The Talkeetna Formation is a geologic formation in Alaska. It preserves fossils dating back to the Early Jurassic period.[1]
| Talkeetna Formation | |
|---|---|
| Stratigraphic range: Sinemurian-Toarcian ~ | |
 Map of the region around Mount Redoubt; Jtk is the Talkeetna Formation (around the estuary of the Drift River) | |
| Type | Formation |
| Lithology | |
| Primary | Sandstone |
| Other | Siltstone |
| Location | |
| Coordinates | 57°42′N 155°24′W / 57.7°N 155.4°W |
| Approximate paleocoordinates | 10°48′N 82°18′W / 10.8°N 82.3°W |
| Region | Alaska |
| Country |  United States |
| Type section | |
| Named for | Talkeetna Mountains |
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ Talkeetna Formation at Fossilworks.org
Further reading
edit- A. H. Caruthers and P. L. Smith. 2012. Pliensbachian ammonoids from the Talkeetna Mountains (Peninsular Terrane) of Southern Alaska. Revue de Paléobiologie, Genève, vol. spéc 11:365-378
- M. R. Sandy and R. B. Blodgett. 2000. Early Jurassic spiriferid brachiopods from Alaska and their paleogeographic significance. PaleoBios 33(3):319-328
- J. Pálfy, P. L. Smith, J.K. Mortensen and R.M. Friedman. 1999. Integrated ammonite biochronology and U-Pb geochronometry from a basal Jurassic section in Alaska. Geological Society America Bulletin 111(10):1537-1549
- G. K. Jakobs. 1997. Toarcian (Early Jurassic) ammonoids from western North America. Geological Survey of Canada, Bulletin 428:1-137