Fossilniveau 22 (Cretaceous of Svalbard and Jan Mayen)

Where: Svalbard and Jan Mayen (78.1° N, 13.9° E: paleocoordinates 69.1° N, 16.2° E)

When: Stenomphalia ammonoid zone, Rurikfjellet Formation, Valanginian (139.8 - 132.9 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 212034: authorized by William Foster, entered by William Foster on 03.08.2020

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Taxonomic list

Bivalvia
 Pectinida - Buchiidae
"Aucella cf. okensis" = Buchia okensis, "Aucella obliqua" = Buchia, "Aucella cf. obliqua" = Buchia, "Aucella cf. unschensis" = Buchia, "Aucella sp." = Buchia, Aucella cf. subokensis, "Aucella cf. inflata" = Buchia inflata
"Aucella cf. okensis" = Buchia okensis Pavlow 1907 scallop
"Aucella obliqua" = Buchia scallop
"Aucella cf. obliqua" = Buchia scallop
"Aucella cf. unschensis" = Buchia scallop
"Aucella sp." = Buchia Rouillier 1845 scallop
Aucella cf. subokensis Pavlow 1907 scallop
"Aucella cf. inflata" = Buchia inflata Toula 1888 scallop
Cephalopoda
 Ammonitida - Polyptychitidae
"Polyptychites aff. quadrifidus" = Virgatoptychites (Propolyptychites) quadrifidus
"Polyptychites aff. quadrifidus" = Virgatoptychites (Propolyptychites) quadrifidus Koenen 1902 ammonite
 Belemnitida - Belemnitidae
Belemnites sp. Lamarck 1799 belemnite