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Sample:
Sample No. 54AGz54 -- USGS No. Mesozoic loc. 25321
Locality:
Field No. 54AGz54
Description:
Talkeetna Mtns. (A-2). Lat. 62
o
00'44"N., Long. 147
o
34'55 1/2"W. Sandstone float. [Note by RBB: The E&R report gives the minutes for latitude as 99', while the transmittal sheet give 00']; [Additional note by RBB: Jones, 1962, USGS Prof. Paper 432, p. 19 states: A. Grantz, 1954. Talkeetna Mountains (A-2) quad., Lat. 62
o
00'44" N., long. 147
o
34'55 1/2" W. Upper part of member 3 of Matanuska formation. Late Campanian or Maestrichtian.
Pachydiscus kamishakensis
zone.]
Location:
Alaska Quadrangle:
Talkeetna Mts
A-2
Lat.: 62
o
00
'
44
"
Long.: 147
o
34
'
55.5
"
Reference
Title:
Report on Referred Fossils
, 1954 (12/01)
Report by:
Ralph W. Imlay
Referred by:
Arthur Grantz
Age:
No Data
Formation:
Matanuska Formation
Comment:
Collections 54AGz54 and 56S cannot be dated definitely but probably are derived from the Upper Cretaceous Matanuska formation.
Occurrence(s)
No.
Group
Name
Qty
Notes
1
Bivalves
Inoceramus sp. juv.
2
Ammonoids
Neophylloceras cf. N. ramosum (Meek)
Title:
Upper Cretaceous (Campanian and Maestrichtian) Ammonites from Southern Alaska
, 1963
Report by:
David L. Jones
Age:
Campanian-Maastrichtian
(late Campanian - Maastrichtian)
Formation:
Matanuska Formation
Occurrence(s)
No.
Group
Name
Qty
Notes
1
Ammonoids
Neophylloceras hetonaiense?
The occurrence of this taxon here was questionable according to Jones