Fossilniveau 34 (Cretaceous of Svalbard and Jan Mayen)

Where: Svalbard and Jan Mayen (78.1° N, 14.0° E: paleocoordinates 67.9° N, 18.3° E)

When: Rurikfjellet Formation, Aptian (125.0 - 113.0 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 212046: authorized by William Foster, entered by William Foster on 03.08.2020

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Taxonomic list

unclassified
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Bivalvia
 Cardiida - Arcticidae
"Cyprina ? sp." = Arctica
"Cyprina ? sp." = Arctica Schumacher 1817 clam
 Pholadida - Pleuromyidae
Pleuromya ? sp. Meek 1873 clam
 Nuculanida - Nuculanidae
"Leda mariae" = Nuculana
"Leda mariae" = Nuculana pointed nut clam