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Stratigraphic range: Ordovician
Kinds of fossils: Cephalopods, Brachiopods, Trilobites, Graptolites
Quadrangle or area: Teller (B-5) and (C-5) quads.
Shipment No.: BFM-61-3D
Referred by: Sainsbury, C. L.
Report prepared by: Ross, Reuben J., Jr
Date: 08/04/1961

The following report includes those collections on which I feel competent to give you reliable results. In addition it indicates those in which cephalopods are the main constituents; we have no one on the Survey specializing in Lower Paleozoic cephalopods, but I have oral authority of the Branch Chief to send these to Flower with whom I have reached a working agreement at GSA (Cincinnati). Do not expect much from them; most are only siphuncles and few show internal structures.

Three collections, in particular, warrant getting much more material: 372C, 234, and 352.

I have indicated relative ages where possible. Flower may be able to give us more.

All other collections are now in Washington. Because Yochelson will not be back for a year I have asked that they be sent back to me. I don't know gastropods but will try.

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Collection 12 of Sainsbury, 1961 (D908-CO) , Teller , 6/10th of mile west of Lost River near coast. Altitude 90'. Univ. Trans. Merc. Metric Coord., zone 3: E 399,700 m.; N 7,255,150 m. Teller (B-5) quad., Alaska
Ostracods, rare
Brachiopods, probably rhynchonellid
Brachiopods, probably orthid
Collection 18 of Sainsbury, 1961 (D906-CO) , Teller , On east end of ridge near coast, 1.4 miles west of Lost River. Altitude 300'. Univ. Trans. Merc. Metric Coord., zone 3: E 398,510 m.; N 7,255,200 m. Teller (B-5) quad., Alaska
Proparian trilobite, only glabella is preserved with frontal border
Collection 39 of Sainsbury, 1961 , Teller , No data provided in E&R report
Possibly a stromatoporoid
Collection 45 of Sainsbury, 1961 , Teller , No data given in E&R report
Collection 46 of Sainsbury, 1961 , Teller , No data given in E&R report
Silicified fragments of a molluscan shell
Collection 57 of Sainsbury, 1961 , Teller , No data given in E&R report
Two fragments of a molluscan(?) shell
possible worm tube
Collection 58 of Sainsbury, 1961 , Teller , No data given in E&R report
Collection 59 of Sainsbury, 1961 (D895-CO) , Teller , South end of crest of ridge. Altitude 1,450', 1.1 mile NW of confluence of Tin Creek with Lost River. Univ. Trans. Merc. Metric Coord., zone 3; E 397,900 m.; N 7,262,040 m. Teller (B-5) quad., Alaska.
Collection 107A of Sainsbury, 1961 , Teller , No data given in E&R report
Collection 133A of Sainsbury, 1961 , Teller , No data given in E&R report
Collections 137A, B , Teller , Altitude 725', southeast end of ridge, west of Lost River. Univ. Trans. Merc., Metric Coord., zone 3: E 398,350 m.; N 7,266,720 m. Teller (C-5) quad., Alaska.
Cephalopod siphuncles
141 of Sainsbury, 1961 , Teller , No data given in E&R report
Relict cephalopod
Collection 158A of Sainsbury, 1961 (D894-CO) , Teller , On south side of hill between headwaters of Cassiterite Creek. Altitude 1,125'. Univ. Trans. Merc. Metric Coord., zone 3: E 401,350 m.; N 7,265,200 m. Teller (B-5) quad., Alaska.
Cephalopod siphuncle
Collection 164 of Sainsbury, 1961 , Teller , No data given in E&R report
Collection 170 of Sainsbury, 1961 (D909-CO) , Teller , 1 1/2 miles ENE of Lost River Mines on west slope of ridge overlooking tributary of Cassititerite Creek. Altitude 1,350'. Univ. Trans. Merc. Metric Coord.; E 402,520 m.; N 7,264,050 m. Teller (B-5) quad., Alaska.
Endoceroid cephalopods
Collection 203 of Sainsbury, 1961 (D898-CO) , Teller , York Mountains, at head of Anderson Creek, in saddle on SW side of hill 1812. Univ. Trans. Merc. Metric Coord., zone 3; E 402,430 m.; N 7,267,060 m. Teller (C-5) quad., Alaska. (description from E&R report of R.J. Ross, Jr., 11/8/61) [Ross, 1967, p. 1277 provides the following description: "Ordovician limestone, at head of Anderson Creek, in saddle on northwest side of hill 1812, Univ. Trans. Mercator metric coord., zone 3: E. 402,488 m, N. 7,266,335 m, Teller C-5 quadrangle, Alaska."]
Phyllograptus cf. P. anna J. Hall
dichograptid fragments
Collection 203B of Sainsbury, 1961 (D899-CO) , Teller , York Mountains, above head of Cassiterite Creek. Altitude 1,538'. Univ. Trans. Merc. Metric Coord., zone 3: E 402,420 m.; N 66,790 m. Teller (C-5) quad., Alaska. (description from E&R report of R.J. Ross, Jr., 11/8/61) [Ross, 1967, p. 1277 provides following description: "Ordovician limestone above head of Cassiterite Creek, altitude 1,538 feet. York Mountains, Univ. Trans. Mercator metric coord., zone 3: E. 402,456 m, N. 7,265,880 m, Teller (C-5) quadrangle, Alaska."]
Dichograptus octobrachiatus J. Hall
Collection 226 of Sainsbury, 1961 , Teller , No data given in E&R report
Cephalopod siphuncles
Collection 234 of Sainsbury, 1961 (D901-CO) , Teller , Three miles NW of Cassiterite Peak. Altitude 1,225'. Univ. Trans. Merc. Metric Coord.: E 403, 910 m.; N 7,266,270 m. (description from E&R report of R.J. Ross, Jr., 11/8/61) [Ross, 1967, p. 18 provides following description: "Three miles NW of Cassiterite Peak. Altitude 1,225 feet. Univ. Trans. Mercator Metric Coordinates, zone 3: E403,914 m; N7,265,426 m. Teller B-5 quadrangle, Alaska. Collected by C.L. Sainsbury, 1961."]
Triarthus aff. T. angelini rectifrons Harrington
Hystricurus n. sp. or .....
.... perhaps a new genus related to Bathyurellus
Nileus sp.
Bathyurellus? sp. (pygidium)
Collection 242A of Sainsbury, 1961 (D904-CO) , Teller , Southwest side of Cassiterite Peak. Altitude 1,750'. Univ. Trans. Merc. Metric Coord., zone 3: E 406,960 m; N 7,262,380 m. Teller (B-5) quad., Alaska.
Cephalopod siphuncle
Collection 352 of Sainsbury, 1961 (D905-CO) , Teller , 1.65 miles due north of mouth of Price Creek. Altitude 1,715', on crest of ridge. Univ. Trans. Merc. Metric Coord., zone 3: E 391,353 m.; N 7,257,830 m. Teller (B-5) quad., Alaska.
Finkelnburgia n. sp.
Collection 371 of Sainsbury, 1961 (D906-CO) , Teller , West of King River, 2.6 miles north of Cape York. Altitude 1,225'. Univ. Trans. Merc. Metric Coord., zone 3: E 386,330 m.; N 7,260,930 m. Teller (B-5) quad., Alaska.
Cephalopod siphuncles showing endocones
Problematical coiled cephalopod or gastropod
372C of Sainsbury, 1961 (D893-CO) , Teller , 2.6 miles north of Cape Yori, on crest of ridge north of mountain. Altitude 1,700'. Univ. Trans. Merc. Metric Coord., zone 3: E 386,100 m.; N 7,260,850 m. Teller (B-5) quad., Alaska.
Apheoorthis n. sp.
Lecanospira? sp. (fragmentary)
Collection 386 of Sainsbury, 1961 (D907-CO) , Teller , East of King River, along tributary 2.6 miles north of coast. Altitude 475'. Univ. Trans. Merc. Metric Coord., zone 3: E 390,100 m; N 7,259,510 m. Teller (B-5) quad., Alaska.
Endoceroid cephalopod siphuncle with well developed endocones
Brachiopods, possibly Finkelnburgia
Collection 440 of Sainsbury, 1961 , Teller , No data given in E&R report
Cephalopod siphuncle
Collection 446 of Sainsbury, 1961 , Teller , No data given in E&R report
Cephalopod siphuncle
Collection 448 of Sainsbury, 1961 (D902-CO) , Teller , Head of Mint River. Altitude 725', north flank of York Mountains. Univ. Trans. Merc. Metric. Coord., zone 3: E 393,590 m.; N 7,266,530 m. Teller (B-5) quad., Alaska.
Cephalopod. Probably siphuncles.
Collection 483 of Sainsbury,. 1961 (D900-CO) , Teller , Head of north fork of Kanauguk River. Altitude 720', York Mountains. Univ. Trans. Merc. Metric Coord., zone 3: E 389,850 m.; N 7,267,850 m. Teller (C-5) quad., Alaska.
Isograptus caduceus cf. I. c. var. divergens Harris
Collection 492 of Sainsbury, 1961 (D897-CO) , Teller , Top of peak 2352, south of Banner Creek, York Mountains. Univ. Trans. Merc. Metric Coord., zone 3: E 385,390 m.; N 7,268,390 m. Teller (C-5) quad., Alaska.
Cephalopod siphuncles