Where: Alaska (61.3° N, 142.7° W)
• Paleocoordinates: 69.9° N, 95.7° W (Wright 2013)
• coordinate estimated from map
• small collection-level geographic resolution
When: Kennicott Formation, Early/Lower Albian (112.0 - 109.0 Ma)
• within 200-300 feet at the base of the formation
• group of beds-level stratigraphic resolution
Environment/lithology: marginal marine; sandstone
Size class: macrofossils
Reposited in the USGS
Primary reference: R. W. Imlay. 1959. New genera of early Cretaceous (Albian) Ammonites from Alaska. Journal of Paleontology 33(1):179-185 [M. Aberhan/M. Aberhan/S. Nurnberg]more details
Purpose of describing collection: taxonomic analysis
PaleoDB collection 38506: authorized by Martin Aberhan, entered by Sabine Nürnberg on 23.04.2004, edited by Austin Hendy
Creative Commons license: CC0 (CC0)
Taxonomic list
unclassified | |
Cephalopoda | |
Ptychoceras cf. laeve Gabb 1869 ammonite | |
Anagaudryceras aurarium Anderson 1938 ammonite | |
Kennicottia rugosa, Callizoniceras sp., Leconteites modestus, "Puzosigella spp." = Leconteites, "Leconteites deansii" = Leconteites deansi
Kennicottia rugosa Imlay 1960 ammonite
Callizoniceras sp. ammonite
Leconteites modestus Anderson 1938 ammonite
"Puzosigella spp." = Leconteites Casey 1954 ammonite
"Leconteites deansii" = Leconteites deansi Whiteaves 1893 ammonite | |
Moffitites robustus Imlay 1959 ammonite | |
Bivalvia | |
Aucellina sp. Pompeckj 1901 scallop |