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Maéjima, Okayama Prefecture, Japan

FormationMaéjima
Age:37.2 - 33.9 Ma
Paleogene
IntervalLate Eocene
Lithologyconglomerate, sandstone
Number of Collections8
Number of Occurrences39

Recorded Sample Locations

LocationRegionStratigraphic Name
MJ-1 - Maéjima FmOkayama Prefecture, JapanMaéjima

Recorded Fossils

Accepted NameHierarchyAge
Arca (Arca) uedai
species
7Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Arcida : Arcidae : Arca : Arca (Arca) uedai37.2 - 33.9 Ma
Paleogene
Glycymeris (Glycymeris) sp.
subgenus
6.3Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Arcida : Glycymerididae : Glycymeris : Glycymeris (Glycymeris)37.2 - 33.9 Ma
Paleogene
Tellina (Megangulus) sp.
subgenus
6.3Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Cardiida : Tellinidae : Tellina : Tellina (Megangulus)37.2 - 33.9 Ma
Paleogene
Cyclocardia sp.
genus
6Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Carditida : Carditidae : Cyclocardia37.2 - 33.9 Ma
Paleogene
Glans sp.
genus
6Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Carditida : Carditidae : Glans37.2 - 33.9 Ma
Paleogene
Lucinidae
family
5Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Lucinida : Lucinidae37.2 - 33.9 Ma
Paleogene
Septifer (Mytilisepta) sp.
subgenus
6.3Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Mytilida : Mytilidae : Mytilus : Septifer (Mytilisepta)37.2 - 33.9 Ma
Paleogene
Acila (Truncacila) nagaoi
species
7Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Nuculida : Nuculidae : Acila : Acila (Truncacila) nagaoi37.2 - 33.9 Ma
Paleogene
Isognomon (Hippochaeta) hataii
species
7Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Ostreida : Malleidae : Isognomon : Isognomon (Hippochaeta) hataii37.2 - 33.9 Ma
Paleogene
Crassostrea sp.
genus
6Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Ostreida : Ostreidae : Crassostrea37.2 - 33.9 Ma
Paleogene
Chlamys (Leochlamys) namigataensis
species
7Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Pectinida : Pectinidae : Chlamys : Chlamys (Leochlamys) namigataensis37.2 - 33.9 Ma
Paleogene
Delectopecten sp.
genus
6Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Pectinida : Pectinidae : Delectopecten37.2 - 33.9 Ma
Paleogene
Mactra sp.
genus
6Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Venerida : Mactridae : Mactra37.2 - 33.9 Ma
Paleogene
Tapes sp.
genus
6Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Venerida : Veneridae : Tapes37.2 - 33.9 Ma
Paleogene
Muricidae
family
5Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Neogastropoda : Muricidae37.2 - 33.9 Ma
Paleogene
Calyptraea sp.
genus
6Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Littorinimorpha : Calyptraeidae : Calyptraea37.2 - 33.9 Ma
Paleogene
Naticidae
family
5Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Littorinimorpha : Naticidae37.2 - 33.9 Ma
Paleogene
Patellogastropoda
order
4Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Patellogastropoda37.2 - 33.9 Ma
Paleogene

References

Matsubara T. (2002) Molluscan fauna of the "Miocene" Maéjima Formation in Maéjima Island, Okayama Prefecture, southwest Japan, Paleontological Research 6 2, 127-145
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!
 
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