Machigarskaya Suite - Schmidt Peninsula, Okha District, Sakhalin: Early/Lower Oligocene, Russian Federation

List of taxa
Where & when
Geology
Taphonomy & methods
Metadata & references
Taxonomic list
Bivalvia - Nuculida - Nuculidae
Acila (Truncacila) oyamadensis
Acila (Truncacila) plana
Acila (Truncacila) cf. marujamensis
Leionucula yotsukurensis
Leionucula matschigarica
Bivalvia - Nuculanida - Nuculanidae
Nuculana (Saccella) praefurlongi
original and current combination Saccella
Bivalvia - Nuculanida - Sareptidae
Megayoldia (Portlandella) toyamaensis
Bivalvia - Nuculanida - Yoldiidae
Yoldia (Yoldia) caudata
Yoldia (Nampiella) asagaiensis
Yoldia (Nampiella) laudabilis (Yokoyama 1924)
Yoldia (Sachalinella) matschigarica (Kristofovich 1964)
Megayoldia (Portlandella) nitida (Brocchi 1814)
original and current combination Arca nitida
Bivalvia - Carditida - Carditidae
Megacardita cf. matschigarica
Megacardita matschigarica
Cyclocardia ezoensis
Ainicardita cf. napanica
Bivalvia - Lucinida - Thyasiridae
Conchocele smekhovi
Bivalvia - Lucinida - Lucinidae
Lucinoma acutilineata (Conrad 1849)
Bivalvia - Thraciida - Thraciidae
Thracia (Cetothrax) cf. condoni (Dall 1909)
Bivalvia - Thraciida - Periplomatidae
Periploma (Aelga) besshoensis
Bivalvia - Hiatellida - Hiatellidae
Hiatella cf. arctica (Linnaeus 1767)
Bivalvia - Pholadida - Myidae
Mya (Arenomya) grewingki Makiyama 1934
Bivalvia - Cardiida - Veneridae
Liocyma furtiva
Bivalvia - Cardiida - Corbiculidae
Corbicula (Batissa) sitakaraensis
Bivalvia - Cardiida - Cardiidae
Laevicardium cf. taracaicum
Nemocardium (Nemocardium) iwakiense
Keenocardium cf. starobogatovi Kafanov and Savizky 1982
Ciliatocardium asagiense
Ciliatocardium matchgarensis
Ciliatocardium cf. zhidkovae
Ciliatocardium cf. evsseevi Kafanov and Savizky 1982
Ciliatocardium schmidti (Khramova 1962)
Papyridea (Profulvia) harrimani Dall 1904
Trachycardium kinsimarae
Bivalvia - Cardiida - Tellinidae
Macoma sejugata
Macoma asagaiensis
Macoma cf. golikovi Scarlato and Kafanov 1988
recombined as Macoma (Macoma) golikovi
Macoma simizuensis Krishtofovich 1957
Bivalvia - Cardiida - Psammobiidae
Gari (Gobraeus) kazusensis
Bivalvia - Mytilida - Crenellidae
Musculus cf. snatolensis
Bivalvia - Mytilida - Mytilidae
? Modiolus yokoyamai
Modiolus yamasakii
Modiolus matchgarensis
Mytilus (Mytilus) miocenum
Mytilus (Mytilus) littoralis
Mytilus (Tumidimytilus) tichanovitchi (Makiyama 1934)
Bivalvia - Arcida - Glycymerididae
Glycymeris nakosoensis
Bivalvia - Arcida - Arcidae
Arca (Arca) sakamizuensis (Hatai and Nisiyama 1952)
recombined as Lamarcka sakamizuensis
Bivalvia - Pectinida - Anomiidae
Monia schmidti
spelled with current rank as Pododesmus (Monia)
Bivalvia - Pectinida - Pectinidae
Delectopecten peckhami (Gabb 1869)
Chlamys (Chlamys) gackhense Kristofovich and Ilyina 1963
Chlamys matchgarensis Makiyama 1934
COMMENTS: sensu lato
see common names

Geography
Country:Russian Federation
Coordinates: 54.2° North, 142.6° East (view map)
Paleocoordinates:55.9° North, 139.5° East
Basis of coordinate:based on nearby landmark
Geographic resolution:local area
Time
Period:Paleogene Epoch:Oligocene
Stage:Rupelian 10 m.y. bin:Cenozoic 4
Key time interval:Early/Lower Oligocene
Age range of interval:33.90000 - 27.82000 m.y. ago
Stratigraphy
Formation:Machigarskaya
Stratigraphic resolution:formation
Stratigraphy comments: STRATIGRAPHIC RELATIONS: From the Machigarskaya suite of the "Machigar" horizon, which lies above Eocene coal-bearing layers (Late Miocene) and "Daekhuriin" horizons. THICKNESS: Total thickness of unit is 600 m. AGE: Early Pliocene, on the basis of classification into the "Machigar" horizon. STRATIGRAPHIC POSITION: Composite checklist for upper part of the "formation" in this area.
Lithology and environment
Primary lithology: unlithified argillaceous,silty,conglomeratic,calcareous,carbonaceous sandstone
Includes fossils?Y
Lithology description: SPECIFIC LITHOLOGY: Conglomeratic sandstone, with alternations of argillites with conglomerates, limey sandstones, with coal beds, and siltstones. LITHIFICATION: Poorly-lithified, assumed on the basis of age and facies.
Environment:coastal indet.
Geology comments: ENVIRONMENT: Not stated in text; assumed to be cool-water coastal setting on the basis of faunal composition.
Taphonomy
Modes of preservation:body
Size of fossils:macrofossils
Collection methods and comments
Collection methods:field collection
Reason for describing collection:biostratigraphic analysis
Collection method comments: COLLECTOR: Unknown, presumably Uwatoko (c. 1937). REPOSITORY: Unknown repository.
Taxonomic list comments:COVERAGE: Exhaustive for bivalvia; no other groups listed. NOMENCLATURE: Not an authoritative publication, but nomenclature revised by specialists, with species and subgenus-level identifications.
Metadata
Database number:70518
Authorizer:A. Hendy Enterer:A. Hendy
Research group:marine invertebrate
Created:2007-03-27 09:12:07 Last modified:2013-11-25 13:37:23
Access level:authorizer only Released:2007-03-27 09:12:06
Creative Commons license:CC BY
Reference information

Primary reference:

23628. A. I. Kafanov and K. Ogasawara. 2003. Neogene and Paleogene Molluscan (Bivalvia) Cenozones of Sakhalin and Kurile Islands. Science Reports, Institute of Geoscience, University of Tsukuba 24:45-79 [A. Hendy/A. Hendy]