Dracoisen Formation

Dracoisen Formation
Stratigraphic range: Ediacaran PreꞒ Ꞓ O S D C P T J K Pg N
Type	Formation
Unit of	Polarisbreen group
Underlies	Oslobreen Group
Overlies	Wilsonbreen Formation
Lithology
Primary	Shale
Other	Dolomite
Location
Region	Spitsbergen, Nordaustlandet, Svalbard
Country	Norway

The Dracoisen Formation is a geologic formation [1] found on the islands of Spitsbergen and Nordaustlandet in Svalbard, Norway. It is Ediacaran (uppermost Neoproterozoic) in age. Microfossils have been found, including Bavinella faveolata and rare acritarchs.[2][3]

See also

• List of fossiliferous stratigraphic units in Norway

References

• Various Contributors to the Paleobiology Database. "Fossilworks: Gateway to the Paleobiology Database". Retrieved 17 December 2021.

1. "LOWER PALAEOZOIC STRATIGRAPHY OF MURCHISONFJORDEN AND SPARRENESET, NORDAUSTLANDET, SVALBARD, by SVEND STOUGE JØRGEN LØYE CHRISTIANSEN LARS ERIK HOLMER, 23 September 2011 On OnlineLibrary".
2. Harland, W.B.; Hambrey, M.J.; Waddams, P. (1993). "Vendian Geology of Svalbard" (PDF). Norsk Polarinstitutt Skrifter. 193.
3. "Neoproterozoic carbonate geochemistry data: Svalbard and Scotland (NERC grant NE/H004963/1), published by British Geological Survey (BGS), Last update 26 August 2020".