Wilhelmøya Formation | |
Type: | Formation |
Age: | Rhaetian |
Period: | Rhaetian |
Prilithology: | Sandstone |
Region: | Svalbard |
Coordinates: | 78.9°N 28.2°W |
Paleocoordinates: | 64.7°N -10°W |
Unitof: | Kapp Toscana Group |
The Wilhelmøya Formation is a geologic formation in Svalbard, Norway. The marginal marine; concretionary, sideritic sandstones preserve indeterminate ichthyosaur and plesiosaur fossils dating back to the Rhaetian period.[1]