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Atsunai - Ishiizawa Sandstone, Kushiro Subprefecture, Hokkaidō Prefecture, Japan

FormationAtsunai
MemberIshiizawa Sandstone
Age:16.0 - 11.6 Ma
Miocene
IntervalMiddle Miocene
Lithologysandstone
Number of Collections2
Number of Occurrences15

Recorded Sample Locations

LocationRegionStratigraphic Name
Kamicharo Fm - KC-2Kushiro Subprefecture, Hokkaidō Prefecture, JapanAtsunai - Ishiizawa Sandstone

Associated Units

Stratigraphic NameAgeLithologyOccurrence Records
Kamicharo23.0 - 16.0 Ma
Miocene
siltstone, siltstone/sandstone37

Recorded Fossils

Accepted NameHierarchyAge
Anadara (Anadara) hokkaidoensis
species
7Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Arcida : Arcidae : Anadara : Anadara (Anadara) hokkaidoensis15.97 - 11.608 Ma
Miocene
Glycymeris idensis
species
7Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Arcida : Glycymerididae : Glycymeris : Glycymeris idensis15.97 - 11.608 Ma
Miocene
Laevicardium sp.
genus
6Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Venerida : Lahilliidae : Laevicardium15.97 - 11.608 Ma
Miocene
Macoma (Macoma) sp.
subgenus
6.3Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Cardiida : Tellinidae : Macoma : Macoma (Macoma)15.97 - 11.608 Ma
Miocene
Mizuhopecten nakatombetsuensis
species
7Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Pectinida : Pectinidae : Mizuhopecten : Mizuhopecten nakatombetsuensis15.97 - 11.608 Ma
Miocene
Mercenaria sp.
genus
6Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Venerida : Veneridae : Mercenaria15.97 - 11.608 Ma
Miocene
Euspira sp.
genus
6Animalia : Mollusca : Euspira15.97 - 11.608 Ma
Miocene
Tectonatica sp.
genus
6Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Littorinimorpha : Naticidae : Tectonatica15.97 - 11.608 Ma
Miocene
Homalopoma sp.
genus
6Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Trochida : Colloniidae : Homalopoma15.97 - 11.608 Ma
Miocene
Mesalia sp.
genus
6Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Turritellidae : Mesalia15.97 - 11.608 Ma
Miocene
Turritella sp.
genus
6Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Turritellidae : Turritella15.97 - 11.608 Ma
Miocene
Dentalium sp.
genus
6Animalia : Mollusca : Scaphopoda : Dentaliida : Dentaliidae : Dentalium15.97 - 11.608 Ma
Miocene

References

Honda Y. (1988) Molluscan fossils from the Atsunai Group, Kushiro Coal Field, Eastern Hokkaido, Northern Japan, Sato Ho-on Kai Special Publication (Profesoor T. Kotaka Commemorartive Volume), 351-363
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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