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Festningen section, Spitsbergen, Svalbard, Norway
Lat/Long (Decimal) | 78,15.1667 |
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Co-ordinates Derivation | based on political unit |
Given Location | Svalbard, Norway |
Mindat.org Region (for given coordinates) | Spitsbergen, Svalbard, Norway |
Collections
Collection | Reference | Stratigraphic Name | Comments | Lithology | Age |
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Festningen section, Unit 13 | Yochelson E. L. (1966) | Assistance | The formation name might be different now. | "limestone" | 290.1 - 268 Ma Permian |
Recorded Fossils
Accepted Name | Hierarchy | Age |
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Thamnosia arctica species | Animalia : Brachiopoda : Strophomenata : Productida : Productidae : Thamnosia : Thamnosia arctica | 290.1 - 268 Ma Permian |
Nordospira hennigsmoeni species | Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Pleurotomariida : Gosseletinidae : Nordospira : Nordospira hennigsmoeni | 290.1 - 268 Ma Permian |
References
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!