Nodule collected by Mr. H. Kubota (Cretaceous to of Japan)

Where: Japan (43.2° N, 141.9° E: paleocoordinates 50.0° N, 133.2° E)

• coordinate based on nearby landmark

When: Kashima Formation (Yezo Group), Coniacian to Coniacian (89.8 - 83.6 Ma)

Environment/lithology: terrestrial; lithified, calcareous lithology not reported

Size class: macrofossils

Preservation: permineralized, replaced with carbon

Collection methods: chemical, peel or thin section, hydrochloric,

• National Museum of Nature and Science, Tokyo

Primary reference: T. Yamada. 2007. Structurally preserved Zamites bayeri Kvacek from the Coniacian Kashima Formation (Yezo Group) of Hokkaido, Japan. Cretaceous Research 2009:1-6 [N. Nagalingum/N. Nagalingum]more details

Purpose of describing collection: taxonomic analysis

PaleoDB collection 96942: authorized by Nathalie Nagalingum, entered by Nathalie Nagalingum on 13.07.2010

Creative Commons license: CC BY (attribution)

Taxonomic list

Bivalvia
 Myalinida - Inoceramidae
"Inoceramus uwajimensis" = Mytiloides stantoni
"Inoceramus uwajimensis" = Mytiloides stantoni Sokolow 1914 clam
 Bennettitales -
Zamites bayeri Kvacek 1997