Ogatsu (Triassic of Japan)
Where: Miyagi, Japan (38.5° N, 141.5° E: paleocoordinates 38.2° N, 118.6° E)
• coordinate based on nearby landmark
• small collection-level geographic resolution
When: Spathian (251.3 - 247.2 Ma)
Environment/lithology: marine; lithified lithology not reported
• definitely lithified based on preservation of specimens
Size class: macrofossils
Preservation: adpression
Collected in 1982
• Hokkaido University collection
Primary reference: R. Motani, N. Minoura, and T. Ando. 1998. Ichthyosaurian relationships illuminated by new primitive skeletons from Japan. Nature 393:255-257 [J. Alroy/J. Alroy]more details
Purpose of describing collection: taxonomic analysis
PaleoDB collection 90374: authorized by John Alroy, entered by John Alroy on 17.07.2009
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Utatsusaurus hataii Shikama and Kamei 1978 ichthyosaur | |