Minowa Quarry MW21 (Triassic of Japan)

Where: Kanto, Japan (36.5° N, 139.6° E: paleocoordinates 36.4° N, 116.5° E)

• 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 220563: authorized by William Foster, entered by William Foster on 09.06.2021

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Taxonomic list

Protozoa
 Entactinaria - Entactiniidae
? Copicyntra sp. Nazarov and Ormiston 1985 radiolarian
 Entactinaria - Eptingiidae
Cryptostephanidium sp. Dumitrica 1978 radiolarian
Cryptostephanidium longispinosum Sashida 1991 radiolarian
 Entactinaria - Hindeosphaeridae
Pseudostylosphaera sp. Kozur and Mostler 1981 radiolarian
 Entactinaria - Palaeoscenidiidae
Parentactinia nakatsugawaensis Sashida 1983 radiolarian
 Nassellaria - Poulpidae
Hozmadia sp. Dumitrica et al. 1980 radiolarian
 Radiolaria -
Spumellaria spp. Ehrenberg 1875 radiolarian
 Spumellaria - Capnuchosphaeridae
Plafkerium sp. Pessagno et al. 1979 radiolarian