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Upper Triassic, Southeast Fairbanks Census Area, Alaska, USA
Lat/Long (Decimal) | 63.1725,-142.406 |
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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 Triassic, Alaska Range (USGS 18084) - Moffit (1954) | Moffit F.H. (1954) | Specifically: "limestone boulder in conglomerate". Limestone, massive and crystalline, overlain by thin-bedded limestone; maximum known thickness is 1200 feet; includes some black shale. | "limestone" | 237 - 201.3 Ma Mesozoic |
Recorded Fossils
Accepted Name | Hierarchy | Age |
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Arcestes sp. genus | Animalia : Mollusca : Cephalopoda : Ammonoidea : Arcestidae : Arcestes | 237 - 201.3 Ma Mesozoic |
Spirogmoceras shastense species | Animalia : Mollusca : Cephalopoda : Ammonoidea : Trachyceratidae : Spirogmoceras : Spirogmoceras shastense | 237 - 201.3 Ma Mesozoic |
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!