Todana, Taro-mura: Late/Upper Aptian, Japan
List of taxa
Where & when
Geology
Taphonomy & methods
Metadata & references
Taxonomic list
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Anthozoa
- Scleractinia
- Amphiastreidae
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Amphiastrea regularis
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Anthozoa
- Scleractinia
- Montlivaltiidae
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? Montlivaltia todanaensis n. sp.
Eguchi 1951
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Anthozoa
- Scleractinia
- Mussidae
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Nefocoenia cf. favosites
Oppenheim 1930
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Anthozoa
- Scleractinia
- Eugyridae
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Eugyra cf. cotteaui
Fromentel 1857
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Anthozoa
- Scleractinia
- Heterocoeniidae
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Astrocoenia japonica
Eguchi 1951
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= Latusastrea sp.
d'Orbigny 1850
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Baron-Szabo 2009 | ||||||
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Anthozoa
- Scleractinia
- Haplaraeidae
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? Meandraraea sp.
Etallon 1859
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Anthozoa
- Scleractinia
- Dermosmiliidae
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Dermosmilia trichotoma
Eguchi 1951
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Anthozoa
- Scleractinia
- Latomeandridae
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Montastrea sp.
(Blainville 1830)
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= Ovalastrea sp.
d'Orbigny 1849
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Baron-Szabo 2009 | ||||||
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Anthozoa
- Scleractinia
- Cyathophoridae
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Miyakopora miyakoensis
Eguchi 1936
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| recombined as Cryptocoenia miyakoensis | |||||||
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Anthozoa
- Scleractinia
- Stylinidae
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? Thigmastrea shimoheiensis n. sp.
Eguchi 1951
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| recombined as Silingastraea shimoheiensis | |||||||
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Geography
| Country: | Japan | State/province: | Iwate |
| Coordinates: | 39.7° North, 142.0° East (view map) | ||
| Paleocoordinates: | 52.9° North, 141.1° East | ||
| Basis of coordinate: | estimated from map | ||
| Geographic resolution: | outcrop |
Time
| Period: | Cretaceous | Epoch: | Early/Lower Cretaceous |
| 10 m.y. bin: | Cretaceous 2-3 | ||
| Key time interval: | Late/Upper Aptian | ||
| Age range of interval: | 119.50000 - 113.00000 m.y. ago |
Stratigraphy
| Geological group: | Miyako | Formation: | Hiraiga Sandstone |
| Stratigraphic resolution: | group of beds |
Lithology and environment
| Primary lithology: | lithified calcareous sandstone |
| Lithology description: shallow open-marine setting with abundant fossils (corals, rudists, molluscs, calcareous algae, foraminifers); small coral-rudist buildups may have existed (reef 1216) | |
| Environment: | perireef or subreef |
Taphonomy
| Modes of preservation: | body |
| Size of fossils: | macrofossils |
| Preservation of anatomical detail: | good |
Collection methods and comments
| Collection methods: | field collection |
| Reason for describing collection: | taxonomic analysis |
Metadata
| Database number: | 91326 | ||
| Authorizer: | W. Kiessling | Enterer: | U. Merkel, W. Kiessling | Research group: | marine invertebrate |
| Created: | 2009-09-15 04:17:06 | Last modified: | 2009-09-15 07:17:06 |
| Access level: | authorizer only | Released: | 2011-09-15 04:17:06 |
| Creative Commons license: | CC BY |
Reference information