Mitsubishi-Bibai Coal mine (Eocene of Japan)
Where: Hokkaido, Japan (43.3° N, 142.0° E: paleocoordinates 47.1° N, 135.1° E)
• coordinate based on nearby landmark
When: Horokabetsu Formation (Ishikari Group), Early/Lower Eocene (55.8 - 48.6 Ma)
Environment/lithology: marine; lithology not reported
Size class: macrofossils
Primary reference: A. Mizuno. 1954. On Two New Forms of PaleogeneGastropods from Hokkaido, Japan. Venus 18(2):101-108 [M. Uhen/M. Uhen]more details
Purpose of describing collection: general faunal/floral analysis
PaleoDB collection 205814: authorized by Mark Uhen, entered by Mark Uhen on 23.10.2019
Creative Commons license: CC BY (attribution)
Taxonomic list
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unclassified | |
Bivalvia | |
Brachidontes sahaleurai mussel | |
Ostrea eorivularis Oyama and Mizuno 1958 oyster | |
"Margaritifera perdahurica" = Pinctada
"Margaritifera perdahurica" = Pinctada pearl oyster | |
"Geloina hokkaidoensis" = Polymesoda (Geloina), Corbicula tokudai
"Geloina hokkaidoensis" = Polymesoda (Geloina) clam
Corbicula tokudai clam | |
Unio uryuensis freshwater mussel | |
Gastropoda | |
Siphonalia sakakurai n. sp.
Siphonalia sakakurai n. sp. Mizuno 1954 true whelk |