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Treskelodden Formation

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Geologic formation in Svalbard, Norway
Treskelodden Formation
Stratigraphic range: GzhelianArtinskian
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.

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  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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