northwest corner of Cape Aliaksin (Miocene of the United States)
Also known as USGS M2132
Where: Alaska (55.5° N, 160.9° W: paleocoordinates 57.1° N, 158.0° W)
• coordinate estimated from map
• local area-level geographic resolution
When: Langhian (16.0 - 13.8 Ma)
• probably basal middle Miocene
Environment/lithology: coastal; sandstone
• Greenish gravelly sandstone
Size class: macrofossils
Preservation: original phosphate
Reposited in the USGS
Primary reference: F. S. MacNeil. 1967. Cenozoic Pectinids of Alaska, Iceland, and Other Northern Regions. Geological survey professional paper [W. Kiessling/M. Krause]more details
Purpose of describing collection: taxonomic analysis
PaleoDB collection 187022: authorized by Wolfgang Kiessling, entered by Mihaela Krause on 11.07.2017
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Taxonomic list
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Bivalvia | |
"Chlamys (Swiftopecten) cf. donmilleri" = Chlamys donmilleri
"Chlamys (Swiftopecten) cf. donmilleri" = Chlamys donmilleri MacNeil 1967 scallop |