The first Upper Triassic silicified hypercalcified sponges from the Alexander Terrane, Gravina island and Keku Strait, Southeast Alaska

• Published in: Journal of Paleontology
• Main Authors: Senowbari-Daryan, Baba, Caruthers, Andrew H., Stanley, George D.
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Cambridge University Press (CUP) 2008
• Subjects: Paleontology; Yukon; Cornwallis; Alaska
• Online Access: http://dx.doi.org/10.1666/06-019.1; https://www.cambridge.org/core/services/aop-cambridge-core/content/view/S0022336000054469

This paper describes the first silicified Upper Triassic (Early Norian) hypercalcified sponges known from the Alexander terrane, southeast Alaska. Sponges consist of five taxa from the Cornwallis Limestone of Keku Strait, southeast Alaska: Amblysiphonella Steinmann, Parauvanella Senowbari-Daryan and...