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Stratigraphic range: Permian
Kinds of fossils: Brachiopods, corals
Quadrangle or area: Lime Hill quad., Alaska
Shipment No.: A-83-26
Referred by: Reed, Bruce
Report prepared by: Dutro, J. Thomas, Jr. , Sando, W. J.
Date: 03/05/1984

This report covers 2 collections from the vicinity of East Lime Lake, northeast of Lime Village. One of the collections (83AR53) is almost certainly Permian; but the other (83AR55) is not determinate. Both Permian and Devonian fossils have previously been identified from the Lime Lakes area.

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83AR53 (29207-PC) , Lime Hills , Sec. 32, T. 16 N., R. 33 W.; 61 deg. 27' N., 155 deg. 14'30" W.; limestone at USGS triang. point Trunk, 0.75 mi E. of East Lime Lake at elev. 1820 ft. Collector: B. Reed, 1983. (description from E&R report of J.T. Dutro, Jr. and W.J. Sando, 3/05/84) [E&R report of A. Harris, 7/16/84 gives slightly differing description: Limestone with probably Early Permian megafossils from NW 1/2 sec. 32, T. 16 N., R. 33 W., lat. 61 deg. 26.4 min., long. 155 deg. 15.2 min. near benchmark Trunk and east of East Lime Lake]
echinoderm debris, indet.
Pseuozaphrentoides sp.
bryozoan debris, indet.
chonetid brachiopod, indet.
dictyoclostid brachiopod, indet.
Neospirifer sp.
Spiriferella? sp.
phricodothyrid brachiopod, indet.
proetid trilobite pygidium, indet.
83AR55 (29208-PC) , Lime Hills , Sec. 6, T. 15 N., R. 33 W.; 61 deg. 24'30" N., 155 deg. 15' W.; limestone about 1 mi S. of East Lime Lake and 1.6 mi south of triang. point Trunk, at 1275 ft. elev. Collector: B. Reed, 1983
echinoderm debris
indeterminate bivalves
indeterminate syringoporoid coral