Sassendalen Group | |
Type: | Group |
Age: | Induan-Olenekian ~ |
Period: | Anisian |
Otherlithology: | Sandstone |
Region: | Svalbard |
Coordinates: | 78°N 22°W |
Paleocoordinates: | 42°N 12.1°W |
Subunits: | Sticky Keep & Vikinghøgda Formations |
Underlies: | Kapp Toscana Group Tschermakfjellet Formation |
Overlies: | Tempelfjorden Group |
Extent: | Central Spitsbergen Basin |
The Sassendalen Group is a geologic group in Svalbard, Norway. The marine to deltaic mudstones, siltstones and sandstones preserve fossils dating back to the Early Triassic (Induan to Olenekian) period.[1]