Earth:Treskelodden Formation

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Treskelodden Formation
Stratigraphic range: Gzhelian–Artinskian
TypeFormation
Lithology
PrimaryConglomerate, sandstone
OtherLimestone
Location
RegionSpitsbergen, 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. https://www.researchgate.net/publication/233059220.