†Tohokubelus takaizumii Niko and Ehiro 2022 (belemnite)
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Cephalopoda - Belemnitida - Sinobelemnitidae
Full reference: S. Niko and M. Ehiro. 2022. Tohokubelus gen. nov., the oldest belemnite from the Olenekian (Lower Triassic) of northeast Japan. Paleontological Research 26:115-123
Belongs to Tohokubelus according to S. Niko and M. Ehiro 2022
Sister taxa: none
Type specimen: IGPS 112442, a shell. Its type locality is Heiseinomori athletic field, which is in a Spathian marine mudstone in the Osawa Formation of Japan.
Ecology: fast-moving nektonic carnivore
Distribution: found only at Heiseinomori athletic field
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