Sassenfjorden, Mountain side (Triassic of Svalbard and Jan Mayen)

Where: Svalbard and Jan Mayen (78.3° N, 16.6° E: paleocoordinates 41.7° N, 10.7° E)

• coordinate stated in text

• small collection-level geographic resolution

When: Deltadalen Member (Vikinghogda Formation), Induan (252.2 - 251.2 Ma)

Environment/lithology: offshore; siltstone

Size classes: macrofossils, mesofossils

Preservation: mold/impression

Collection methods: bulk,

• They only list the startigraphical useful fossils

Primary reference: T.M. Pchelina. 1965. Stratigraphy and composition of the Mesozoic deposits in central Vestspitsbergen. In V.N. Sokolov (ed.), Geology of Spitsbergen 1:131-154 [W. Foster/W. Foster]more details

Purpose of describing collection: biostratigraphic analysis

PaleoDB collection 212933: authorized by William Foster, entered by William Foster on 23.08.2020

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Taxonomic list

Bivalvia
 Pectinida - Claraiidae
Claraia stachei Bittner 1901 scallop
 Ostreida - Bakevelliidae
"Gervilleia ex gr. exporrecta" = Bakevellia exporrecta
"Gervilleia ex gr. exporrecta" = Bakevellia exporrecta Lepsius 1878 oyster
 Myalinida - Myalinidae
Myalina cf. vetusta Bittner 1899 clam
Myalina degeeri Lundgren 1887 clam
"Myalina kochi" = Promyalina kochi Spath 1930 clam
 Cardiida - Anthracosiidae
"Anodontophora aff. subrecta" = Unionites subrectus
"Anodontophora aff. subrecta" = Unionites subrectus Bittner 1901 clam
Cephalopoda
 Ceratitida - Otoceratidae
Otoceras sp. Griesbach 1880 ceratite
 Ceratitida - Ophiceratidae
Ophiceras ? sp. Griesbach 1880 ceratite