Nanbu-no-sawa (Cretaceous of Japan)

Where: Sapporo, Japan (44.1° N, 141.7° E: paleocoordinates 52.0° N, 134.1° E)

• coordinate based on political unit

When: Turonian (93.9 - 89.8 Ma)

Environment/lithology: marine; lithology not reported

Size class: macrofossils

Collection methods: Original citation: Obata, Hasegawa, and Otsuka, 1972

Primary reference: Y. Kanie, Y. Hasegawa, Y. Okazaki and M. Tatematsu. 1998. Vampyromorph: past and present - Cretaceous Vampyromorph (Coleoidea: Cephalopoda) as the diet of plesiosaurs. Bulletin of Gunma Museum of Natural History 2:11-22 [M. Carrano/H. Street/H. Street]more details

Purpose of describing collection: general faunal/floral analysis

PaleoDB collection 98849: authorized by Matthew Carrano, entered by Hallie Street on 21.10.2010

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Taxonomic list

Reptilia
 Plesiosauria - Elasmosauridae
Elasmosaurus sp. Cope 1868 elasmosaur