Mt. Congress, above fish horizon (Triassic of Svalbard and Jan Mayen)

Where: Svalbard and Jan Mayen (78.6° N, 15.3° E)

• Paleocoordinates: 55.9° N, 21.2° E (Wright 2013)

• coordinate estimated from map

• outcrop-level geographic resolution

When: Smithian (251.3 - 247.2 Ma)

• group of beds-level stratigraphic resolution

Environment/lithology: marine; lithified siliciclastic sediments

Size class: macrofossils

Primary reference: E. A. Stensiƶ. 1925. Triassic fishes from Spitzbergen, Part II. Kungliga Svenska Vetenskapsakademiens Handlingar, Tredgje Serien 2(1):1-261 [M. Clapham/M. Clapham]more details

Purpose of describing collection: taxonomic analysis

PaleoDB collection 120376: authorized by Matthew Clapham, entered by Matthew Clapham on 11.11.2011

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Taxonomic list

Osteichthyes
 Saurichthyiformes - Saurichthyidae
"Saurichthys elongatus" = Saurichthys (Lepidosaurichthys) elongatus Stensiƶ 1925 ray-finned fish