Fossilniveau 19 (Jurassic of Svalbard and Jan Mayen)

Where: Svalbard and Jan Mayen (78.1° N, 13.9° E: paleocoordinates 69.2° N, 14.6° E)

When: Agardhfjellet Formation, Tithonian (152.1 - 145.0 Ma)

• Originally described as Wolgashufe

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 212031: authorized by William Foster, entered by William Foster on 03.08.2020

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Taxonomic list

Bivalvia
 Pectinida - Buchiidae
"Aucella sp." = Buchia
"Aucella sp." = Buchia Rouillier 1845 scallop
 Pectinida - Pseudomonotidae
Pseudomonotis sp. von Beyrich 1862 scallop
 Cardiida - Quenstedtiidae
Quenstedtia sp. Morris 1854 clam
 Cardiida - Arcticidae
 Pholadida - Pleuromyidae
Pleuromya sp. Meek 1873 clam
Cephalopoda
 Ammonitida - Perisphinctidae
Perisphinctes sp. Waagen 1869 ammonite