Festningen Sandstone
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| Festningen Sandstone | |
|---|---|
| Stratigraphic range: Barremian ~ | |
| Type | Member |
| Unit of | Helvetiafjellet Formation |
| Lithology | |
| Primary | Sandstone |
| Location | |
| Coordinates | 78°06′N 14°00′E / 78.1°N 14.0°E |
| Approximate paleocoordinates | 69°24′N 17°30′E / 69.4°N 17.5°E |
| Region | Svalbard |
| Country | Norway |
  Festningen Sandstone (Svalbard) | |
The Festningen Sandstone is an Early Cretaceous (Barremian) geologic formation in Svalbard, in the far north of Norway. Fossil ornithopod tracks have been reported from the formation.[1][2][3][4]