Yakataga Formation
26 distinct taxa, from 28 fossil occurrences the Paleobiology Database records under this name, spanning 27–2.6 Mya.
Alaska · US
26 taxa · 28 fossils · 27–2.6 MyaMacrostrat dates this rock 19–1.9 Ma. Macrostrat’s own record
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10 distinct localities, where the rock is now rather than where it was laid down. Tectonics draws the world it belonged to.
When
What has been found
- Anorthoscutum oregonensis
- Kewia lituyaensis
- Acila (Truncacila) taliaferroi
- Cardium (Laevicardium) alaskensis
- Cetacea
- Chlamys (Chlamys) chaixensis
- Chlamys (Chlamys) lioica
- Chlamys donmilleri
- Ciliatocardium brooksi
- Clinocardium (Ciliatocardium) yakatagense
- Conchocele bisecta
- Echinarachnius plafkeri
- Liracassis apta
- Macoma
- Mactromeris ramonensis
- Mactrotoma californica
- Mya (Mya) truncata
- Niveotectura myrakeenae
- Panomya norvegica
- Patinopecten (Lituyapecten)
- Patinopecten caurinus
- Pecten (Patinopecten) yakatagensis
- Phocinae
- Polinices (Euspira) galianoi
- Tellina
- Turritella hamiltonensis
What else lived thenRank the rock of a period
Counts are of occurrence records, which measure the rock and the fieldwork together.