Upper Permian foraminifera from East Greenland

Abstract

Foraminiferal assemblages recorded from limestones of the Upper Permian Wegener Halvø Formation in the Wegener Halvø, Karstryggen and Clavering Ø areas of East Greenland mostly consist of the nodosariid genera Dentalina, Frondina, Geinitzina and Ichtyolaria, and the miliolid genera Agathammina and Calcitornella. More limited assemblages dominated by Agathammina were recorded from the underlying Karstryggen Formation. The foraminifera are all benthonic, mostly shallow-water forms. The fauna is of Zechstein aspect and suggests a broad correlation with Zechstein 1 and younger strata in the Zechstein basin of North-West Europe. Solid specimens of agglutinated foraminifera, mostly referable to Ammobaculites and Ammodiscus, were recorded from the youngest Permian strata, the Schuchert Dai Formation, in the Schuchert Dai.