Treskelodden Formation

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Treskelodden Formation
Stratigraphic range: Gzhelian–Artinskian
Type Formation
Lithology
Primary Conglomerate, sandstone
Other Limestone
Location
Region Spitsbergen, Svalbard
Country Norway

The Treskelodden Beds is a geologic formation exposed near Hornsund on the island of Spitsbergen, Svalbard in Norway. It preserves fossils dating back from the Gzhelian stage of the Carboniferous period to the Artinskian stage of the Permian period. [1]

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References

  1. ↑ Nakrem, H.A.; Nilsson, I.; Mangerud, G. (1992). "Permian Biostratigraphy of Svalbard (Arctic Norway) - a Review". International Geological Review. 34 (9): 933–959. doi:10.1080/00206819209465645.
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