UCMP 3860 (Oligocene of the United States)
Where: Yakutat County, Alaska (60.1° N, 142.4° W: paleocoordinates 60.4° N, 134.4° W)
• coordinate estimated from map
• small collection-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 195959: authorized by Patricia Holroyd, entered by Patricia Holroyd on 01.09.2018
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Taxonomic list
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| Bivalvia | |
"Thyasira bisecta" = Conchocele bisecta
"Thyasira bisecta" = Conchocele bisecta Conrad 1849 clam | |
"Mya truncata" = Mya (Mya) truncata
"Mya truncata" = Mya (Mya) truncata Linnaeus 1758 softshell clam | |
"Cardium (Ceratoderma) yakatagensis n. sp." = Clinocardium (Ciliatocardium) yakatagense
"Cardium (Ceratoderma) yakatagensis n. sp." = Clinocardium (Ciliatocardium) yakatagense Clark 1932 cockle | |
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Nucula (Acila) hamiltonensis Clark 1932 divaricate nutclam | |
| Gastropoda | |
"Galeodea apta" = Liracassis apta
"Galeodea apta" = Liracassis apta Tegland 1931 snail | |