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Kap Kobenhavn -Kap Rigsdagen Locality 200, Northeast Greenland National Park, Greenland
Lat/Long (Decimal) | 81,-21 |
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Co-ordinates Derivation | estimated from map |
Mindat.org Region (for given coordinates) | Northeast Greenland National Park, Greenland |
Collections
Collection | Reference | Stratigraphic Name | Comments | Lithology | Age |
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Kap Kobenhavn -Kap Rigsdagen Locality 200 | Simonarson L. A., Petersen K.S., et al (1998) | Kap Kobenhavn | 10m high outcrop of stratified sand and gravel | sandstone | 2.588 - 0.781 Ma Pleistocene |
Recorded Fossils
Accepted Name | Hierarchy | Age |
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Astarte borealis species | Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Carditida : Astartidae : Astarte : Astarte borealis | 2.588 - 0.781 Ma Pleistocene |
Cyrtodaria kurriana species | Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Adapedonta : Hiatellidae : Cyrtodaria : Cyrtodaria kurriana | 2.588 - 0.781 Ma Pleistocene |
Hiatella (Hiatella) arctica species | Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Hiatellida : Hiatellidae : Hiatella : Hiatella (Hiatella) arctica | 2.588 - 0.781 Ma Pleistocene |
Portlandia arctica species | Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Nuculanida : Yoldiidae : Portlandia : Portlandia arctica | 2.588 - 0.781 Ma Pleistocene |
Similipecten greenlandicus species | Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Pectinida : Propeamussiidae : Similipecten : Similipecten greenlandicus | 2.588 - 0.781 Ma Pleistocene |
Natica sp. genus | Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Littorinimorpha : Naticidae : Natica | 2.588 - 0.781 Ma Pleistocene |
References
Simonarson L. A., Petersen K.S., et al (1998) Molluscan palaeontology of the Pliocene-Pleistocene Kap Kobenhavn Formation, North Greenland, Meddelelser om Gronland, Geoscience 36, 1-104 |
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!