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Breidavik, Norðurþing, Northeastern Region, Iceland

Group	Breidavik
Age:	3.60 - 2.59 Ma Cenozoic
Interval	Early Pliocene
Tectonic Setting	Rift
Lithology	sandstone, conglomerate
Number of Collections	20
Number of Occurrences	49

Recorded Sample Locations

Location	Region	Stratigraphic Name
Buchardt and Simonarson's Tjornes bed 3	Norðurþing, Northeastern Region, Iceland	Breidavik

Recorded Fossils

Accepted Name	Type	Hierarchy	Age
Balanus sp. genus	6	Animalia : Arthropoda : Maxillopoda : Sessilia : Balanidae : *Balanus*	5.333 - 3.6 Ma Neogene
Glycymeris glycymeris species	7	Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Arcida : Glycymerididae : Glycymeris : *Glycymeris glycymeris*	5.333 - 3.6 Ma Neogene
Serripes (Serripes) groenlandicus species	7	Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Cardiida : Cardiidae : Serripes : *Serripes (Serripes) groenlandicus*	5.333 - 3.6 Ma Neogene
Macoma sp. genus	6	Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Cardiida : Tellinidae : *Macoma*	3.6 - 2.588 Ma Cenozoic
Macoma (Macoma) praetenuis species	7	Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Cardiida : Tellinidae : Macoma : *Macoma (Macoma) praetenuis*	3.6 - 2.588 Ma Cenozoic
Cyrtodaria sp. genus	6	Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Adapedonta : Hiatellidae : *Cyrtodaria*	3.6 - 2.588 Ma Cenozoic
Panomya sp. genus	6	Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Adapedonta : Hiatellidae : *Panomya*	5.333 - 3.6 Ma Neogene
Panomya ampla species	7	Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Adapedonta : Hiatellidae : Panomya : *Panomya ampla*	3.6 - 2.588 Ma Cenozoic
Corbulomya complanata species	7	Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Myida : Corbulidae : Lentidium : *Corbulomya complanata*	5.333 - 3.6 Ma Neogene
Mya sp. genus	6	Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Myida : Myidae : *Mya*	3.6 - 2.588 Ma Cenozoic
Arctica islandica species	7	Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Venerida : Arcticidae : Arctica : *Arctica islandica*	5.333 - 3.6 Ma Neogene
Pygocardia rustica species	7	Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Veneroidei : Arcticidae : Pygocardia : *Pygocardia rustica*	3.6 - 2.588 Ma Cenozoic
Spisula arcuata species	7	Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Veneroidei : Mactridae : Spisula : *Spisula arcuata*	5.333 - 3.6 Ma Neogene
Venerupis sp. genus	6	Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Venerida : Veneridae : *Venerupis*	5.333 - 3.6 Ma Neogene
Gastropoda class	3	Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda	5.333 - 3.6 Ma Neogene
Colus sp. genus	6	Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Neogastropoda : Buccinidae : *Colus*	5.333 - 3.6 Ma Neogene
Calyptraea chinensis species	7	Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Littorinimorpha : Calyptraeidae : Calyptraea : *Calyptraea chinensis*	3.6 - 2.588 Ma Cenozoic
Natica sp. genus	6	Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Littorinimorpha : Naticidae : *Natica*	5.333 - 3.6 Ma Neogene

References

Buchardt B, Simonarson L.A. (2003) Isotope palaeotemperatures from the Tjornes Beds in Iceland; evidence of Pliocene cooling, Palaeogeography, Palaeoclimatology, Palaeoecology 189 1-2, 71-95

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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