South of Point Camden, Kuiu Island - 7582 (291): Eocene, Alaska
List of taxa
Where & when
Geology
Taphonomy & methods
Metadata & references
Taxonomic list
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Polypodiopsida
- Polypodiaceae
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Lastraea stiriaca
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| original and current combination Lastrea | |||||||
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Angiospermae
- Fagales
- Betulaceae
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Alnus carpinoides
Lesquereux 1883
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Corylus macquarri
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Coniferales
- Cupressaceae
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Taxodium dubium
(Sternberg 1824)
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| original and current combination Phyllites dubius | |||||||
| see common names | |||||||
Geography
| Country: | United States | State/province: | Alaska |
| Coordinates: | 56.8° North, 133.9° West (view map) | ||
| Paleocoordinates: | 61.4° North, 120.6° West | ||
| Basis of coordinate: | based on nearby landmark |
Time
| Period: | Paleogene | Epoch: | Eocene |
| 10 m.y. bin: | Cenozoic 2-3 | ||
| Key time interval: | Eocene | ||
| Age range of interval: | 56.00000 - 33.90000 m.y. ago |
Stratigraphy
Lithology and environment
| Primary lithology: | lithified sandstone |
| Lithology description: White sandstone intercalated in very coarse conglomerate of volcanic cobbles between lava flows. | |
| Environment: | terrestrial indet. |
Taphonomy
| Modes of preservation: | body,replaced with silica |
| Size of fossils: | macrofossils |
Collection methods and comments
| Reason for describing collection: | general faunal/floral analysis |
| Taxonomic list comments:Identified by A. Hollick. | |
Metadata
| Database number: | 112315 | ||
| Authorizer: | A. Miller | Enterer: | S. Kolbe | Research group: | marine invertebrate |
| Created: | 2011-07-08 21:40:23 | Last modified: | 2011-07-08 07:40:23 |
| Access level: | the public | Released: | 2011-07-08 21:40:23 |
| Creative Commons license: | CC BY |
Reference information
Primary reference:
| 36540. | A. F. Buddington and T. Chapin. 1929. Geology and mineral deposits of southeastern Alaska. United States Geological Survey Bulletin 800:1-398 [A. Miller/S. Kolbe] |