YTZ-K, Torinoko Block (Jurassic of Japan)

Where: Japan (36.8° N, 140.3° E: paleocoordinates 44.4° N, 143.1° E)

• coordinate estimated from map

• hand sample-level geographic resolution

When: Late/Upper Tithonian (150.8 - 145.0 Ma)

• SGM (sandstone-gray mudstone) unit

• bed-level stratigraphic resolution

Environment/lithology: marine; lithified shale

• dark green shale

Size class: microfossils

Primary reference: N. Hori. 1999. Latest Jurassic radiolarians from the northeastern part of the Torinoko Block, Yamizo Mountains, central Japan. Science Reports of the Institute of Geoscience University of Tsukuba, Section B: Geological Sciences 20:47-114 [W. Kiessling/U. Merkel]more details

Purpose of describing collection: taxonomic analysis

PaleoDB collection 131588: authorized by Wolfgang Kiessling, entered by Uta Merkel on 26.07.2012

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Taxonomic list

Protozoa
 Spumellaria - Angulobracchiidae
Deviatus diamphidius Foreman 1973 radiolarian
 Spumellaria - Pantanelliidae
Vallupus hopsoni Pessagno and Blome 1984 radiolarian
"Vallupus laxus" = Vallupus japonicus Kawabata 1988 radiolarian
 Nassellaria - Xitidae
Xitus gifuensis Mizutani 1981 radiolarian
Xitus magnus Baumgartner 1995 radiolarian
 Nassellaria - Eucyrtidiidae
Stichocapsa praepulchella Hori 1999 radiolarian
 Nassellaria - Pseudodictyomitridae
Pseudodictyomitra carpatica Lozyniak 1969 radiolarian
Loopus primitivus Matsuoka and Yao 1985 radiolarian
 Nassellaria - Archaeodictyomitridae
Thanarla brouweri Tan Sin Hok 1927 radiolarian
Archaeodictyomitra apiarium Rüst 1885 radiolarian
 Nassellaria - Unumidae
Protunuma japonicus Matsuoka and Yao 1985 radiolarian
 Nassellaria - Hsuidae
Hsuum arabicum Dumitrica 1997 radiolarian
 Nassellaria - Eucyrtidiellidae
Eucyrtidiellum ptyctum Riedel and Sanfilippo 1974 radiolarian
Eucyrtidiellum pyramis Aita 1986 radiolarian
 Nassellaria - Syringocapsidae
Podobursa typica radiolarian
 Nassellaria - Canoptidae
Cinguloturris carpatica Dumitrica and Mello 1982 radiolarian
 Nassellaria - Parvicingulidae
Mirifusus dianae radiolarian
"Tethysetta mashitaensis" = Parvicingula mashitaensis Mizutani 1981 radiolarian
Ristola altissima Rüst 1885 radiolarian