Kisono: Early/Lower Pliensbachian, Japan

List of taxa
Where & when
Geology
Taphonomy & methods
Metadata & references
Taxonomic list
unclassified
Pseudocanoptum gracile
Pseudocanoptum ampulla
Protozoa - Nassellaria
Tricolocampe fukudomii
see common names

Geography
Country:Japan State/province:Shimane
Coordinates: 34.5° North, 131.7° East (view map)
Paleocoordinates:45.9° North, 140.1° East
Basis of coordinate:based on nearby landmark
Geographic resolution:outcrop
Time
Period:Jurassic Epoch:Early/Lower Jurassic
Stage:Pliensbachian 10 m.y. bin:Jurassic 2
Key time interval:Early/Lower Pliensbachian
Age range of interval:192.90000 - 184.20000 m.y. ago
Stratigraphy
Formation:Kanoashi Member:K2
Stratigraphic resolution:group of beds
Lithology and environment
Primary lithology:gray lithified claystone
Secondary lithology:gray lithified cherty/siliceous claystone
Lithology description: gray claystone
Environment:basinal (siliceous) Tectonic setting:deep ocean basin
Taphonomy
Modes of preservation:body,original silica
Size of fossils:microfossils
Preservation of anatomical detail:poor
Collection methods and comments
Collection methods:chemical,hydroflouric,field collection
Reason for describing collection:biostratigraphic analysis
Metadata
Database number:53821
Authorizer:W. Kiessling Enterer:W. Kiessling
Modifier:W. Kiessling Research group:micropaleontology
Created:2005-09-14 07:45:48 Last modified:2005-09-14 10:45:48
Access level:the public Released:2005-09-14 07:45:47
Creative Commons license:CC BY
Reference information

Primary reference:
14488. H. Suzuki. 1997. Drei neue Radiolarienarten in der Canoptum-Vergesellschaftung aus dem Unterjura des Kanoashi-Komplexes [Three new radiolarian species in the Canoptum assemblage from the Lower Jurassic of the Kanoashi complex, Southwest Japan]. Neues Jahrbuch für Geologie und Paläontologie Monatshefte 6:361-369 [W. Kiessling/W. Kiessling/W. Kiessling]