Palaeontological Toponymics of Svalbard

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Abstract

Names of paleontological objects are often derived from the toponyms, however sometimes it happens quite in the opposite way — and some geographical places get names after fossils. Such toponyms are mainly concentrated in hard-to-reach regions, where “paleontological” names are derived to natural objects by the first explorers, geologists and paleontologists. Svalbard is one of the regions very plentiful with paleontological toponyms. The history of the name “Cryoceras shoulder” is considered in details, and other paleontological toponyms of this region are reviewed.

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M. A Rogov

Geological Institute, RAS

Email: russianjurassic@gmail.com
Moscow, Russia

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