Where: Norway (59.9° N, 10.8° E: paleocoordinates 39.0° S, 18.9° W)
• coordinate based on nearby landmark
• outcrop-level geographic resolution
When: Ctenopyge similis trilobite zone, Alum Shale Formation, Merioneth (497.0 - 485.4 Ma)
• formation-level stratigraphic resolution
Environment/lithology: marine; shale and limestone
Size classes: macrofossils, mesofossils
Primary reference: M. Høyberget and D. L. Bruton. 2012. Revision of the trilobite genus Sphaerophthalmus and relatives from the Furongian (Cambrian) Alum Shale Formation, Oslo Region, Norway. Norwegian Journal of Geology 92:433-450 [B. Kröger/B. Kröger]more details
Purpose of describing collection: taxonomic analysis
PaleoDB collection 190338: authorized by Björn Kröger, entered by Björn Kröger on 05.12.2017
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Taxonomic list
Trilobita | |
Sphaerophthalmus modestus, Sphaerophthalmus arcus, Parabolina mobergi, Protopeltura planicauda, Protopeltura bidentata, Ctenopyge (Mesoctenopyge) similis, Ctenopyge (Mesoctenopyge) erecta
Sphaerophthalmus modestus Henningsmoen 1957 trilobite
Sphaerophthalmus arcus Høyberget and Bruton 2012 trilobite
Parabolina mobergi trilobite
Protopeltura planicauda trilobite
Protopeltura bidentata trilobite
Ctenopyge (Mesoctenopyge) similis trilobite
Ctenopyge (Mesoctenopyge) erecta trilobite |