Mifune Area, Mifune Group, Kyushu: Early Turonian, Japan

List of taxa
Where & when
Geology
Taphonomy & methods
Metadata & references
Taxonomic list
Bivalvia - Pholadida - Corbulidae
Bivalvia - Trigoniida - Megatrigoniidae
see common names

Geography
Country:Japan State/province:Kumamoto
Coordinates: 32.7° North, 130.8° East (view map)
Paleocoordinates:38.4° North, 134.2° East (Wright 2013)
Basis of coordinate:estimated from map
Geographic resolution:local area
Time
Period: Cretaceous Epoch: Late Cretaceous
Stage: Turonian 10 m.y. bin: Cretaceous 6
Key time interval: Early Turonian
Age range of interval: 93.9 - 89.8 m.y. ago
Stratigraphy
Geological group:Mifune
Stratigraphic resolution:formation
Lithology and environment
Primary lithology: tuff
Secondary lithology: sandstone
Environment:marine indet.
Taphonomy
Modes of preservation:cast,mold/impression
Size of fossils:macrofossils
Collection methods and comments
Collection methods:survey of museum collection
Reason for describing collection:taxonomic analysis
Metadata
Database number:40180
Authorizer:M. Aberhan Enterer:S. Nurnberg
Modifier:S. Nurnberg Research group:marine invertebrate
Created:2004-06-19 08:57:14 Last modified:2025-02-22 15:12:02
Access level:the public Released:2004-06-19 08:57:14
Creative Commons license:CC0
Reference information

Primary reference:
10664. I. Hayami. 1975. A systematic survey of the Mesozoic Bivalvia from Japan. The University Museum, The University of Tokyo, Bulletin (10) [M. Aberhan/S. Nurnberg/S. Nurnberg]