Minowa Quarry MW15 (Triassic of Japan)

Where: Kanto, Japan (36.5° N, 139.6° E)

• Paleocoordinates: 3.5° N, 136.4° E (Wright 2013)

• coordinate stated in text

When: Ashio Belt Group, Spathian (251.3 - 247.2 Ma)

Environment/lithology: basinal (siliceous); lithified chert

Size class: microfossils

Preservation: original silica

Collection methods: bulk, chemical,

Primary reference: N. Suzuki, N. Akiba, and H. Kanoh. 2002. Late Olenekian Radiolarians from Bedded Chert of Ashio Terrane Northeast Japan and Faunal Turnovers in Western Panthalassa during Early Triassic. Journal of China University of Geosciences 13(2):124-140 [W. Foster/W. Foster]more details

Purpose of describing collection: biostratigraphic analysis

PaleoDB collection 220558: authorized by William Foster, entered by William Foster on 09.06.2021

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Taxonomic list

Protozoa
 Radiolaria -
Spumellaria spp. Ehrenberg 1875 radiolarian
 Spumellaria - Capnuchosphaeridae
Plafkerium spp. Pessagno et al. 1979 radiolarian
 Nassellaria - Archaeosemantidae
Archaeosemantis sp. Dumitrica 1982 radiolarian
 Entactinaria - Hindeosphaeridae
Pseudostylosphaera spp. Kozur and Mostler 1981 radiolarian
 Entactinaria - Eptingiidae
Eptingium sp. Dumitrica 1978 radiolarian
Cryptostephanidium sp. Dumitrica 1978 radiolarian
 Entactinaria - Palaeoscenidiidae
Parentactinia nakatsugawaensis Sashida 1983 radiolarian
 Entactinaria - Entactiniidae
? Copicyntra sp. Nazarov and Ormiston 1985 radiolarian
 Radiolaria - Actinommidae
Thaisphaera minuta radiolarian