UCMP 3859 (Oligocene of the United States)

Where: Yakutat County, Alaska (60.0° N, 141.4° W: paleocoordinates 60.2° N, 133.5° W)

• coordinate estimated from map

• hand sample-level geographic resolution

When: Yakataga Formation, Chattian (28.1 - 23.0 Ma)

Environment/lithology: marine; lithology not reported

• The Yakataga formation consists of shales, sandstones, and conglomerates.

Size class: macrofossils

Reposited in the UCMP

Primary reference: B. L. Clark. 1932. Fauna of the Poul and Yakataga Formations (Upper Oligocene) of Southern Alaska. Bulletin of the Geological Society of America 43:797-846 [P. Holroyd/P. Holroyd]more details

Purpose of describing collection: taxonomic analysis

PaleoDB collection 195958: authorized by Patricia Holroyd, entered by Patricia Holroyd on 01.09.2018

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Taxonomic list

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Gastropoda
 Cerithioidea - Turritellidae
Turritella hamiltonensis
Turritella hamiltonensis Clark 1932 turret shell
 Sorbeoconcha - Naticidae
Polinices (Euspira) cf. galianoi
Bivalvia
 Pectinida - Pectinoidae
Pecten (Patinopecten) yakatagensis n. sp.
Pecten (Patinopecten) yakatagensis n. sp. Clark 1932 scallop
 Cardiida - Cardiidae
"Cardium (Papyridea) brooksi" = Ciliatocardium brooksi, Cardium (Laevicardium) alaskensis
"Cardium (Papyridea) brooksi" = Ciliatocardium brooksi Clark 1932 cockle
 Cardiida - Tellinidae
Tellina sp.
Tellina sp. Linnaeus 1758 tellin clam
 Hiatellida - Hiatellidae
"Panomya (Arctica) turgida" = Panomya norvegica
"Panomya (Arctica) turgida" = Panomya norvegica Spengler 1793 clam