Where: Alaska (55.3° N, 131.8° W: paleocoordinates 0.1° N, 70.9° W)
• coordinate estimated from map
• small collection-level geographic resolution
When: Nehenta Formation, Lacian (221.5 - 215.6 Ma)
• Alexander Terrane, Early Norian
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 82659: authorized by Wolfgang Kiessling, entered by Antje Girndt on 31.07.2008
Creative Commons license: CC BY (attribution)
Taxonomic list
Anthozoa | |
Pamiroseris borealis Smith 1927 stony coral
Crassistella juvavica Frech 1890 stony coral | |
Cuifia cf. marmorea Frech 1890 stony coral | |
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