North side of Kuiu Island (Permian of the United States)

Also known as 4305 (231)

Where: Alaska (56.9° N, 134.1° W: paleocoordinates 9.9° N, 61.0° W)

• coordinate based on nearby landmark

When: Permian (298.9 - 251.9 Ma)

Environment/lithology: lithified limestone

• Limestone interbedded with basaltic lava.

Size class: macrofossils

Collected by A.F. Buddinton

Primary reference: A. F. Buddington and T. Chapin. 1929. Geology and mineral deposits of southeastern Alaska. United States Geological Survey Bulletin 800:1-398 [A. Miller/S. Kolbe]more details

Purpose of describing collection: general faunal/floral analysis

PaleoDB collection 112203: authorized by Arnold Miller, entered by Sarah Kolbe on 06.07.2011

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Taxonomic list

• Identified by G.H. Girty.
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Strophomenata
 Productida - Productellidae
"Productus aff. gruenewaldti" = Chaoiella gruenewaldti
"Productus aff. gruenewaldti" = Chaoiella gruenewaldti Krotov 1888
 Productida - Linoproductidae
"Productus cora" = Linoproductus cora
"Productus cora" = Linoproductus cora d'Orbigny 1842
Rhynchonellata
 Spiriferida - Spiriferidae
Spirifer aff. striatus
 Rhynchonellida - Stenoscismatidae
"Camarophoria ? margaritovi" = Stenoscisma margaritovi
"Camarophoria ? margaritovi" = Stenoscisma margaritovi Tschernyschew 1902
 Orthida - Schizophoriidae
Schizophoria sp.
Schizophoria sp. King 1850
Stenolaemata
 Rhabdomesida - Rhomboporidae
Rhombopora sp.
Rhombopora sp. Meek 1872
 Cryptostomata - Acanthocladiidae
Polypora sp.
Anthozoa
 Stauriida - Aulophyllidae
Clisiophyllum sp.
Clisiophyllum sp. Dana 1846 horn coral
 Stauriida - Zaphrentidae
"? Zaphrentis sp." = Zaphrenthis
"? Zaphrentis sp." = Zaphrenthis Rafinesque and Clifford 1820 horn coral
 Stauriida - Lonsdaleiidae
Lonsdaleia sp., ? Lonsdaleia sp.
Lonsdaleia sp. McCoy 1849 horn coral
? Lonsdaleia sp. McCoy 1849 horn coral
 Auloporida - Syringoporidae
? Syringopora sp.
? Syringopora sp. Goldfuss 1826 tabulate coral