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Goshoura - Enokuchi - Karakizaki, Amakusa City, Kumamoto Prefecture, Japan

GroupGoshoura
FormationEnokuchi
MemberKarakizaki
Age:101 - 94 Ma
Late/Upper Cretaceous
IntervalCenomanian
Lithologysandstone/mudstone
Number of Collections1
Number of Occurrences22

Recorded Sample Locations

LocationRegionStratigraphic Name
Goshoura Island Amakusa City, Kumamoto Prefecture, JapanGoshoura - Enokuchi - Karakizaki

Recorded Fossils

Accepted NameHierarchyAge
Matsumotoa sp.
genus
6Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Arcida : Noetiidae : Matsumotoa100.5 - 93.9 Ma
Late/Upper Cretaceous
Nemocardium sp.
genus
6Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Cardiida : Cardiidae : Nemocardium100.5 - 93.9 Ma
Late/Upper Cretaceous
Linearis sp.
genus
6Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Cardiida : Tellinidae : Linearis100.5 - 93.9 Ma
Late/Upper Cretaceous
Brachidontes sp.
genus
6Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Mytilida : Mytilidae : Brachidontes100.5 - 93.9 Ma
Late/Upper Cretaceous
Septifer mifunensis
species
7Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Mytilida : Mytilidae : Septifer : Septifer mifunensis100.5 - 93.9 Ma
Late/Upper Cretaceous
Isognomon sp.
genus
6Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Ostreida : Pteriidae : Isognomon100.5 - 93.9 Ma
Late/Upper Cretaceous
Crassostrea kawauchidensis
species
7Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Ostreida : Ostreidae : Crassostrea : Crassostrea kawauchidensis100.5 - 93.9 Ma
Late/Upper Cretaceous
Anomia sp.
genus
6Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Pectinida : Anomiidae : Anomia100.5 - 93.9 Ma
Late/Upper Cretaceous
Placunopsis sp.
genus
6Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Pectinida : Anomiidae : Placunopsis100.5 - 93.9 Ma
Late/Upper Cretaceous
Nipponicorbula sp.
genus
6Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Myida : Corbulidae : Nipponicorbula100.5 - 93.9 Ma
Late/Upper Cretaceous
Pulsidis sp.
genus
6Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Myida : Corbulidae : Pulsidis100.5 - 93.9 Ma
Late/Upper Cretaceous
Leptosolen sp.
genus
6Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Unionida : Iridinidae : Leptosolen100.5 - 93.9 Ma
Late/Upper Cretaceous
Pharella sp.
genus
6Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Cardiida : Pharella100.5 - 93.9 Ma
Late/Upper Cretaceous
Pterotrigonia sp.
genus
6Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Trigoniida : Megatrigoniidae : Pterotrigonia100.5 - 93.9 Ma
Late/Upper Cretaceous
Trigonioides sp.
genus
6Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Trigoniida : Trigonioididae : Trigonioides100.5 - 93.9 Ma
Late/Upper Cretaceous
Tetoria sp.
genus
6Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Venerida : Cyrenidae : Tetoria100.5 - 93.9 Ma
Late/Upper Cretaceous
Costocyrena sp.
genus
6Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Sphaeriida : Neomiodontidae : Costocyrena100.5 - 93.9 Ma
Late/Upper Cretaceous
Eomiodon sp.
genus
6Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Venerida : Eomiodon100.5 - 93.9 Ma
Late/Upper Cretaceous
Pseudasaphis sp.
genus
6Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Sphaeriida : Neomiodontidae : Pseudasaphis100.5 - 93.9 Ma
Late/Upper Cretaceous

References

Komatsu T., Maeda H. (2005) Stratigraphy and fossil bivalve assemblages of the mid-Cretaceous Goshoura Group, southwest Japan, Paleontological Research 9 2, 119-142
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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