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Upper Jurassic, Southeast Fairbanks Census Area, Alaska, USA
Lat/Long (Decimal) | 63.1725,-142.39 |
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Co-ordinates Derivation | based on nearby landmark |
Given Location | Alaska, United States |
Mindat.org Region (for given coordinates) | Southeast Fairbanks Census Area, Alaska, USA |
Collections
Collection | Reference | Stratigraphic Name | Comments | Lithology | Age |
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Upper Jurassic, Alaska Range (USGS 16922) - (Moffit (1954) | Moffit F.H. (1954) | Upper Jurassic rocks laid down unconformably on an eroded surface of older rocks. They are deeply eroded, intruded by igneous rocks, and effected strongly by regional faulting. The areal extent of Mesozoic rocks in teh Alaska mountains suggests a thickness exceeding thousands of feet. | wackestone | 163.5 - 145 Ma Jurassic |
Recorded Fossils
Accepted Name | Hierarchy | Age |
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Buchia sp. genus | Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Pectinida : Buchiidae : Buchia | 163.5 - 145 Ma Jurassic |
References
Moffit F.H. (1954) Geology of the eastern part of the Alaska Range and adjacent area, United States Geological Survey Professional Paper 989 D |
Data courtesy of: PBDB: The Paleobiology Database, Creative Commons CC-BY licenced. , GBIF: the Global Biodiversity Information Facility, various licences, iDigBio, various licences, and EOL: The Encyclopedia of Life (Open Data Public Domain). Because fossils are made of minerals too!