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Wordiekammen, Spitsbergen, Svalbard, Norway

FormationWordiekammen
Member(s)Kapitol
Tyrrellfjellet
Age:299 - 296 Ma
Paleozoic
IntervalAsselian
Lithologylimestone
Number of Collections1
Number of Occurrences1

Recorded Sample Locations

LocationRegionStratigraphic Name
BellsundSpitsbergen, Svalbard, NorwayWordiekammen
GipsvikaSpitsbergen, Svalbard, NorwayWordiekammen - Tyrrellfjellet
Trollfuglfjella TRO-2-98.0 mSpitsbergen, Svalbard, NorwayWordiekammen - Kapitol

Associated Units

Stratigraphic NameAgeLithologyOccurrence Records
Kapp Starostin272 - 254 Ma
Permian
limestone, "siliciclastic", sandstone, chert117
Kapp Starostin - Voringen279 - 272 Ma
Permian
limestone, wackestone, sandstone/mudstone225
Nordenskioldbreen - Kapitol307 - 304 Ma
Carboniferous
limestone12
Nordenskioldbreen - Tyrrellfjellet296 - 290 Ma
Permian
limestone, "reef rocks"53
Treskelodden290 - 279 Ma
Permian
conglomerate, sandstone/"limestone", "limestone"/sandstone, "limestone"60
Wordiekammen - Kapitol307 - 304 Ma
Carboniferous
limestone96
Wordiekammen - Tyrrellfjellet296 - 290 Ma
Permian
limestone14

Recorded Fossils

Accepted NameHierarchyAge
Obsoletes fusiformis
species
7Chromista : Foraminifera : Fusulinellidae : Obsoletes : Obsoletes fusiformis315.2 - 307 Ma
Carboniferous
Alpavlia bathycolpos
species
7Animalia : Brachiopoda : Strophomenata : Productida : Productellidae : Alpavlia : Alpavlia bathycolpos298.9 - 295.5 Ma
Paleozoic
Coscinium cyclops
species
7Animalia : Bryozoa : Stenolaemata : Cystoporida : Hexagonellidae : Coscinium : Coscinium cyclops295.5 - 290.1 Ma
Permian
Archimedes sp.
genus
6Animalia : Bryozoa : Stenolaemata : Fenestrida : Fenestellidae : Archimedes295.5 - 290.1 Ma
Permian
Fabifenestella quadratopora
species
7Animalia : Bryozoa : Stenolaemata : Fenestrida : Fenestellidae : Fabifenestella : Fabifenestella quadratopora295.5 - 290.1 Ma
Permian
Rectifenestella nikiforovae
species
7Animalia : Bryozoa : Stenolaemata : Fenestrida : Fenestellidae : Rectifenestella : Rectifenestella nikiforovae295.5 - 290.1 Ma
Permian
Rectifenestella submicroporata
species
7Animalia : Bryozoa : Stenolaemata : Fenestrida : Fenestellidae : Rectifenestella : Rectifenestella submicroporata295.5 - 290.1 Ma
Permian
Polypora sp.
genus
6Animalia : Bryozoa : Stenolaemata : Fenestrida : Fenestellidae : Polypora295.5 - 290.1 Ma
Permian
Shulgapora porosa
species
7Animalia : Bryozoa : Stenolaemata : Fenestrida : Septoporidae : Shulgapora : Shulgapora porosa295.5 - 290.1 Ma
Permian
Ascopora birkenmajeri
species
7Animalia : Bryozoa : Stenolaemata : Cryptostomida : Rhabdomesidae : Ascopora : Ascopora birkenmajeri295.5 - 290.1 Ma
Permian
Ascopora grandis
species
7Animalia : Bryozoa : Stenolaemata : Cryptostomida : Rhabdomesidae : Ascopora : Ascopora grandis295.5 - 290.1 Ma
Permian
Ascopora magniseptata
species
7Animalia : Bryozoa : Stenolaemata : Cryptostomida : Rhabdomesidae : Ascopora : Ascopora magniseptata295.5 - 290.1 Ma
Permian
Ascopora sterlitamakensis
species
7Animalia : Bryozoa : Stenolaemata : Cryptostomida : Rhabdomesidae : Ascopora : Ascopora sterlitamakensis295.5 - 290.1 Ma
Permian
Rhabdomeson sp.
genus
6Animalia : Bryozoa : Stenolaemata : Cryptostomida : Rhabdomesidae : Rhabdomeson295.5 - 290.1 Ma
Permian
Rhombopora sp.
genus
6Animalia : Bryozoa : Stenolaemata : Cryptostomida : Rhabdomesidae : Rhombopora295.5 - 290.1 Ma
Permian
Toulapora svalbardensis
species
7Animalia : Bryozoa : Stenolaemata : Trepostomida : Crustoporidae : Toulapora : Toulapora svalbardensis295.5 - 290.1 Ma
Permian
Beedeina sp.
genus
6Chromista : Foraminifera : Tubothalamea : Fusulinidae : Beedeina315.2 - 307 Ma
Carboniferous
Beedeina distenta
species
7Foraminifera : Fusulinidae : Beedeina : Beedeina distenta315.2 - 307 Ma
Carboniferous
Beedeina samarica
species
7Foraminifera : Fusulinidae : Beedeina : Beedeina samarica315.2 - 307 Ma
Carboniferous
Fusulina sp.
genus
6Chromista : Foraminifera : Tubothalamea : Fusulinidae : Fusulina315.2 - 307 Ma
Carboniferous
Fusulinella sp.
genus
6Chromista : Foraminifera : Fusulinellidae : Fusulinella315.2 - 307 Ma
Carboniferous
Fusulinella (Fusulinella) bocki
species
7Foraminifera : Fusulinidae : Fusulinella : Fusulinella (Fusulinella) bocki315.2 - 307 Ma
Carboniferous
Fusulinellinae
subfamily
5.3Foraminifera : Fusulinidae : Fusulinellinae315.2 - 307 Ma
Carboniferous
Praeobsoletes sp.
genus
6Chromista : Foraminifera : Fusulinellidae : Praeobsoletes307 - 303.7 Ma
Carboniferous
Praeobsoletes burkemensis
species
7Chromista : Foraminifera : Fusulinellidae : Praeobsoletes : Praeobsoletes burkemensis315.2 - 307 Ma
Carboniferous
Protriticites sp.
genus
6Chromista : Foraminifera : Fusulinellidae : Protriticites315.2 - 307 Ma
Carboniferous
Protriticites globulus
species
7Chromista : Foraminifera : Fusulinellidae : Protriticites : Protriticites globulus315.2 - 307 Ma
Carboniferous
Protriticites lamellosus
species
7Chromista : Foraminifera : Fusulinellidae : Protriticites : Protriticites lamellosus307 - 303.7 Ma
Carboniferous
Protriticites ovatus
species
7Chromista : Foraminifera : Fusulinellidae : Protriticites : Protriticites ovatus315.2 - 307 Ma
Carboniferous
Protriticites ovoides
species
7Foraminifera : Fusulinidae : Protriticites : Protriticites ovoides307 - 303.7 Ma
Carboniferous
Protriticites pseudomontiparus
species
7Chromista : Foraminifera : Fusulinellidae : Protriticites : Protriticites pseudomontiparus307 - 303.7 Ma
Carboniferous
Protriticites sphaericus
species
7Chromista : Foraminifera : Fusulinellidae : Protriticites : Protriticites sphaericus315.2 - 307 Ma
Carboniferous
Protriticites subovatus
species
7Chromista : Foraminifera : Fusulinellidae : Protriticites : Protriticites subovatus307 - 303.7 Ma
Carboniferous
Protriticites subschwagerinoides
species
7Chromista : Foraminifera : Fusulinellidae : Protriticites : Protriticites subschwagerinoides307 - 303.7 Ma
Carboniferous
Protriticites variabilis
species
7Chromista : Foraminifera : Fusulinellidae : Protriticites : Protriticites variabilis307 - 303.7 Ma
Carboniferous
Pseudofusulinella sp.
genus
6Chromista : Foraminifera : Fusulinellidae : Pseudofusulinella315.2 - 307 Ma
Carboniferous
Quasifusulina sp.
genus
6Chromista : Foraminifera : Tubothalamea : Fusulinidae : Quasifusulina307 - 303.7 Ma
Carboniferous
Quasifusulina eleganta
species
7Chromista : Foraminifera : Tubothalamea : Fusulinidae : Quasifusulina : Quasifusulina eleganta307 - 303.7 Ma
Carboniferous
Quasifusulina longissima
species
7Foraminifera : Fusulinidae : Quasifusulina : Quasifusulina longissima307 - 303.7 Ma
Carboniferous
Quasifusulinoides sp.
genus
6Chromista : Foraminifera : Tubothalamea : Fusulinidae : Quasifusulinoides315.2 - 307 Ma
Carboniferous
Quasifusulinoides fusiformis
species
7Chromista : Foraminifera : Tubothalamea : Fusulinidae : Quasifusulinoides : Quasifusulinoides fusiformis315.2 - 307 Ma
Carboniferous
Quasifusulinoides intermedius
species
7Foraminifera : Fusulinidae : Quasifusulinoides : Quasifusulinoides intermedius315.2 - 307 Ma
Carboniferous
Quasifusulinoides quasifusulinoides
species
7Foraminifera : Fusulinidae : Quasifusulinoides : Quasifusulinoides quasifusulinoides315.2 - 307 Ma
Carboniferous
Eowaeringella sp.
genus
6Chromista : Foraminifera : Fusulinellidae : Eowaeringella315.2 - 307 Ma
Carboniferous
Neostaffella sp.
genus
6Chromista : Foraminifera : Pseudostaffellidae : Neostaffella315.2 - 307 Ma
Carboniferous
Wedekindellina sp.
genus
6Chromista : Foraminifera : Fusulinellidae : Wedekindellina315.2 - 307 Ma
Carboniferous
Fusiella sp.
genus
6Chromista : Foraminifera : Tubothalamea : Schubertellidae : Fusiella315.2 - 307 Ma
Carboniferous
Fusiella typica
species
7Chromista : Foraminifera : Tubothalamea : Schubertellidae : Fusiella : Fusiella typica315.2 - 307 Ma
Carboniferous
Montiparus sp.
genus
6Foraminifera : Schwagerinidae : Montiparus307 - 303.7 Ma
Carboniferous
Montiparus calitvicus
species
7Foraminifera : Schwagerinidae : Montiparus : Montiparus calitvicus307 - 303.7 Ma
Carboniferous
Montiparus likharevi
species
7Foraminifera : Schwagerinidae : Montiparus : Montiparus likharevi307 - 303.7 Ma
Carboniferous
Montiparus montiparus
species
7Chromista : Foraminifera : Triticitidae : Montiparus : Montiparus montiparus307 - 303.7 Ma
Carboniferous
Montiparus umbonoplicatus
species
7Chromista : Foraminifera : Triticitidae : Montiparus : Montiparus umbonoplicatus307 - 303.7 Ma
Carboniferous

References

Sarycheva T. G. (1977) Pozdnepaleozoyskie produktidy Sibiri i Arktiki [Upper Paleozoic productids of Siberia and the Arctic], Akademiya Nauk SSSR, Trudy Paleontologicheskogo Instituta 161, 1-220
Davydov V. I., Nilsson I. (1999) Fusulinid Succession from the Middle-Upper Carboniferous Boundary Beds on Spitsbergen, Arctic Norway, Palaeontologia Electronica 2 1
Nakrem H. A., Baejowski B., et al (2009) Lower Permian bryozoans from southern and central Spitsbergen, Svalbard, Acta Palaeontologica Polonica 54, 677-698
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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