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Locality 10, Hidaka Subprefecture, Hokkaidō Prefecture, Japan
Lat/Long (Decimal) | 42.1712,142.821 |
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Co-ordinates Derivation | estimated from map |
Mindat.org Region (for given coordinates) | Hidaka Subprefecture, Hokkaidō Prefecture, Japan |
Collections
Collection | Reference | Stratigraphic Name | Comments | Lithology | Age |
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Locality 10, Urakawa | Shigeta Y., Izukura M., et al (2016) | Chinomigawa | Topmost part of Unit U6. "Almost certainly came from the same horizon as Loc. 11" | mudstone | 83.5 - 70.6 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous |
Recorded Fossils
Accepted Name | Hierarchy | Age |
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Desmophyllites diphylloides species | Animalia : Mollusca : Cephalopoda : Ammonoidea : Desmoceratidae : Desmophyllites : Desmophyllites diphylloides | 83.5 - 70.6 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous |
Tetragonites popetensis species | Animalia : Mollusca : Cephalopoda : Ammonitida : Tetragonitidae : Tetragonites : Tetragonites popetensis | 83.5 - 70.6 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous |
References
Shigeta Y., Izukura M., et al (2016) Middle and late Campanian (Late Cretaceous) ammonoids from the Urakawa area, Hokkaido, northern Japan, Paleontological Research 20, 322-366 |
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!