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Prince of Wales Island, Prince of Wales-Hyder Census Area, Alaska, USA
Lat/Long (Decimal) | 55.7972,-133.2 |
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Co-ordinates Derivation | not explained |
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 |
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Prince of Wales Island | Rigby J. K., Nitecki M. H., et al (1994) | Heceta | "limestone" | 427.4 - 423 Ma Silurian |
Recorded Fossils
Accepted Name | Hierarchy | Age |
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Aphrosalpinx textilis species | Animalia : Porifera : Demospongea : Agelasida : Aphrosalpingidae : Aphrosalpinx : Aphrosalpinx textilis | 427.4 - 423 Ma Silurian |
Cystothalamiella irregularis species | Animalia : Porifera : Demospongiae : Agelasida : Aphrosalpingidae : Cystothalamiella : Cystothalamiella irregularis | 427.4 - 423 Ma Silurian |
Nematosalpinx hormathodes species | Animalia : Porifera : Demospongiae : Agelasida : Aphrosalpingidae : Nematosalpinx : Nematosalpinx hormathodes | 427.4 - 423 Ma Silurian |
References
Rigby J. K., Nitecki M. H., et al (1994) Silurian aphrosalpingid sphinctozoans from Alaska and Russia, Acta Palaeontologica Polonica 39 4, 341-391 |
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!