An introduction to the Mesozoic biotas of Scandinavia and its Arctic territories

• Published in: Geological Society, London, Special Publications
• Main Authors: Kear, Benjamin, Lindgren, Johan, Jörn Hurum, Jörn, Milan, Jesper, Vajda, Vivi
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Naturhistoriska riksmuseet, Enheten för paleobiologi 2016
• Subjects: Triassic; Jurassic; Cretaceous; palaeoclimate; palaeoenvironment; palaeobiology; Other Earth and Related Environmental Sciences; Annan geovetenskap och miljövetenskap; Greenland; Svalbard
• Online Access: http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:nrm:diva-2048; https://doi.org/10.1144/SP434.6

The Mesozoic biotas of Scandinavia have been studied for nearly two centuries. However, the last 15 years have witnessed an explosive advance in research, most notably on the richly fossiliferous Triassic (Olenekian–Carnian) and Jurassic (Tithonian) Lagersta¨tten of the Norwegian Arctic Svalbard...