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Mesozoic Biotas of Scandinavia and its Arctic Territories
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V. Vajda
V. Vajda
Swedish Museum of Natural History, Sweden
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434
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Gold Open Access: This article is published under the terms of the CC-BY 3.0 license.
ISBN electronic:
9781862391581
ISBN print:
9781862397484
Publication date:
January 01, 2016
Scandinavia and its Arctic territories of Svalbard and Greenland represent geographical regions with a long history of Mesozoic palaeontology. However, the last few decades have witnessed a surge of new discoveries. Especially famous are the Triassic and Late Jurassic Lagerstätten of East Greenland and Spitsbergen in the Svalbard Archipelago, together with the Late Cretaceous strata of southern Sweden and the UNESCO World Heritage locality at Stevns Klint in Denmark. The latter records one of the most complete terminal Mesozoic rock successions known globally. Collectively, these deposits encompass the spectrum of Mesozoic biotic evolution, including the explosive radiation of marine faunas after the Permian–Triassic extinction, seminal specialization of amniotes for life in the sea, Late Triassic–Jurassic domination of the land by dinosaurs and the Cretaceous development of modern terrestrial floras and marine ecosystems. This volume, authored by leading experts in the field, encapsulates key aspects of the latest research and will provide a benchmark for future investigations into the Scandinavian Mesozoic world.
Mesozoic Biotas of Scandinavia and its Arctic Territories
Editor(s): B. P. Kear, J. Lindgren, J. H. Hurum, J. Milàn, V. Vajda
https://doi.org/10.1144/SP434
ISBN (print): 9781862397484
ISBN (electronic): 9781862391581
Publisher: Geological Society of London
Published: 2016
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Table of Contents
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An introduction to the Mesozoic biotas of Scandinavia and its Arctic territoriesAuthor(s)Benjamin P. Kear;Benjamin P. Kear1Museum of Evolution, Uppsala University, Norbyvägen 16, 752 36 Uppsala, SwedenSearch for other works by this author on:Johan Lindgren;Johan Lindgren2Department of Geology, Lund University, Sölvegatan 12, 223 62 Lund, SwedenSearch for other works by this author on:Jørn H. Hurum;Jørn H. Hurum3Natural History Museum, University of Oslo, Postboks 1172, Blindern, 0318 Oslo, Norway4The University Centre in Svalbard, UNIS, Postboks 156, 9171 Longyearbyen, NorwaySearch for other works by this author on:Jesper Milàn;Jesper Milàn5Geomuseum Faxe/Østsjællands Museum, Østervej 2, DK-3640 Faxe, Denmark6Natural History Museum of Denmark, Øster Voldgade 5-7, DK-1350 Copenhagen K, DenmarkSearch for other works by this author on:Vivi VajdaVivi Vajda2Department of Geology, Lund University, Sölvegatan 12, 223 62 Lund, Sweden7Department of Palaeobiology, Swedish Museum of Natural History, Postboks 50007, SE-104 05 Stockholm, SwedenSearch for other works by this author on:
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The vertebrate-bearing Late Triassic Fleming Fjord Formation of central East Greenland revisited: stratigraphy, palaeoclimate and new palaeontological dataAuthor(s)Lars B. Clemmensen;Lars B. Clemmensen1Department of Geosciences and Natural Resource Management, University of Copenhagen, Øster Voldgade 10, DK-1350 Copenhagen K, DenmarkSearch for other works by this author on:Jesper Milàn;Jesper Milàn2Geomuseum Faxe/Østsjællands Museum, Østervej 2, DK-4640 Faxe, Denmark3Natural History Museum of Denmark, University of Copenhagen, Øster Voldgade 5-7, DK-1350 Copenhagen K, DenmarkSearch for other works by this author on:Jan Schulz Adolfssen;Jan Schulz Adolfssen2Geomuseum Faxe/Østsjællands Museum, Østervej 2, DK-4640 Faxe, DenmarkSearch for other works by this author on:Eliza Jarl Estrup;Eliza Jarl Estrup4Geocenter Møns Klint, Stengårdsvej 8, DK-4751 Borre, DenmarkSearch for other works by this author on:Nicolai Frobøse;Nicolai Frobøse1Department of Geosciences and Natural Resource Management, University of Copenhagen, Øster Voldgade 10, DK-1350 Copenhagen K, DenmarkSearch for other works by this author on:Nicole Klein;Nicole Klein5Staatliches Museum für Naturkunde Stuttgart, Rosenstein 1, 70191 Stuttgart, GermanySearch for other works by this author on:Octávio Mateus;Octávio Mateus6Department of Earth Sciences, GeoBioTec, Faculdade de Ciências e Tecnologia, FCT, Universidade Nova de Lisboa, 2829-516 Caparica, Portugal7Museu da Louriñha, Rua João Luis de Moura 95, 2530-158 Lourinhã, PortugalSearch for other works by this author on:Oliver WingsOliver Wings8Niedersächsisches Landesmuseum Hannover, Willy-Brandt-Allee 5, 30169 Hannover, Germany9Museum für Naturkunde Berlin, Invalidenstraße 43, D-10115 Berlin, GermanySearch for other works by this author on:
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Coprolites from the Late Triassic Kap Stewart Formation, Jameson Land, East Greenland: morphology, classification and prey inclusionsAuthor(s)Bitten Bolvig Hansen;Bitten Bolvig Hansen1Natural History Museum of Denmark, Øster Voldgade 5–7, DK-1350 Copenhagen K, DenmarkSearch for other works by this author on:Jesper Milàn;Jesper Milàn1Natural History Museum of Denmark, Øster Voldgade 5–7, DK-1350 Copenhagen K, Denmark2Geomuseum Faxe/Østsjællands Museum, Østervej 2, DK-4640 Faxe, DenmarkSearch for other works by this author on:Lars B. Clemmensen;Lars B. Clemmensen3Department of Geosciences and Natural Resource Management, University of Copenhagen, Øster Voldgade 10, DK-1350 Copenhagen K, DenmarkSearch for other works by this author on:Jan Schulz Adolfssen;Jan Schulz Adolfssen2Geomuseum Faxe/Østsjællands Museum, Østervej 2, DK-4640 Faxe, DenmarkSearch for other works by this author on:Eliza Jarl Estrup;Eliza Jarl Estrup4Geocenter Møns Klint, Stengårdsvej 8, DK-4751 Borre, DenmarkSearch for other works by this author on:Nicole Klein;Nicole Klein5Staatliches Museum für Naturkunde Stuttgart, Rosenstein 1, D-70191 Stuttgart, GermanySearch for other works by this author on:Octávio Mateus;Octávio Mateus6Department of Earth Sciences, GeoBioTec, Faculdade de Ciências e Tecnologia, FCT, Universidade Nova de Lisboa, 2829-516 Caparica, Portugal7Museu da Louriñha, Rua João Luis de Moura 95, 2530-158 Lourinhã, PortugalSearch for other works by this author on:Oliver WingsOliver Wings8Landesmuseum Hannover, Willy-Brandt-Allee 5, 30169 Hannover, Germany9Museum für Naturkunde Berlin, Invalidenstraße 43, D-10115 Berlin, GermanySearch for other works by this author on:
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Archosaur footprints (cf. Brachychirotherium) with unusual morphology from the Upper Triassic Fleming Fjord Formation (Norian–Rhaetian) of East GreenlandAuthor(s)Hendrik Klein;Hendrik Klein1Saurierwelt Paläontologisches Museum, Alte Richt 7, D-92318 Neumarkt, GermanySearch for other works by this author on:Jesper Milàn;Jesper Milàn2Geomuseum Faxe/Østsjællands Museum, Østervej 2, DK-4640 Faxe, Denmark3Department for Geosciences and Natural Resource Managements, University of Copenhagen, Øster Voldgade 10, DK-1350 Copenhagen K, DenmarkSearch for other works by this author on:Lars B. Clemmensen;Lars B. Clemmensen3Department for Geosciences and Natural Resource Managements, University of Copenhagen, Øster Voldgade 10, DK-1350 Copenhagen K, DenmarkSearch for other works by this author on:Nicolaj Frobøse;Nicolaj Frobøse3Department for Geosciences and Natural Resource Managements, University of Copenhagen, Øster Voldgade 10, DK-1350 Copenhagen K, DenmarkSearch for other works by this author on:Octávio Mateus;Octávio Mateus4Department of Earth Sciences, GeoBioTec, Faculdade de Ciências e Tecnologia, FCT, Universidade Nova de Lisboa, 2829-516 Caparica, Portugal5Museu da Louriñha, Rua João Luis de Moura 95, 2530-158 Lourinhã, PortugalSearch for other works by this author on:Nicole Klein;Nicole Klein6Staatliches Museum für Naturkunde Stuttgart, Rosenstein 1, 70191 Stuttgart, GermanySearch for other works by this author on:Jan S. Adolfssen;Jan S. Adolfssen2Geomuseum Faxe/Østsjællands Museum, Østervej 2, DK-4640 Faxe, DenmarkSearch for other works by this author on:Eliza J. Estrup;Eliza J. Estrup7Geocenter Møns Klint, Stengårdsvej 8, DK-4791 Borre, DenmarkSearch for other works by this author on:Oliver WingsOliver Wings8Niedersächsisches Landesmuseum Hannover, Willy-Brandt-Allee 5, 30169 Hannover, GermanySearch for other works by this author on:
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Biota and palaeoenvironment of a high middle-latitude Late Triassic peat-forming ecosystem from Hopen, Svalbard archipelagoAuthor(s)S. McLoughlin;S. McLoughlin1Department of Palaeobiology, Swedish Museum of Natural History, Box 50007, 104 05 Stockholm, SwedenSearch for other works by this author on:C. Strullu-DerrienC. Strullu-Derrien2Department of Earth Sciences, The Natural History Museum, Cromwell Road, London SW7 5BD, UK3Université d’Angers, Laboratoire Bio-indicateurs Actuels et Fossiles (BIAF) – CNRS UMR 6112 LPGN, Faculté des Sciences, 2 boulevard Lavoisier, 49045 Angers Cedex, FranceSearch for other works by this author on:
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Late Triassic capitosaurian remains from Svalbard and the palaeobiogeographical context of Scandinavian Arctic temnospondylsAuthor(s)Benjamin P. Kear;Benjamin P. Kear1Museum of Evolution, Uppsala University, Norbyvägen 16, SE-752 36 Uppsala, SwedenSearch for other works by this author on:Stephen F. Poropat;Stephen F. Poropat2Palaeobiology Programme, Department of Earth Science, Uppsala University, Villavägen 16, SE-752 36 Uppsala, Sweden3Australian Age of Dinosaurs Natural History Museum, The Jump-Up, Winton, Queensland 4735, AustraliaSearch for other works by this author on:Mohamad BazziMohamad Bazzi2Palaeobiology Programme, Department of Earth Science, Uppsala University, Villavägen 16, SE-752 36 Uppsala, SwedenSearch for other works by this author on:
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Disrupted vegetation as a response to Jurassic volcanism in southern SwedenAuthor(s)Vivi Vajda;Vivi Vajda1Department of Palaeobiology, Swedish Museum of Natural History, SE-104 05 Stockholm, SwedenSearch for other works by this author on:Hans Linderson;Hans Linderson2Laboratory for Wood Anatomy and Dendrochronology, Department of Geology, Lund University, Sölvegatan 12, 223 62 Lund, SwedenSearch for other works by this author on:Stephen McLoughlinStephen McLoughlin1Department of Palaeobiology, Swedish Museum of Natural History, SE-104 05 Stockholm, SwedenSearch for other works by this author on:
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Plesiosaurian fossils from Baltic glacial erratics: evidence of Early Jurassic marine amniotes from the southwestern margin of FennoscandiaAuthor(s)Sven Sachs;Sven Sachs1Naturkundemuseum Bielefeld, Abteilung Geowissenschaften, Adenauerplatz 2, 33602 Bielefeld, Germany2Im Hof 9, 51766 Engelskirchen, GermanySearch for other works by this author on:Jahn J. Hornung;Jahn J. Hornung3Fuhlsbüttler Straße 611, 22337 Hamburg, GermanySearch for other works by this author on:Hans-Jürgen Lierl;Hans-Jürgen Lierl4Am Schmiedenerg 27, 22959 Linau, GermanySearch for other works by this author on:Benjamin P. KearBenjamin P. Kear5Museum of Evolution, Uppsala University, Norbyvägen 16, SE-752 36 Uppsala, Sweden6Department of Earth Science, Palaeobiology Programme, Uppsala University, Villavägen 16, SE-752 36 Uppsala, SwedenSearch for other works by this author on:
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The Slottsmøya marine reptile Lagerstätte: depositional environments, taphonomy and diagenesisAuthor(s)Lene L. Delsett;Lene L. Delsett1Natural History Museum, University of Oslo, 0318 Oslo, NorwaySearch for other works by this author on:Linn K. Novis;Linn K. Novis2Tromsø University Museum, 9037 Tromsø, NorwaySearch for other works by this author on:Aubrey J. Roberts;Aubrey J. Roberts3Ocean and Earth Science, National Oceanography Centre Southampton, University of Southampton, Southampton SO14 3ZH, UKSearch for other works by this author on:Maayke J. Koevoets;Maayke J. Koevoets1Natural History Museum, University of Oslo, 0318 Oslo, NorwaySearch for other works by this author on:Øyvind Hammer;Øyvind Hammer1Natural History Museum, University of Oslo, 0318 Oslo, NorwaySearch for other works by this author on:Patrick S. Druckenmiller;Patrick S. Druckenmiller4University of Alaska Museum and Department of Geosciences, University of Alaska Fairbanks, Fairbanks, Alaska 99775, USASearch for other works by this author on:Jørn H. HurumJørn H. Hurum1Natural History Museum, University of Oslo, 0318 Oslo, NorwaySearch for other works by this author on:
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The theropod that wasn’t: an ornithopod tracksite from the Helvetiafjellet Formation (Lower Cretaceous) of Boltodden, SvalbardAuthor(s)Jørn H. Hurum;Jørn H. Hurum1Natural History Museum, University of Oslo, PO Box 1172, Blindern, 0318 Oslo, Norway2The University Centre in Svalbard (UNIS), PO Box 156, 9171 Longyearbyen, NorwaySearch for other works by this author on:Patrick S. Druckenmiller;Patrick S. Druckenmiller3Department of Geosciences, University of Alaska Museum, University of Alaska Fairbanks, 907 Yukon Drive, Fairbanks, AK 99775, USASearch for other works by this author on:Øyvind Hammer;Øyvind Hammer1Natural History Museum, University of Oslo, PO Box 1172, Blindern, 0318 Oslo, NorwaySearch for other works by this author on:Hans A. Nakrem;Hans A. Nakrem1Natural History Museum, University of Oslo, PO Box 1172, Blindern, 0318 Oslo, NorwaySearch for other works by this author on:Snorre OlaussenSnorre Olaussen2The University Centre in Svalbard (UNIS), PO Box 156, 9171 Longyearbyen, NorwaySearch for other works by this author on:
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Late Cretaceous (Campanian) leaf and palynoflora from southern Skåne, SwedenAuthor(s)Adam T. Halamski;Adam T. Halamski1Institute of Paleobiology, Polish Academy of Sciences, Twarda 51/55, 00-818 Warszawa, PolandSearch for other works by this author on:Jiří Kvaček;Jiří Kvaček2National Museum, Václavské náměstí 68, 115 79, Praha 1, Czech RepublicSearch for other works by this author on:Vivi VajdaVivi Vajda3Swedish Museum of Natural History, PO Box 50007, SE-104 05 Stockholm, SwedenSearch for other works by this author on:
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Late Cretaceous dinosaurian remains from the Kristianstad Basin of southern SwedenAuthor(s)Stephen F. Poropat;Stephen F. Poropat1Department of Earth Sciences, Uppsala University, Villavägen 16, SE-752 36 Uppsala, Sweden2Australian Age of Dinosaurs Natural History Museum, The Jump-Up, Winton, Queensland 4735, AustraliaSearch for other works by this author on:Elisabeth Einarsson;Elisabeth Einarsson3Department of Geology, Lund University, Sölvegatan 12, SE-223 62 Lund, SwedenSearch for other works by this author on:Johan Lindgren;Johan Lindgren3Department of Geology, Lund University, Sölvegatan 12, SE-223 62 Lund, SwedenSearch for other works by this author on:Mohamad Bazzi;Mohamad Bazzi1Department of Earth Sciences, Uppsala University, Villavägen 16, SE-752 36 Uppsala, SwedenSearch for other works by this author on:Clarence Lagerstam;Clarence Lagerstam4Örnvägen 102, SE-227 31 Lund, SwedenSearch for other works by this author on:Benjamin P. KearBenjamin P. Kear5Museum of Evolution, Uppsala University, Norbyvägen 16, SE-752 36 Uppsala, SwedenSearch for other works by this author on:
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First evidence of the Cretaceous decapod crustacean Protocallianassa from SwedenAuthor(s)Elisabeth Einarsson;Elisabeth Einarsson1Department of Geology, Lund University, Sölvegatan 12, SE-223 62 Lund, SwedenSearch for other works by this author on:Aron Praszkier;Aron Praszkier1Department of Geology, Lund University, Sölvegatan 12, SE-223 62 Lund, SwedenSearch for other works by this author on:Vivi VajdaVivi Vajda1Department of Geology, Lund University, Sölvegatan 12, SE-223 62 Lund, Sweden2Department of Palaeobiology, Swedish Museum of Natural History, PO Box 50007, SE-104 05 Stockholm, SwedenSearch for other works by this author on:
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Early Campanian (Late Cretaceous) squatiniform and synechodontiform selachians from the Åsen locality, Kristianstad Basin, SwedenAuthor(s)M. Siversson;M. Siversson1Department of Earth and Planetary Sciences, Western Australian Museum, 49 Kew Street, Welshpool, WA 6106, Australia2Department of Applied Geology, Curtin University of Technology, Kent Street, Bentley, WA 6102, AustraliaSearch for other works by this author on:T. D. Cook;T. D. Cook3School of Science, Penn State Erie, The Behrend College, 4205 College Drive, Erie, PA 16563, USASearch for other works by this author on:P. Cederström;P. Cederström4Axelvoldsvägen 27, SE-241 35 Eslöv, SwedenSearch for other works by this author on:H. E. RyanH. E. Ryan1Department of Earth and Planetary Sciences, Western Australian Museum, 49 Kew Street, Welshpool, WA 6106, AustraliaSearch for other works by this author on:
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Late Cretaceous (Campanian) actinopterygian fishes from the Kristianstad Basin of southern SwedenAuthor(s)Mohamad Bazzi;Mohamad Bazzi1Palaeobiology Programme, Department of Earth Science, Uppsala University, Villavägen 16, SE-752 36 Uppsala, SwedenSearch for other works by this author on:Elisabeth Einarsson;Elisabeth Einarsson2Department of Geology, Lund University, Sölvegatan 12, SE-223 62 Lund, SwedenSearch for other works by this author on:Benjamin P. KearBenjamin P. Kear3Museum of Evolution, Uppsala University, Norbyvägen 16, SE-752 36 Uppsala, SwedenSearch for other works by this author on:
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A partial plesiosaurian braincase from the Upper Cretaceous of SwedenAuthor(s)Sven Sachs;Sven Sachs1Naturkundemuseum Bielefeld, Abteilung Geowissenschaften, Adenauerplatz 2, 33602 Bielefeld, Germany2Im Hof 9, 51766 Engelskirchen, GermanySearch for other works by this author on:Johan Lindgren;Johan Lindgren3Department of Geology, Lund University, Sölvegatan 12, 223 62 Lund, SwedenSearch for other works by this author on:Mikael SiverssonMikael Siversson4Department of Earth and Planetary Sciences, Western Australian Museum, 49 Kew Street, Welshpool, WA 6106, Australia5Department of Applied Geology, Curtin University of Technology, Kent Street, Bentley, WA 6102, AustraliaSearch for other works by this author on:
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Late Maastrichtian foraminiferal response to sea-level change and organic flux, Central Graben area, Danish North SeaAuthor(s)Jan A. Rasmussen;Jan A. Rasmussen1Natural History Museum of Denmark, University of Copenhagen, Øster Voldgade 5–7, DK-1350 Copenhagen K, DenmarkSearch for other works by this author on:Emma SheldonEmma Sheldon2Geological Survey of Denmark and Greenland (GEUS), Øster Voldgade 10, DK-1350 Copenhagen K, DenmarkSearch for other works by this author on:
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