Nehenta Bay, Gravina Island: Devonian, Alaska
collected by Wright 1905

List of taxa
Where & when
Geology
Taphonomy & methods
Metadata & references
Taxonomic list
Anthozoa - Stauriida - Cyathophyllidae
Cyathophyllum sp. Goldfuss 1826
Rhynchonellata - Terebratulida - Cranaenidae
? Eunella sp. Hall and Clarke 1894
synonym of Cranaena
Rhynchonellata - Terebratulida - Centronellidae
Centronella cf. navicella (Hall 1867)
Centronella cf. nevicella
Rhynchonellata - Pentamerida - Gypidulidae
Gypidula cf. comis Hall and Clarke 1894
replaced by Gypidula cornuta
Rhynchonellata - Spiriferinida - Cyrtinidae
Cyrtina sp. Davidson 1858
Bivalvia - Ostreida - Pterineidae
Leptodesma sp. Hall 1883
Bivalvia - Pectinida - Pterinopectinidae
Pterinopecten sp. Hall 1883
see common names

Geography
Country:United States State/province:Alaska
Coordinates: 55.2° North, 131.8° West (view map)
Paleocoordinates:20.6° South, 80.7° West
Basis of coordinate:based on nearby landmark
Time
Period:Devonian
10 m.y. bin:Devonian 1-5
Key time interval:Devonian
Age range of interval:419.20000 - 358.90000 m.y. ago
Stratigraphy
Stratigraphy comments: Probably Devonian clasts in Triassic limestone.
Lithology and environment
Primary lithology: lithified "limestone"
Secondary lithology: lithified conglomerate
Environment:carbonate indet.
Taphonomy
Modes of preservation:body
Size of fossils:macrofossils
Collection methods and comments
Reason for describing collection:general faunal/floral analysis
Collectors:Wright Collection dates:1905
Taxonomic list comments:Identified by E.M. Kindle.
Metadata
Database number:112326
Authorizer:A. Miller Enterer:S. Kolbe
Modifier:S. Kolbe Research group:marine invertebrate
Created:2011-07-09 04:48:26 Last modified:2011-07-08 15:02:19
Access level:the public Released:2011-07-09 04:48:26
Creative Commons license:CC BY
Reference information

Primary reference:

36639. H. C. Berg and E. L. Cruz. 1982. Map and table describing fossil collections and related samples in the Ketchikan and Prince Rupert Quadrangles, southeastern Alaska. United States Geological Survey Open-File Report 82-1088 [A. Miller/S. Kolbe]