Where: Oslo-Asker, Norway (59.9° N, 10.7° 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 (501.0 - 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 190339: authorized by Björn Kröger, entered by Björn Kröger on 05.12.2017
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Taxonomic list
Trilobita | |
Ctenopyge (Mesoctenopyge) erecta, Sphaerophthalmus arcus, Sphaerophthalmus modestus, Parabolina mobergi, Protopeltura bidentata, Protopeltura planicauda
Ctenopyge (Mesoctenopyge) erecta trilobite
Sphaerophthalmus arcus Høyberget and Bruton 2012 trilobite
Sphaerophthalmus modestus Henningsmoen 1957 trilobite
Parabolina mobergi trilobite
Protopeltura bidentata trilobite
Protopeltura planicauda trilobite |