Twillingodden Formation
Appearance
Twillingodden Formation | |
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Stratigraphic range: Smithian ~ | |
Type | Formation |
Lithology | |
Primary | Grainstone |
Location | |
Coordinates | 76°54′N 16°30′E / 76.9°N 16.5°E |
Approximate paleocoordinates | 40°30′N 9°42′E / 40.5°N 9.7°E |
Region | Svalbard |
Country | Norway |
The Twillingodden Formation is a geologic formation in Svalbard, Norway. It preserves fossils dating back to the Smithian (Early Triassic) period.[1]
See also
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[edit]Further reading
[edit]- H. A. Nakrem and A. Mork. 1991. New early Triassic Bryozoa (Trepostomata) from Spitsbergen, with some remarks on the stratigraphy of the investigated horizons. Geological Magazine 128(2):129-140