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Sample No. F 43 of F.H. Moffit, 1916 -- USGS No. Mesozoic loc. 9961
Locality:
Field No. F 43 of F.H. Moffit, 1916
Description:
Float in gulch below cliff on Mill Creek at locality F 44. F.H. Moffit, 1916. (description from Martin, 1926, p. 31) [Wrangell Mountains, southern Alaska; Mill Creek tributary to Lakina River on west side near forks of creek, 2.5 miles (4 km) from Lakina River; from float in gulch below cliff. Coll.: F. H. Moffitt, field no. 43, Sept. 3, 1916. McCarthy 1:250,000 quadrangle. Wrangellia terrane. (from Grant-Mackie and Silberling, 1990 p. 253)
Location:
Alaska Quadrangle:
Mc Carthy
C-7
Lat.: 61
o
33.469
'
Long.: 143
o
26.581
'
Reference
Title:
Mesozoic Stratigraphy of Alaska
, 1926
Report by:
G. C. Martin
Age:
Late Triassic
Formation:
McCarthy Formation
Comment:
Approx. lat/long is: 61° 33.469' N., 143° 26.581' W. Locality cited in Silberling et al. (1997) on p. 18. Fauna identfied by J.R. Reeside, Jr.
Occurrence(s)
No.
Group
Name
Qty
Notes
1
Bivalves
Pseudomonotis subcircularis (Gabb)
2
Bivalves
Hinnites?
3
Ammonoids
Undetermined ammonites
Title:
New data on the Upper Triassic bivalve Monotis in North America, and the subgenus Pacimonotis
, 1990
Report by:
J. A. Grant-Mackie
,
Norman J. Silberling
Age:
Norian
(late Norian)
Occurrence(s)
No.
Group
Name
Qty
Notes
1
Bivalves
Monotis (Pacimonotis) alaskana Smith, 1927