USGS coll. 8920-SD: Wenlock, Alaska
collected by Chapman 1968
List of taxa
Where & when
Geology
Taphonomy & methods
Metadata & references
Taxonomic list
Anthozoa
- Favositida
- Favositidae
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Palaeofavosites sp.
(Twenhofel 1914)
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original and current combination Paleofavosites | |||||||
Mesofavosites sp.
Sokolov 1951
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see common names |
Geography
Country: | United States | State/province: | Alaska |
Coordinates: | 65.6° North, 147.5° West (view map) | ||
Paleocoordinates: | 11.7° North, 53.2° West | ||
Basis of coordinate: | stated in text |
Time
Period: | Silurian | Epoch: | Wenlock |
10 m.y. bin: | Silurian 2 | ||
Key time interval: | Wenlock | ||
Age range of interval: | 433.40000 - 427.40000 m.y. ago |
Stratigraphy
Lithology and environment
Primary lithology: | not reported |
Environment: | marine indet. |
Taphonomy
Modes of preservation: | body |
Size of fossils: | macrofossils |
Collection methods and comments
Reason for describing collection: | general faunal/floral analysis | ||
Collectors: | Chapman | Collection dates: | 1968 |
Metadata
Also known as: | 68ACn1861B | ||
Database number: | 100911 | ||
Authorizer: | A. Miller | Enterer: | S. Kolbe | Research group: | marine invertebrate |
Created: | 2010-12-14 13:29:43 | Last modified: | 2010-12-13 20:29:43 |
Access level: | the public | Released: | 2010-12-14 13:29:43 |
Creative Commons license: | CC BY |
Reference information
Primary reference:
34502. | W. A., J.r. Oliver, C. W. Merriam, and M. Churkin. 1975. Ordovician, Silurian, and Devonian corals of Alaska. United States Geological Survey Professional Paper 823-B:13-44 [A. Miller/S. Kolbe/P. Wagner] |