:1-115 [W. Kiessling/W. Kiessling/M. Uhen]more details
Purpose of describing collection: taxonomic analysis
PaleoDB collection 22943: authorized by Wolfgang Kiessling, entered by Wolfgang Kiessling on 04.07.2002, edited by Uta Merkel, Mihaela Krause, Mark Uhen, Matthew Clapham and Pete Wagner
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Taxonomic list
unclassified | |
Actinopteri | |
"Pterothrissus conchaeformis" = Pteralbula conchaeformis5
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"Argentina erratica" = Protargentinolithus erraticus5
"Argentina erratica" = Protargentinolithus erraticus5 Roedel 1930 | |
Chlorophthalmus postangulatus5 Nolf and Dockery 1993 | |
aff. Neoscopelus nuussuaqensis n. sp.5
aff. Neoscopelus nuussuaqensis n. sp.5 Schwarzhans 2004 | |
Haemulidarum sp.5 Richardson 1848 | |
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Ophidiidarum seelandicus5 Koken 1885 | |
Bidenichthys lapierrei5 Nolf 1976 | |
Centroberyx fragilis5 Schwarzhans 2003 | |
Hoplostethus durus n. sp.5
Hoplostethus durus n. sp.5 | |
? Percopsiformorum resonus n. sp.5
? Percopsiformorum resonus n. sp.5 Schwarzhans 2004 | |
Gadomorpholithus ponderosus5 Koken 1885 | |
Protocolliolus amorphus5 Schwarzhans 2003 | |
Palaeomorrhua thulei n. sp.5
Palaeomorrhua thulei n. sp.5 Schwarzhans 2004 | |
"Coelorinchus aff. balticus" = Merluccius balticus5
"Coelorinchus aff. balticus" = Merluccius balticus5 Koken 1885 | |
Archaemacruroides ornatus5 Stinton 1965 | |
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Gastropoda | |
"Clathrobaculus sp." = Promathildia
"Clathrobaculus sp." = Promathildia Andreae 1887 snail | |
Gegania sp. Jeffreys 1884 snail
Mathilda sp. Semper 1865 snail
Acrocoelum sp. snail
Fimbriatella sp. Sacco 1895 snail | |
Syrnola sp., "Puposyrnola sp." = Syrnola (Puposyrnola), Odostomia sp., "Megastomia sp." = Odostomia (Megastomia), "Pyrgiscus sp." = Turbonilla (Pyrgiscus), Creonella sonjae
Syrnola sp. Adams 1860 snail
"Puposyrnola sp." = Syrnola (Puposyrnola) Cossmann 1921 snail
Odostomia sp. Fleming 1817 snail
"Megastomia sp." = Odostomia (Megastomia) snail
"Pyrgiscus sp." = Turbonilla (Pyrgiscus) Philippi 1841 snail
Creonella sonjae snail | |
Grandipatula sp. Cossmann 1889 slug | |
Pseudomalaxis sp. Fischer 1850 snail | |
cf. Rictaxis sp., Acteon sp., "Ravniella aff. regularis" = Tornatellaea (Ravniella), "Ravniella groenlandica" = Tornatellaea (Ravniella)
cf. Rictaxis sp. Dall 1871 snail
Acteon sp. Montfort 1810 snail
"Ravniella aff. regularis" = Tornatellaea (Ravniella) snail
"Ravniella groenlandica" = Tornatellaea (Ravniella) snail | |
Gilbertina sp., "Ringiculina sp." = Ringicula (Ringiculina)
Gilbertina sp. Morlett 1888 snail
"Ringiculina sp." = Ringicula (Ringiculina) Monterosato 1884 snail | |
Basilissa sp. Watson 1879 snail | |
Scissurella sp. d'Orbigny 1824 snail | |
Puncturella sp. Lowe 1827 puncturella
Emarginulina sp. Goldfuss 1870 snail
"Semperia sp." = Emarginula (Semperia) Crosse 1867 snail
Fissurella sp. Bruguière 1789 snail | |
"Colliculus sp." = Gibbula (Colliculus), Osilinus sp., Clanculus sp., Monodonta sp., Calliostoma sp.
"Colliculus sp." = Gibbula (Colliculus) Monterosato 1888 top snail
Osilinus sp. top snail
Clanculus sp. Monfort 1810 top snail
Monodonta sp. Lamarck 1799 top snail
Calliostoma sp. Swainson 1840 top snail | |
Solariella sp. Wood 1842 snail | |
Ataphrus sp. Gabb 1869 snail | |
Homalopoma sp. Carpenter 1864 snail | |
Retusa sp. Brown 1827 snail | |
Ellipsoscapha sp. Stephenson 1941 snail | |
Cylichna sp. Lovén 1846 snail
Acteocina sp. Gray 1847 barrel-bubble | |
Nipteraxis sp. snail | |
? Douvilleia sp. Parnes 1988 snail | |
Scurria sp. Gray 1847 limpet
Acmaea sp. Eschscholtz 1830 limpet
? Acmaea sp. Eschscholtz 1830 limpet | |
Lepetidae indet. Gray 1850 limpet | |
Patella sp. Linnaeus 1758 limpet | |
Otostoma sp. d'Archaic 1859 snail
Neritoplica sp. Oppenheim 1892 snail | |
Metacerithium sp. Cossmann 1906 snail | |
"Semivertagus sp." = Clava (Semivertagus)
"Semivertagus sp." = Clava (Semivertagus) Cossmann 1880 cerith snail | |
Alaba sp. Adams and A 1853 snail | |
Mesalia sp. Gray 1847 turret shell
Turritella sp. Lamarck 1799 turret shell | |
Telescopium sp., "Potamidopsis sp." = Potamides (Potamidopsis)
Telescopium sp. Monfort 1810 horn snail
"Potamidopsis sp." = Potamides (Potamidopsis) Munier-Chalmas 1900 horn snail | |
Trichotropinae indet. Gray 1850 snail | |
Sigapatella sp. Lesson 1830 slipper shell
Crepidula sp. Lamarck 1799 slipper shell
Calyptraea sp. Lamarck 1799 slipper shell | |
Confusiscala sp., "? Coniscala sp." = Epitonium (Coniscala), Cerithiscala sp., cf. Opalia sp., Belliscala sp., "Hemiacirsa sp." = Acirsa (Hemiacirsa)
Confusiscala sp. de Boury 1909 wentletrap
"? Coniscala sp." = Epitonium (Coniscala) de Boury 1887 wentletrap
Cerithiscala sp. de Boury 1887 wentletrap
cf. Opalia sp. Adams and Adams 1853 wentletrap
Belliscala sp. Stephenson 1941 wentletrap
"Hemiacirsa sp." = Acirsa (Hemiacirsa) de Boury 1890 wentletrap | |
Hipponix sp. Defrance 1819 hoof shell | |
"Littorinopsis sp." = Littoraria (Littorinopsis) Mörch 1876 periwinkle
Dissochilus sp. Cossmann 1888 periwinkle
Lacuna sp. Turton 1827 periwinkle | |
Polinices sp. Monfort 1810 moon snail
Amaurellina sp. Fischer 1885 moon snail
aff. Amaurellina sp. Fischer 1885 moon snail
Lunatia sp. Gray 1847 moon snail | |
Cerithiopsis sp. Hanley 1849 snail
cf. Cerithiopsis sp. Hanley 1849 snail
Seila sp. Adams 1861 snail | |
Triphoridae indet., "Ogivia sp." = Triphora (Ogivia)
Triphoridae indet. Gray 1847 snail
"Ogivia sp." = Triphora (Ogivia) Harris and Burrows 1891 snail | |
Cerithiella sp. Verrill 1882 snail | |
Rissoidae indet., Arsenia sp., Buvignieria sp., "Taramellia sp." = Manzonia (Alvinia), cf. Rissoina sp., Rissoina sp., "Zebinella sp." = Rissoina (Zebinella), Microtaphrus sp., cf. Pseudotaphrus sp., Cossmannia sp., Rissoa sp.
Rissoidae indet. Gray 1847 snail
Arsenia sp. Monterosato and Cossmann 1921 snail
Buvignieria sp. Cossmann 1921 snail
"Taramellia sp." = Manzonia (Alvinia) Monterosato 1884 snail
cf. Rissoina sp. d'Orbigny 1840 snail
Rissoina sp. d'Orbigny 1840 snail
"Zebinella sp." = Rissoina (Zebinella) Mörch 1876 snail
Microtaphrus sp. Cossmann 1888 snail
cf. Pseudotaphrus sp. Cossmann 1888 snail
Cossmannia sp. Newton 1891 snail
Rissoa sp. Fréminville 1814 snail | |
Entomope sp. Cossmann 1888 snail | |
Goniatogyra sp. Cossmann 1921 snail | |
Teinostoma sp. Adams and Adams 1853 snail | |
Chevallieria sp. Cossmann 1888 snail
Ceratia sp. Adams and Adams 1850 snail | |
Columbellopsis sp. Bucquoy et al. 1882 snail | |
Fusinus sp., Buccinofusus sp., cf. Streptochetus sp., "Streptolathyrus sp." = Streptochetus (Streptolathyrus), Fasciolariinae indet., Boltenella sp.
Fusinus sp. Rafinesque 1815 snail
Buccinofusus sp. Conrad 1868 snail
cf. Streptochetus sp. Cossmann 1901 snail
"Streptolathyrus sp." = Streptochetus (Streptolathyrus) Cossmann 1901 snail
Fasciolariinae indet. Gray 1853 snail
Boltenella sp. Wade 1917 snail | |
Buccinidae indet., Popenoeum lacunosum3, Pseudoliva sp., Pseudoliva praetermissa3, Strepsidura sp., Parvisipho sp., Penion sp., cf. Penion sp., "cf. Trophonopsis sp." = Neptunea (Trophonopsis), Coptochetus sp., ? Coptochetus sp., "Pollia sp." = Cantharus (Pollia), Suessonia sp., Cominella sp., Janiopsis sp., Laevibuccinum sp., aff. Siphonalia sp., Searlesia sp.
Buccinidae indet. Rafinesque 1815 true whelk
Pseudoliva sp. Swainson 1840 true whelk
Strepsidura sp. Swainson 1840 true whelk
Parvisipho sp. Cossmann 1889 true whelk
Penion sp. Fischer 1884 true whelk
cf. Penion sp. Fischer 1884 true whelk
"cf. Trophonopsis sp." = Neptunea (Trophonopsis) true whelk
Coptochetus sp. Cossmann 1889 true whelk
? Coptochetus sp. Cossmann 1889 true whelk
"Pollia sp." = Cantharus (Pollia) Sowerby 1843 true whelk
Suessonia sp. Cossmann 1889 true whelk
Cominella sp. Gray 1850 true whelk
Janiopsis sp. Rovereto 1899 true whelk
Laevibuccinum sp. Conrad 1865 true whelk
aff. Siphonalia sp. Adams 1863 true whelk
Searlesia sp. Harmer 1914 true whelk | |
cf. Plesiotriton sp., cf. Bonellitia sp., Kroisbachia peeli n. sp.4, Cancelrana sp., Coptostoma sp., cf. Coptostoma sp., Sveltella sp., Admete sp.
cf. Plesiotriton sp. Fischer 1884 snail
cf. Bonellitia sp. Jousseaume 1887 snail
Cancelrana sp. Palmer 1937 snail
Coptostoma sp. Cossmann 1899 snail
cf. Coptostoma sp. Cossmann 1899 snail
Sveltella sp. Cossmann 1889 snail
Admete sp. Müller 1842 admete | |
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cf. Haplovoluta sp. Wade 1918 snail | |
"Tiara sp." = Mitra (Tiara)
"Tiara sp." = Mitra (Tiara) Swainson 1831 mitre shell | |
Nekewis sp. Stewart 1927 snail | |
"Surcula sp." = Turricula, "Crenaturricula sp." = Turricula (Crenaturricula)
"Surcula sp." = Turricula Schumacher 1817 snail
"Crenaturricula sp." = Turricula (Crenaturricula) Vokes 1939 snail | |
Clinura sp. Bellardi 1875 snail | |
Turridae indet., Turris sp., cf. Amuletum sp., Hemisurcula sp., "Hemipleurotoma sp." = Gemmula, Surculites sp.
Turridae indet. Swainson 1840 turrid
Turris sp. Röding 1798 turrid
cf. Amuletum sp. Stephenson 1941 turrid
Hemisurcula sp. Casey 1904 turrid
"Hemipleurotoma sp." = Gemmula Weinkauff 1875 turrid
Surculites sp. Conrad 1865 turrid | |
Conomitra sp. Conrad 1865 ribbed mitre | |
Exilia sp. Conrad 1860 snail | |
Volutidae indet., "Volutocorbis sp." = Athleta (Volutocorbis), "Psephaea sp." = Fulgoraria (Psephaea)
Volutidae indet. Rafinesque 1815 volute
"Volutocorbis sp." = Athleta (Volutocorbis) Dall 1890 volute
"Psephaea sp." = Fulgoraria (Psephaea) Crosse 1871 volute | |
Muricopsis sp. Bucquoy et al. 1882 murex snail
? Muricopsis sp. Bucquoy et al. 1882 murex snail | |
Ancillarina sp. Bellardi 1882 snail | |
aff. Tibia sp. Röding 1798 true conch | |
Aporrhaidae indet. Gray 1850 snail
Drepanocheilus sp. Meek 1864 snail
cf. Drepanocheilus sp. Meek 1864 snail
Arrhoges palaeocaenica snail | |
Palaeocypraea sp. Schilder 1928 cowry
? Palaeocypraea sp. Schilder 1928 cowry
Protocypraea sp. Schilder 1927 cowry
Zonaria sp. Jousseaume 1884 cowry | |
Eocypraea sp. Cossmann 1903 snail | |
Cymatiidae indet. Iredale 1913 snail
Ranella sp. Lamarck 1816 snail | |
Ficus sp., "Fulguroficus sp." = Ficopsis (Fulguroficus)
Ficus sp. Röding 1798 fig shell
"Fulguroficus sp." = Ficopsis (Fulguroficus) Grabau 1904 fig shell | |
cf. Leucosyrinx sp. Dall 1889 snail | |
Vanikoropsis skoui snail | |
Malacostraca | |
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Anthozoa | |
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"Flabellum groenlandicum" = Flabellum anderssoni2
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Veliferidarum | |
Veliferidarum groenlandicus n. sp.5
Veliferidarum groenlandicus n. sp.5 | |
Otolithes | |
"Berycidarum tener n. sp." = Otolithus (Berycidarum)5
"Berycidarum tener n. sp." = Otolithus (Berycidarum)5 |