Mihara, sample 86101204 (Permian of Japan)

Where: Okayama, Japan (34.7° N, 133.4° E: paleocoordinates 23.1° N, 107.6° E)

• coordinate estimated from map

• hand sample-level geographic resolution

When: Mihara Formation (Yoshii Group), Capitanian (264.3 - 259.5 Ma)

• Follicucullus scholasticus radiolarian zone

• bed-level stratigraphic resolution

Environment/lithology: basinal (siliceous); lithified, cherty/siliceous mudstone

• black siliceous mudstone

Size class: microfossils

Primary reference: K. Sada, Y. Takata, and Y. Oho. 1992. Radiolarian faunas discovered from the Permian Yoshii Group in Okayama Prefecture, western Japan. In K. Ishizaki, T. Saito (eds.), Centenary of Japanese Micropaleontology 383-387 [W. Kiessling/U. Merkel]more details

Purpose of describing collection: taxonomic analysis

PaleoDB collection 95363: authorized by Wolfgang Kiessling, entered by Uta Merkel on 14.04.2010

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Taxonomic list

Protozoa
 Albaillellaria - Follicucullidae
"Pseudoalbaillella sp." = Parafollicucullus Holdsworth and Jones 1980 radiolarian
Pseudoalbaillella aff. longicornis Ishiga and Imoto 1980 radiolarian
Follicucullus scholasticus Ormiston and Babcock 1979 radiolarian
 Latentifistularia - Latentifistulidae
Latentibifistula sp. Nazarov and Ormiston 1983 radiolarian
Latentibifistula asperspongiosa Sashida and Tonishi 1986 radiolarian