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Futaba, Fukushima Prefecture, Japan

GroupFutaba
Formation(s)Ashizawa
Tamayama
Age:89.8 - 86.3 Ma
Late/Upper Cretaceous
IntervalConiacian
Number of Collections1
Number of Occurrences2

Recorded Sample Locations

LocationRegionStratigraphic Name
Kamikitaba AssemblageFukushima Prefecture, JapanFutaba - Ashizawa - Asamigawa
Futaba AreaMinamisōma City, Fukushima Prefecture, JapanFutaba - Ashizawa
Ashizawa areaIwaki City, Fukushima Prefecture, JapanFutaba - Ashizawa - Middle
Tsurubo areaIwaki City, Fukushima Prefecture, JapanFutaba - Ashizawa - Obisagawa
IwakiIwaki City, Fukushima Prefecture, JapanFutaba - Tamayama
Ohisa River Iwaki City, Fukushima Prefecture, JapanFutaba - Tamayama - Irimazawa
MinamizawaIwaki City, Fukushima Prefecture, JapanFutaba - Tamayama
Ohisa-choIwaki City, Fukushima Prefecture, JapanFutaba - Ashizawa
ShinyashikiFukushima Prefecture, JapanFutaba - Tamayama
Ashizawa areaIwaki City, Fukushima Prefecture, JapanFutaba - Ashizawa - Middle
Ashizawa areaIwaki City, Fukushima Prefecture, JapanFutaba - Ashizawa - Middle
Ashizawa areaIwaki City, Fukushima Prefecture, JapanFutaba - Ashizawa - Middle
Ashizawa areaIwaki City, Fukushima Prefecture, JapanFutaba - Ashizawa - Middle
Momokizawa areaIwaki City, Fukushima Prefecture, JapanFutaba - Ashizawa - Middle
North of OhhisaIwaki City, Fukushima Prefecture, JapanFutaba - Ashizawa - Middle
North of OhhisaIwaki City, Fukushima Prefecture, JapanFutaba - Ashizawa - Middle
KitazawaIwaki City, Fukushima Prefecture, JapanFutaba - Ashizawa - Obisagawa

Associated Units

Stratigraphic NameAgeLithologyOccurrence Records
Akaishi7.25 - 5.33 Ma
Miocene
2
Asagai Sandstone28.4 - 23.0 Ma
Cenozoic
sandstone1
Yotsukura5.33 - 3.60 Ma
Neogene
2
Futaba - Ashizawa89.3 - 85.8 Ma
Late/Upper Cretaceous
11
Futaba - Ashizawa - Asamigawa89.3 - 85.8 Ma
Late/Upper Cretaceous
lignite1
Futaba - Ashizawa - Middle89.3 - 85.8 Ma
Late/Upper Cretaceous
sandstone/siltstone15
Futaba - Ashizawa - Obisagawa89.3 - 66.0 Ma
Late/Upper Cretaceous
12
Futaba - Tamayama85.8 - 83.5 Ma
Late/Upper Cretaceous
sandstone4
Futaba - Tamayama - Irimazawa85.8 - 83.5 Ma
Late/Upper Cretaceous
mudstone1

Recorded Fossils

Accepted NameHierarchyAge
Lauranthus futabensis
species
7Plantae : Tracheophyta : Magnoliopsida : Laurales : Lauraceae : Lauranthus : Lauranthus futabensis89.3 - 85.8 Ma
Late/Upper Cretaceous
Enchodus sp.
genus
6Animalia : Chordata : Actinopteri : Salmoniformes : Enchodontidae : Enchodus100.5 - 66 Ma
Late/Upper Cretaceous
Cretolamna sp.
genus
6Animalia : Chordata : Chondrichthyes : Lamniformes : Cretoxyrhinidae : Cretolamna100.5 - 66 Ma
Late/Upper Cretaceous
Ischyrhiza iwakiensis
species
7Animalia : Chordata : Chondrichthyes : Sclerorhynchiformes : Sclerorhynchidae : Ischyrhiza : Ischyrhiza iwakiensis86.3 - 83.6 Ma
Late/Upper Cretaceous
Orthacanthus sp.
genus
6Animalia : Chordata : Chondrichthyes : Xenacanthiformes : Diplodoselachidae : Orthacanthus100.5 - 66 Ma
Late/Upper Cretaceous
Hadrosauridae
family
5Animalia : Chordata : Reptilia : Dinosauria : Hadrosauridae100.5 - 66 Ma
Late/Upper Cretaceous
Hadrosauroidea
unranked clade
99Animalia : Chordata : Ornithischia : Hadrosauroidea89.3 - 85.8 Ma
Late/Upper Cretaceous
Mesoeucrocodylia
unranked clade
99Animalia : Chordata : Reptilia : Eosuchia : Mesoeucrocodylia89.3 - 85.8 Ma
Late/Upper Cretaceous
Futabasaurus suzukii
species
7Animalia : Chordata : Reptilia : Elasmosauridae : Futabasaurus : Futabasaurus suzukii85.8 - 83.5 Ma
Late/Upper Cretaceous
Plesiosauria
unranked clade
99Animalia : Chordata : Reptilia : Sauropterygia : Plesiosauria100.5 - 66 Ma
Late/Upper Cretaceous
Plesiosaurus sp.
genus
6Animalia : Chordata : Reptilia : Plesiosauridae : Plesiosaurus85.8 - 83.5 Ma
Late/Upper Cretaceous
Mosasauridae
family
5Animalia : Chordata : Reptilia : Squamata : Mosasauridae100.5 - 66 Ma
Late/Upper Cretaceous
Nemegtosaurus sp.
genus
6Animalia : Chordata : Reptilia : Dinosauria : Nemegtosauridae : Nemegtosaurus89.3 - 85.8 Ma
Late/Upper Cretaceous
Theropoda
unranked clade
99Animalia : Chordata : Saurischia : Theropoda89.3 - 85.8 Ma
Late/Upper Cretaceous
Glycymeris (Glycymerita) sp.
subgenus
6.3Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Arcida : Glycymerididae : Glycymeris : Glycymeris (Glycymerita)89.3 - 85.8 Ma
Late/Upper Cretaceous
Grammatodon sp.
genus
6Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Arcida : Parallelodontidae : Grammatodon89.3 - 85.8 Ma
Late/Upper Cretaceous
Opis sp.
genus
6Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Carditida : Astartidae : Opis89.3 - 85.8 Ma
Late/Upper Cretaceous
Myrtea ezoensis
species
7Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Lucinida : Lucinidae : Myrtea : Myrtea ezoensis89.3 - 85.8 Ma
Late/Upper Cretaceous
Inoceramus sp.
genus
6Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Myalinida : Inoceramidae : Inoceramus89.3 - 85.8 Ma
Late/Upper Cretaceous
Mytiloides stantoni
species
7Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Myalinida : Inoceramidae : Mytiloides : Mytiloides stantoni89.3 - 85.8 Ma
Late/Upper Cretaceous
Ezonuculana mactraeformis
species
7Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Nuculanida : Nuculanidae : Ezonuculana : Ezonuculana mactraeformis89.3 - 85.8 Ma
Late/Upper Cretaceous
Acila (Truncacila) hokkaidoensis
species
7Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Nuculida : Nuculidae : Acila : Acila (Truncacila) hokkaidoensis89.3 - 85.8 Ma
Late/Upper Cretaceous
Didymotis sp.
genus
6Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Ostreida : Posidoniidae : Didymotis89.3 - 85.8 Ma
Late/Upper Cretaceous
Limatula sp.
genus
6Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Limida : Limidae : Limatula89.3 - 85.8 Ma
Late/Upper Cretaceous
Apiotrigonia (Apiotrigonia) sp.
subgenus
6.3Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Trigoniida : Trigoniidae : Megatrigonia : Apiotrigonia (Apiotrigonia)89.3 - 85.8 Ma
Late/Upper Cretaceous
Apiotrigonia (Apiotrigonia) undulosa
species
7Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Trigoniida : Trigoniidae : Megatrigonia (Apiotrigonia) : Apiotrigonia (Apiotrigonia) undulosa89.8 - 86.3 Ma
Late/Upper Cretaceous
Steinmanella sp.
genus
6Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Trigoniida : Steinmanellidae : Steinmanella89.8 - 86.3 Ma
Late/Upper Cretaceous
Forresteria (Forresteria) alluaudi
species
7Animalia : Mollusca : Cephalopoda : Ammonitida : Collignoniceratidae : Forresteria : Forresteria (Forresteria) alluaudi89.3 - 85.8 Ma
Late/Upper Cretaceous
Mesopuzosia sp.
genus
6Animalia : Mollusca : Cephalopoda : Ammonoidea : Desmoceratidae : Mesopuzosia89.3 - 85.8 Ma
Late/Upper Cretaceous
Hamites sp.
genus
6Animalia : Mollusca : Cephalopoda : Ammonoidea : Hamitidae : Hamites85.8 - 83.5 Ma
Late/Upper Cretaceous
Nipponites sp.
genus
6Animalia : Mollusca : Cephalopoda : Ammonoidea : Clymeniidae : Nipponites89.3 - 85.8 Ma
Late/Upper Cretaceous
Cymatoceras sp.
genus
6Animalia : Mollusca : Cephalopoda : Nautilida : Cymatoceratidae : Cymatoceras89.3 - 85.8 Ma
Late/Upper Cretaceous

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