A late Paleocene fauna from shallow-water chemosynthesis-based ecosystems, Spitsbergen, Svalbard

• Main Authors: Krzysztof Hryniewicz, Kazutaka Amano, Maria Aleksandra Bitner, Jonas Hagström, Steffen Kiel, Adiël A. Klompmaker, Thomas Mörs, Cristina M. Robins, Andrzej Kaim
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Institute of Paleobiology PAS 2019
• Subjects: Mollusca; Brachiopoda; Arthropoda; methane seeps; sunken wood; palaeoecology; Cenozoic; Basilika Formation; Spitsbergen; Fossil man. Human paleontology; GN282-286.7; Paleontology; QE701-760; Arctic; Svalbard; Basilika; Isfjord*
• Online Access: https://doaj.org/article/6a4b2d5010b74ba09b69dacc4ab2cb51

We present a systematic study of late Paleocene macrofauna from methane seep carbonates and associated driftwood in the shallow marine Basilika Formation, Spitsbergen, Svalbard. The fauna is composed of 22 taxa, comprising one brachiopod, 14 bivalves, three gastropods, three crustaceans, and one bon...