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Shitakara, Kushiro Subprefecture, Hokkaidō Prefecture, Japan

FormationShitakara
Age:33.9 - 28.4 Ma
Oligocene
IntervalEarly Oligocene
Lithologysandstone/conglomerate
Number of Collections29
Number of Occurrences68

Recorded Sample Locations

LocationRegionStratigraphic Name
YBY-1 - Soun Mudstone MbrKushiro Subprefecture, Hokkaidō Prefecture, JapanShitakara

Associated Units

Stratigraphic NameAgeLithologyOccurrence Records
Shakubetsu33.9 - 28.4 Ma
Oligocene
conglomerate/sandstone10
Yubetsu - Soun Mudstone33.9 - 28.4 Ma
Oligocene
sandstone/siltstone6

Recorded Fossils

Accepted NameHierarchyAge
Nemocardium sp.
genus
6Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Cardiida : Cardiidae : Nemocardium33.9 - 28.4 Ma
Oligocene
Macoma sp.
genus
6Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Cardiida : Tellinidae : Macoma33.9 - 28.4 Ma
Oligocene
Cyclocardia sp.
genus
6Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Carditida : Carditidae : Cyclocardia33.9 - 28.4 Ma
Oligocene
Conchocele conradii
species
7Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Lucinida : Thyasiridae : Conchocele : Conchocele conradii33.9 - 28.4 Ma
Oligocene
Mytilus mabuchii
species
7Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Mytilida : Mytilidae : Mytilus : Mytilus mabuchii33.9 - 28.4 Ma
Oligocene
Portlandia sp.
genus
6Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Portlandia33.9 - 28.4 Ma
Oligocene
Yoldia (Nampiella) laudabilis
species
7Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Nuculanida : Yoldiidae : Yoldia : Yoldia (Nampiella) laudabilis33.9 - 28.4 Ma
Oligocene
Ostrea eorivularis
species
7Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Ostreida : Ostreidae : Ostrea : Ostrea eorivularis33.9 - 28.4 Ma
Oligocene
Mya sp.
genus
6Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Myida : Myidae : Mya33.9 - 28.4 Ma
Oligocene
Mya (Arenomya) grewingki
species
7Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Pholadida : Myidae : Mya : Mya (Arenomya) grewingki33.9 - 28.4 Ma
Oligocene
Periploma sp.
genus
6Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Periplomatidae : Periploma33.9 - 28.4 Ma
Oligocene
Corbicula sp.
genus
6Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Venerida : Cyrenidae : Corbicula33.9 - 28.4 Ma
Oligocene
Colus sp.
genus
6Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Neogastropoda : Buccinidae : Colus33.9 - 28.4 Ma
Oligocene
Neptunea sp.
genus
6Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Neogastropoda : Buccinidae : Neptunea33.9 - 28.4 Ma
Oligocene
Neverita sp.
genus
6Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Littorinimorpha : Naticidae : Neverita33.9 - 28.4 Ma
Oligocene
Neverita asagaiensis
species
7Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Naticidae : Neverita : Neverita asagaiensis33.9 - 28.4 Ma
Oligocene
Dentalium sp.
genus
6Animalia : Mollusca : Scaphopoda : Dentaliida : Dentaliidae : Dentalium33.9 - 28.4 Ma
Oligocene

References

Honda Y. (1989) Paleogene molluscan faunas from the Kushiro Coal Field, Eastern Hokkaido, Tohoku University, Science Report, 2nd series 60 1, 1-137
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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