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East bank of Kikumen Creek, Mikasa City, Sorachi Subprefecture, Hokkaidō Prefecture, Japan
Lat/Long (Decimal) | 43.2089,142.015 |
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Co-ordinates Derivation | estimated from map |
Given Location | Hokkaido, Japan |
Mindat.org Region (for given coordinates) | Mikasa City, Sorachi Subprefecture, Hokkaidō Prefecture, Japan |
Collections
Collection | Reference | Stratigraphic Name | Comments | Lithology | Age |
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East bank of Kikumen Creek | Caldwell M. W., Konishi T., et al (2008) | Upper Yezo - Kashima | Santonian-Campanian boundary interval | sandstone | 85.8 - 70.6 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous |
Recorded Fossils
Accepted Name | Hierarchy | Age |
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Taniwhasaurus mikasaensis species | Animalia : Chordata : Reptilia : Squamata : Mosasauridae : Taniwhasaurus : Taniwhasaurus mikasaensis | 85.8 - 70.6 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous |
Inoceramus sp. genus | Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Myalinida : Inoceramidae : Inoceramus | 85.8 - 70.6 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous |
Inoceramus (Sphenoceramus) sp. subgenus | Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Myalinida : Inoceramidae : Inoceramus : Inoceramus (Sphenoceramus) | 85.8 - 70.6 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous |
Eupachydiscus sp. genus | Animalia : Mollusca : Cephalopoda : Ammonoidea : Pachydiscidae : Eupachydiscus | 85.8 - 70.6 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous |
References
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!