Where: Japan (36.1° N, 137.6° E: paleocoordinates 45.4° N, 144.6° E)

• coordinate stated in text

• hand sample-level geographic resolution

When: Mesosaturnalis hexagonus other zone, Middle Toarcian to Middle Toarcian (182.0 - 170.3 Ma)

• +0.43 m above the NKI17

•Interval data was entered using the zonation in Carter et al. 2010 and the notes in Gorican et al., 2006.

• bed-level stratigraphic resolution

Environment/lithology: basinal (siliceous); lithified, red, cherty/siliceous shale

Size class: microfossils

Primary reference: R. S. Hori and T. Otsuka. 1989. Early Jurassic Radiolarians from the Mt. Norikuradake Area, Mino Terrane, Central Japan. Journal of Geosciences, Osaka City University 32(6):175-199 [J. Pálfy/A. Kocsis]more details

Purpose of describing collection: taxonomic analysis

PaleoDB collection 124897: authorized by József Pálfy, entered by Adam Kocsis on 28.02.2012

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