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Cap Staratschin, Spitsbergen, Svalbard, Norway

Lat/Long (Decimal)	78.1,14.2
Co-ordinates Derivation	based on nearby landmark
Mindat.org Region (for given coordinates)	Spitsbergen, Svalbard, Norway

Collections

Collection	Reference	Stratigraphic Name	Comments	Lithology	Age
Cap Staratschin	Heer O.	Firkanten	Taxodium layers were originally assumed to be of Miocene age but are now thought to be Paleocene. Fossils come from basal part of formation, probably Danian or Selandian.	"shale"	66 - 59.2 Ma Paleocene

Recorded Fossils

Accepted Name	Hierarchy	Age
Plantae kingdom	Plantae	66 - 59.2 Ma Paleocene
Stigmodera hyperboreus species	Animalia : Arthropoda : Insecta : Coleoptera : Buprestidae : Stigmodera : *Stigmodera hyperboreus*	66 - 59.2 Ma Paleocene
Harpalus nitens species	Animalia : Arthropoda : Insecta : Coleoptera : Carabidae : Harpalus : *Harpalus nitens*	66 - 59.2 Ma Paleocene
Coelocassida scabriusculum species	Animalia : Arthropoda : Insecta : Coleoptera : Chrysomelidae : Coelocassida : *Coelocassida scabriusculum*	66 - 59.2 Ma Paleocene
Athous holmgreni species	Animalia : Arthropoda : Insecta : Coleoptera : Elateridae : Athous : *Athous holmgreni*	66 - 59.2 Ma Paleocene
Semiotus ehrenswaerdi species	Animalia : Arthropoda : Insecta : Coleoptera : Elateridae : Semiotus : *Semiotus ehrenswaerdi*	66 - 59.2 Ma Paleocene
Ochthebius nitidulus species	Animalia : Arthropoda : Insecta : Coleoptera : Hydraenidae : Ochthebius : *Ochthebius nitidulus*	66 - 59.2 Ma Paleocene
Helochares undecimstriatum species	Animalia : Arthropoda : Insecta : Coleoptera : Hydrophilidae : Helochares : *Helochares undecimstriatum*	66 - 59.2 Ma Paleocene
Scarabaeinae subfamily	Animalia : Arthropoda : Insecta : Coleoptera : Scarabaeidae : Scarabaeinae	66 - 59.2 Ma Paleocene
Lissomus taxodii species	Animalia : Arthropoda : Insecta : Coleoptera : Throscidae : Lissomus : *Lissomus taxodii*	66 - 59.2 Ma Paleocene
Hymenopterites deperditus species	Animalia : Arthropoda : Insecta : Hemiptera : Reduviidae : Hymenopterites : *Hymenopterites deperditus*	66 - 59.2 Ma Paleocene
Promyrmicium boreale species	Animalia : Arthropoda : Insecta : Hymenoptera : Formicidae : Promyrmicium : *Promyrmicium boreale*	66 - 59.2 Ma Paleocene

References

Heer O. Die Miocene flora und fauna Spitzbergens, Kongliga Svenska Vetenskaps-Akademiens Handlingar 8 7, 1-98

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!

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