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Stream S. of Hecla Haven, Spitsbergen, Svalbard, Norway
Lat/Long (Decimal) | 79.9333,16.9833 |
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Co-ordinates Derivation | based on nearby landmark |
Mindat.org Region (for given coordinates) | Spitsbergen, Svalbard, Norway |
Collections
Collection | Reference | Stratigraphic Name | Comments | Lithology | Age |
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Stream S. of Hecla Haven, Spitsbergen | Jeletzky J. A. (1965) | STRATIGRAPHIC RELATIONS: From unknown lithostratigraphic unit, for which lithostratigraphic relations are not discussed. AGE: Valanginian, on the basis of ammonite biostratigraphy. STRATIGRAPHIC POSITION: From unknown position in local section. | "siliciclastic" | 139.8 - 132.9 Ma Early/Lower Cretaceous |
Recorded Fossils
Accepted Name | Hierarchy | Age |
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Thorsteinssonoceras ellesmerensis species | Animalia : Mollusca : Cephalopoda : Ammonoidea : Polyptychitidae : Thorsteinssonoceras : Thorsteinssonoceras ellesmerensis | 139.8 - 132.9 Ma Early/Lower Cretaceous |
References
Jeletzky J. A. (1965) Thorsteinssonoceras. A new craspeditid ammonitre from the Valanginian of Ellesmere Island, Arctic Archipelago, Geological Survey of Canada Bulletin 120, 1-16 |
Data courtesy of: PBDB: The Paleobiology Database, Creative Commons CC-BY licenced. , GBIF: the Global Biodiversity Information Facility, various licences, iDigBio, various licences, and EOL: The Encyclopedia of Life (Open Data Public Domain). Because fossils are made of minerals too!