Left bank of the Aridagawa River: Campanian, Japan
List of taxa
Where & when
Geology
Taphonomy & methods
Metadata & references
Taxonomic list
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Osteichthyes
- Testudines
- Dermochelyidae
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| 1 specimen | ||||||||||
| WMNH-Ge-1140240001, Carapace | ||||||||||
| see common names | ||||||||||
Geography
| Country: | Japan | State/province: | Wakayama |
| Coordinates: | 34.1° North, 135.2° East (view map) | ||
| Paleocoordinates: | 40.9° North, 129.6° East (Wright 2013) | ||
| Basis of coordinate: | based on nearby landmark |
Time
| Period: | Cretaceous | Epoch: | Late Cretaceous |
| Stage: | Campanian | 10 m.y. bin: | Cretaceous 7 |
| Key time interval: | Campanian | ||
| Age range of interval: | 83.6 - 72.2 m.y. ago |
Stratigraphy
| Geological group: | Sotoizumi | Formation: | Toriyashiro |
Lithology and environment
| Primary lithology: | sandstone |
| Environment: | marine indet. |
Taphonomy
| Modes of preservation: | body |
| Size of fossils: | macrofossils |
Collection methods and comments
| Collection methods: | field collection |
| Reason for describing collection: | taxonomic analysis |
| Collection method comments: Material stored in Wakayama Prefectural Museum of Natural History | |
Metadata
| Also known as: | Arida, Sho, Aridagawa-cho, Loc. 0101 | ||
| Database number: | 236691 | ||
| Authorizer: | E. Vlachos | Enterer: | E. Vlachos |
| Created: | 2024-10-21 07:15:40 | Last modified: | 2025-02-22 15:12:02 |
| Access level: | the public | Released: | 2024-10-21 07:15:40 |
| Creative Commons license: | CC0 | ||
Reference information
Primary reference:
| 89637. | R. Hirayama and M. Obara. 2024. A chelonioid marine turtle from the Upper Cretaceous of Wakayama Prefecture, south-western Japan. Bulletin of Wakayama Prefectural Museum of Natural History 42:66-68 [E. Vlachos/E. Vlachos] |