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Miyaji, Yatsushiro City, Kumamoto Prefecture, Japan
Formation | Miyaji |
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Age: | 101 - 94 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous |
Interval | Cenomanian |
Number of Collections | 1 |
Number of Occurrences | 2 |
Recorded Sample Locations
Location | Region | Stratigraphic Name |
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Yatsushiro Area | Yatsushiro City, Kumamoto Prefecture, Japan | Miyaji |
Associated Units
Stratigraphic Name | Age | Lithology | Occurrence Records |
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Hachiryusan | 145 - 130 Ma Early/Lower Cretaceous | 2 | |
Hinagu | 125 - 113 Ma Early/Lower Cretaceous | 8 | |
Yatsushiro | 113 - 101 Ma Early/Lower Cretaceous | sandstone | 34 |
Torinosu | 145 - 140 Ma Early/Lower Cretaceous | shale/sandstone, "limestone" | 185 |
Recorded Fossils
Accepted Name | Hierarchy | Age |
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Glycymeris (Glycymerita) sp. subgenus | Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Arcida : Glycymerididae : Glycymeris : Glycymeris (Glycymerita) | 100.5 - 93.9 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous |
Pterotrigonia (Acanthotrigonia) sp. subgenus | Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Trigoniida : Megatrigoniidae : Pterotrigonia : Pterotrigonia (Acanthotrigonia) | 100.5 - 93.9 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous |
References
Hayami I. (1975) A systematic survey of the Mesozoic Bivalvia from Japan, The University Museum, The University of Tokyo, Bulletin 10 |
Data courtesy of: PBDB: The Paleobiology Database, Creative Commons CC-BY licenced. , GBIF: the Global Biodiversity Information Facility, various licences, iDigBio, various licences, and EOL: The Encyclopedia of Life (Open Data Public Domain). Because fossils are made of minerals too!