Loc. M-38 - River Kajisako [Nagase Fm]: Cenomanian, Japan

List of taxa
Where & when
Geology
Taphonomy & methods
Metadata & references
Taxonomic list
Bivalvia - Nuculida - Nuculidae
Acila (Truncacila) hokkaidoensis (Nagao 1932)
C category
Bivalvia - Myalinida - Inoceramidae
Inoceramus (Inoceramus) aff. ginterensis Pergament 1966
Matsumoto et al. 1982 R category
Bivalvia - Arcida - Glycymerididae
Glycymeris (Hanaia) cf. hokkaidoensis (Yabe and Nagao 1928)
A category
(5 measurements)
see common names

Geography
Country:Japan County:Shikoku
Coordinates: 33.8° North, 134.0° East (view map)
Paleocoordinates:46.9° North, 127.3° East
Basis of coordinate:based on nearby landmark
Geographic resolution:outcrop
Time
Period:Cretaceous Epoch:Late/Upper Cretaceous
Stage:Cenomanian 10 m.y. bin:Cretaceous 5
Key time interval:Cenomanian
Age range of interval:100.50000 - 93.90000 m.y. ago
Stratigraphy
Formation:Nagase
Stratigraphic resolution:bed
Stratigraphy comments: STRATIGRAPHIC RELATIONS: From the Nagase Fm, which is overlain by the Kajisako Fm. AGE: Cenomanian, on the basis of ammonite, inoceramid, and radiolarian biostratigraphy. STRATIGRAPHIC POSITION: From lower lithostratigraphic unit in regional section; near top of upper part of Nagase Fm.
Lithology and environment
Primary lithology:gray lithified siltstone
Secondary lithology:fine lithified sandstone
Includes fossils?Y
Includes fossils?Y
Lithology description: SPECIFIC LITHOLOGY: Alternations of dark-grey siltstone and fine-grained sandstone. LITHIFICATION: Lithified, on the basis of figured specimens and taphonomic description.
Environment:coastal indet.
Geology comments: ENVIRONMENT: Shallow marine siliciclastic setting.
Taphonomy
Modes of preservation:mold/impression
Degree of concentration:concentrated
Size of fossils:macrofossils
Collection methods and comments
Collection methods:field collection
Reason for describing collection:taxonomic analysis
Collection method comments: COLLECTOR: Multiple collectors. REPOSITORY: Dept. of Geology, Kyushu University, Japan.
Taxonomic list comments:COVERAGE: Probably not exhaustive, but including ammonoidea, inoceramids, bivalves, and radiolarians. NOMENCLATURE: Authoritative publication, with modern nomenclature and species-resolution identifications.
Metadata
Also known as:Loc. N-9
Database number:87007
Authorizer:A. Hendy Enterer:A. Hendy
Modifier:A. Hendy Research group:marine invertebrate
Created:2009-02-27 20:29:01 Last modified:2013-11-25 13:37:23
Access level:the public Released:2009-02-27 20:29:01
Creative Commons license:CC BY
Reference information

Primary reference:

29274. M. Tashiro and T. Kozai. 1982. Part V. Bivalve fossils from the Upper Cretaceous of the Monobe area, Shikoku. Palaeontological Society of Japan Special Papers 25:69-92 [A. Hendy/A. Hendy]

Secondary references:

29279 T. Matsumoto, M. Noda, and T. Kozai. 1982. Part VI. Upper Cretaceous inoceramids from the Monobe area, Shikoku. Palaeontological Society of Japan Special Papers 25:53-68 [A. Hendy/A. Hendy]