Where: Alaska (57.2° N, 134.1° W: paleocoordinates 1.6° S, 72.0° W)
• coordinate estimated from map
• outcrop-level geographic resolution
When: Cornwallis Formation, Lacian (221.5 - 215.6 Ma)
• Early Norian, Alexander Terrane
Environment/lithology: shallow subtidal; lithified limestone
Size class: macrofossils
Preservation: replaced with silica
Collection methods: chemical, acetic,
Primary reference: A. H. Caruthers and G. D. Stanley , Jr. 2008. Systematic analysis of upper triassic silicified scleractinian corals from Wrangellia and the Alexander Terrane, Alaska and British Columbia. Journal of Paleontology 82(3):470-491 [W. Kiessling/A. Girndt]more details
Purpose of describing collection: taxonomic analysis
PaleoDB collection 82657: authorized by Wolfgang Kiessling, entered by Antje Girndt on 31.07.2008
Creative Commons license: CC BY (attribution)
Taxonomic list
Anthozoa | |
Distichophyllia norica Frech 1890 stony coral | |
"Kuhnastraea cowichanensis" = Ampakabastraea cowichanensis
"Kuhnastraea cowichanensis" = Ampakabastraea cowichanensis Clapp and Shimer 1911 stony coral |