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Heceta, Prince of Wales-Hyder Census Area, Alaska, USA

Lat/Long (Decimal)	55.8333,-133.583
Co-ordinates Derivation	estimated from map
Given Location	Alaska, United States
Mindat.org Region (for given coordinates)	Prince of Wales-Hyder Census Area, Alaska, USA

Collections

Collection	Reference	Stratigraphic Name	Comments	Lithology	Age
Heceta, Tuxekan, and Prince of Wales Islands - S1 - Zone 1	Oliver, Jr. W. A., Merriam C. W., et al (1975)	Heceta	Upper part of Heceta Limestone	"limestone"	443.4 - 419.2 Ma Paleozoic
Heceta, Tuxekan, and Prince of Wales Islands - S1 - Zone 2	Oliver, Jr. W. A., Merriam C. W., et al (1975)	Heceta	Upper part of Heceta Limestone, Pycinodesma beds (Amphipora horizon)	"limestone"	443.4 - 419.2 Ma Paleozoic
Heceta, Tuxekan, and Prince of Wales Islands - S1 - Zone 3	Oliver, Jr. W. A., Merriam C. W., et al (1975)	Heceta	Upper part of Heceta Limestone, Conchidium alaskense zone	"limestone"	443.4 - 419.2 Ma Paleozoic
Heceta, Tuxekan, and Prince of Wales Islands - S1 - Zone 4	Oliver, Jr. W. A., Merriam C. W., et al (1975)	Karheen	Lower part of Karheen Formation, Atrypella beds	not reported	443.4 - 419.2 Ma Paleozoic
Heceta, Tuxekan, and Prince of Wales Islands - S1 - Zone 5	Oliver, Jr. W. A., Merriam C. W., et al (1975)	Karheen	Lower part of Karheen Formation, Atrypa-Isorthis zone	not reported	443.4 - 419.2 Ma Paleozoic
Heceta, Tuxekan, and Prince of Wales Islands - S1 - Zone 6	Oliver, Jr. W. A., Merriam C. W., et al (1975)	Karheen	Lower part of Karheen Formation, Phaulactis zone	not reported	443.4 - 419.2 Ma Paleozoic

Recorded Fossils

Accepted Name	Hierarchy	Age
Atrypa sp. genus	Animalia : Brachiopoda : Rhynchonellata : Atrypida : Atrypidae : *Atrypa*	443.4 - 419.2 Ma Paleozoic
Atrypoidea sp. genus	Animalia : Brachiopoda : Rhynchonellata : Atrypida : Lissatrypidae : *Atrypoidea*	443.4 - 419.2 Ma Paleozoic
Isorthis sp. genus	Animalia : Brachiopoda : Rhynchonellata : Orthida : Dalmanellidae : *Isorthis*	443.4 - 419.2 Ma Paleozoic
Brooksina sp. genus	Animalia : Brachiopoda : Rhynchonellata : Pentamerida : Pentameridae : *Brooksina*	443.4 - 419.2 Ma Paleozoic
Harpidium sp. genus	Animalia : Brachiopoda : Rhynchonellata : Pentamerida : Pentameridae : *Harpidium*	443.4 - 419.2 Ma Paleozoic
Conchidium sp. genus	Animalia : Brachiopoda : Rhynchonellata : Pentamerida : Subrianidae : *Conchidium*	443.4 - 419.2 Ma Paleozoic
Anthozoa class	Animalia : Cnidaria : Anthozoa	443.4 - 419.2 Ma Paleozoic
Cystiphyllum sp. genus	Animalia : Cnidaria : Anthozoa : Cystiphyllidae : *Cystiphyllum*	443.4 - 419.2 Ma Paleozoic
Microplasma sp. genus	Animalia : Cnidaria : Anthozoa : Cystiphyllidae : *Microplasma*	443.4 - 419.2 Ma Paleozoic
Fletcheria sp. genus	Animalia : Cnidaria : Anthozoa : Fletcheriidae : *Fletcheria*	443.4 - 419.2 Ma Paleozoic
Rhizophyllum sp. genus	Animalia : Cnidaria : Anthozoa : Goniophyllidae : *Rhizophyllum*	443.4 - 419.2 Ma Paleozoic
Tryplasma sp. genus	Animalia : Cnidaria : Anthozoa : Tryplasmatidae : *Tryplasma*	443.4 - 419.2 Ma Paleozoic
Entelophyllum sp. genus	Animalia : Cnidaria : Anthozoa : Entelophyllidae : *Entelophyllum*	443.4 - 419.2 Ma Paleozoic
Phaulactis sp. genus	Animalia : Cnidaria : Anthozoa : Lykophyllidae : *Phaulactis*	443.4 - 419.2 Ma Paleozoic
Salairophyllum sp. genus	Animalia : Cnidaria : Anthozoa : Ptenophyllidae : *Salairophyllum*	443.4 - 419.2 Ma Paleozoic
Zelophyllum sp. genus	Animalia : Cnidaria : Anthozoa : Pycnostylidae : *Zelophyllum*	443.4 - 419.2 Ma Paleozoic
Amphipora sp. genus	Animalia : Nemertea : Hoplonemertea : Monostilifera : Amphiporidae : *Amphipora*	443.4 - 419.2 Ma Paleozoic

References

Oliver, Jr. W. A., Merriam C. W., et al (1975) Ordovician, Silurian, and Devonian corals of Alaska, United States Geological Survey Professional Paper 823-B, 13-44

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!

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