Akkeshi Area, Monshizu Formation, Hokkaido: Maastrichtian, Japan

List of taxa
Where & when
Geology
Taphonomy & methods
Metadata & references
Taxonomic list
Bivalvia - Myalinida - Inoceramidae
Inoceramus kusiroensis
see common names

Geography
Country:Japan State/province:Kushiro
Coordinates: 43.0° North, 144.9° East (view map)
Paleocoordinates:47.4° North, 133.9° East
Basis of coordinate:estimated from map
Geographic resolution:local area
Time
Period:Cretaceous Epoch:Late/Upper Cretaceous
Stage:Maastrichtian 10 m.y. bin:Cretaceous 8
Key time interval:Maastrichtian
Age range of interval:72.10000 - 66.00000 m.y. ago
Stratigraphy
Geological group:Nemuro Formation:Monshizu
Stratigraphic resolution:formation
Lithology and environment
Primary lithology: sandstone
Secondary lithology: "shale"
Environment:marine indet.
Taphonomy
Modes of preservation:cast,mold/impression
Size of fossils:macrofossils
Collection methods and comments
Collection methods:survey of museum collection
Reason for describing collection:taxonomic analysis
Metadata
Database number:39621
Authorizer:M. Aberhan Enterer:S. Nurnberg
Modifier:S. Nurnberg Research group:marine invertebrate
Subset of collection #:1396
Created:2004-06-01 06:00:15 Last modified:2004-06-28 07:54:20
Access level:the public Released:2004-06-01 06:00:15
Creative Commons license:CC BY
Reference information

Primary reference:

10664. I. Hayami. 1975. A systematic survey of the Mesozoic Bivalvia from Japan. The University Museum, The University of Tokyo, Bulletin (10) [M. Aberhan/S. Nurnberg/S. Nurnberg]