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Dracoisen, Spitsbergen, Svalbard, Norway

FormationDracoisen
Age:1,000 - 541 Ma
Neoproterozoic
IntervalNeoproterozoic
Lithologyshale
Number of Collections3
Number of Occurrences10

Recorded Sample Locations

LocationRegionStratigraphic Name
AndromedafjelletSpitsbergen, Svalbard, NorwayDracoisen
South Tokammane LocSpitsbergen, Svalbard, NorwayDracoisen
Topiggane LocSpitsbergen, Svalbard, NorwayDracoisen

Associated Units

Stratigraphic NameAgeLithologyOccurrence Records
Oslobreen Dolomite541 - 513 Ma
Cambrian
dolomite1
Oslobreen Sandstone541 - 513 Ma
Cambrian
sandstone1
Tokammane541 - 513 Ma
Cambrian
shale66

Recorded Fossils

Accepted NameHierarchyAge
Bavlinella sp.
genus
6Bavlinella1000 - 541 Ma
Neoproterozoic
Granomarginata prima
species
7Granomarginata : Granomarginata prima1000 - 541 Ma
Neoproterozoic
Leiosphaeridia sp.
genus
6Leiosphaeridia1000 - 541 Ma
Neoproterozoic
Protosphaeridium sp.
genus
6Protosphaeridium1000 - 541 Ma
Neoproterozoic

References

Knoll A. H., Swett K. (1987) Micropaleontology across the Precambrian-Cambrian boundary in Spitsbergen, Journal of Paleontology 61 5, 898-926
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