Salterella rugosa (Early Cambrian: Agmata) on Nordaustlandet and Spitsbergen, Svalbard

• Published in: Polar Research
• Main Authors: Lauritzen, Ørnulf, Yochelson, Ellis L.
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Norwegian Polar Institute 1982
• Subjects: Svalbard; Rugosa; Nordaustlandet; Ny Friesland; Polar Research; Spitsbergen
• Online Access: https://polarresearch.net/index.php/polar/article/view/2570; https://doi.org/10.3402/polar.v1982i1.6996

Occurrence of Salterella rugosa Billings on Nordaustlandet, Svalbard, is reported for the first time. The rocks that produced these fossils belong to the upper part of the Kapp Sparre Formation. This unit can be correlated with the Oslobreen Dolomite in Ny Friesland (Spitsbergen, Svalbard) from whic...