The Tschermakfjellet Formation is a geological formation in Svalbard, Norway, a subunit of the Kapp Toscana Group. The formation dates to the Late Triassic (early Carnian).
| Tschermakfjellet Formation | |
|---|---|
| Stratigraphic range: Early Carnian ~ | |
 Geologic map with the formation in darker pink | |
| Type | Formation |
| Unit of | Kapp Toscana Group |
| Underlies | De Geerdalen Formation |
| Overlies | Sassendalen Group |
| Thickness | 63 metres (207 ft) at Tschermakfjellet |
| Lithology | |
| Primary | Sandstones and silty shales |
| Location | |
| Coordinates | 78°30′N 15°18′E / 78.5°N 15.3°E |
| Approximate paleocoordinates | 47°24′N 2°06′W / 47.4°N 2.1°W |
| Region | Svalbard |
| Country |  Norway |
| Type section | |
| Named for | Tschermakfjellet (type section from Botneheia) |
  Tschermakfjellet Formation (Svalbard) | |
Description edit
It is named after the mountain of Tschermakfjellet in Dickson Land at Spitsbergen, while its type section is found at Botneheia in Nordenskiöld Land.[1][2] The formation has provided fossils of invertebrates and of an indeterminate pistosaurid.[3]
References edit
- ^ Harland 1997: p. 349
- ^ Buchan 1965: p. 26
- ^ Tschermakfjellet, Dickinsonland, Svalbard, early Carnian (Triassic of Svalbard and Jan Mayen) at Fossilworks.org
Bibliography edit
- Buchan, S.H.; Challinor, A.; Harland, W. Brian; Parker, J.R. (1965). The Triassic Stratigraphy of Svalbard. Oslo: Norsk Polarinstitutt.
- Harland, W. Brian (1997). The Geology of Svalbard. London: The Geological Society. ISBN 1-897799-93-4.
Further reading edit
- H. J. Campbell. 1994. The Triassic bivalves Daonella and Halobia in New Zealand, New Caledonia, and Svalbard. Institute of Geological and Nuclear Sciences Monograph 4:1-165
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