Jizodo (Pleistocene of Japan)

Also known as IGPS loc. no. Ch-l.

Where: Chiba, Japan (35.4° N, 140.1° E: paleocoordinates 35.5° N, 139.9° E)

• coordinate stated in text

When: Narita Formation, Pleistocene (2.6 - 0.0 Ma)

• Jizodo (Narita) formation, Pleistocene

Environment/lithology: marine; lithology not reported

Size class: macrofossils

Primary reference: S. Nisiyama. 1966. The echinoid fauna from Japan and adjacent regions, Part I. Palaeontological Society of Japan Special Papers 11:1-277 [M. Uhen/B. Shipps/M. Uhen]more details

Purpose of describing collection: general faunal/floral analysis

PaleoDB collection 204384: authorized by Mark Uhen, entered by Mark Uhen on 06.09.2019

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Taxonomic list

Echinoidea
 Camarodonta - Temnopleuridae
 Arbacioida - Arbaciidae
Coelopleurus maculatus Agassiz and Clark 1907 sea urchin