The Dracoisen Formation is a geologic formation [1] found on the islands of Spitsbergen and Nordaustlandet in Svalbard, Norway. It is Ediacaran (uppermost Neoproterozoic) in age. Microfossils have been found, including Bavinella faveolata and rare acritarchs.[2][3]
| Dracoisen Formation | |
|---|---|
Stratigraphic range: | |
| Type | Formation |
| Unit of | Polarisbreen group |
| Underlies | Oslobreen Group |
| Overlies | Wilsonbreen Formation |
| Lithology | |
| Primary | Shale |
| Other | Dolomite |
| Location | |
| Region | Spitsbergen, Nordaustlandet, Svalbard |
| Country | Norway |
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References edit
- Various Contributors to the Paleobiology Database. "Fossilworks: Gateway to the Paleobiology Database". Retrieved 17 December 2021.
- ^ "LOWER PALAEOZOIC STRATIGRAPHY OF MURCHISONFJORDEN AND SPARRENESET, NORDAUSTLANDET, SVALBARD, by SVEND STOUGE JØRGEN LØYE CHRISTIANSEN LARS ERIK HOLMER, 23 September 2011 On OnlineLibrary".
- ^ Harland, W.B.; Hambrey, M.J.; Waddams, P. (1993). "Vendian Geology of Svalbard" (PDF). Norsk Polarinstitutt Skrifter. 193.
- ^ "Neoproterozoic carbonate geochemistry data: Svalbard and Scotland (NERC grant NE/H004963/1), published by British Geological Survey (BGS), Last update 26 August 2020".
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