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Wimanfjellet, Spitsbergen, Svalbard, Norway
Lat/Long (Decimal) | 78.32,16 |
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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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Wimanfjellet | Biernat G. (1995) | Brentskardhaugen Conglomerate | The bed is a regional marker horizon that separates the shallow shelf to marginal marine deposits of the Wilhelmøya Formation (Norian - Toarcian) from deeper shelf deposits of the Janusfjellet Formation (Callovian - Hauterivian). Ranges from 5 to 135 cm regionally. | phosphorite | 182.7 - 170.3 Ma Jurassic |
Recorded Fossils
Accepted Name | Hierarchy | Age |
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Discinisca sp. genus | Animalia : Brachiopoda : Lingulata : Lingulida : Discinidae : Discinisca | 182.7 - 170.3 Ma Jurassic |
References
Biernat G. (1995) A New Jurassic discinid brachiopod from Spitsbergen, Polish Polar Research 16 1-2, 37-46 |
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!