Katsuyama (UF) Section, Inuyama, Kb1: Rhaetian, Japan

List of taxa
Where & when
Geology
Taphonomy & methods
Metadata & references
Taxonomic list
Cyclostomi - Conodontophorida
1 specimen
Protozoa - Entactinaria - Saturnalidae
Carter and Hori 2005
Protozoa - Xiphostylidae
Carter and Hori 2005
Polycystinea - Spumellaria
Carter and Hori 2005
Polycystinea - Spumellaria - Spongodiscidae
? Spongotrochus sp. Haeckel 1860
Carter and Hori 2005
Polycystinea - Spumellaria - Pantanelliidae
Carter and Hori 2005
Polycystinea - Spumellaria - Hagiastridae
Carter and Hori 2005
Polycystinea - Spumellaria - Angulobracchiidae
Carter and Hori 2005
Polycystinea - Spumellaria - Relindellidae
Carter and Hori 2005
Polycystinea - Nassellaria
1 specimen
Polycystinea - Nassellaria - Nabolellidae
3 specimens
sensu Yao, 1982
Polycystinea - Nassellaria - Livarellidae
Carter and Hori 2005
Livarella sp. Kozur and Mostler 1981
2 specimens
Livarella valida Yoshida 1986
Carter and Hori 2005
Polycystinea - Nassellaria - Deflandrecyrtiidae
Carter and Hori 2005
Carter and Hori 2005
2 specimens
sensu Yao, 1982
Carter and Hori 2005
1 specimen
sensu Yao, 1982
Polycystinea - Nassellaria
Carter and Hori 2005
Polycystinea - Nassellaria - Ultranaporidae
Carter and Hori 2005
Polycystinea - Nassellaria - Parvicingulidae
5 specimens
sensu Yao, 1982
1 specimen
Polycystinea - Nassellaria - Syringocapsidae
4 specimens
sensu Yao, 1982
see common names

Geography
Country:Japan
Coordinates: 35.4° North, 136.9° East (view map)
Paleocoordinates:52.2° North, 162.4° East (Wright 2013)
Basis of coordinate:based on nearby landmark
Geographic resolution:outcrop
Time
Period: Triassic Epoch: Late Triassic
Stage: Rhaetian 10 m.y. bin: Triassic 4
Key time interval: Rhaetian Zone:  Globolaxtorum tozeri
Age range of interval: 205.7 - 201.4 m.y. ago
Stratigraphy
Stratigraphic resolution:group of beds
Stratigraphy comments: upper Rhaetian
Lithology and environment
Primary lithology:red or brown lithified chert
Secondary lithology: lithified "shale"
Includes fossils?Y
Lithology description: rythmically alternating sequence of dusty red chert and shale beds
Environment:basinal (siliceous) Tectonic setting:deep ocean basin
Taphonomy
Modes of preservation:body,original silica
Size of fossils:microfossils
Preservation of anatomical detail:medium
Collection methods and comments
Collection methods:chemical,hydroflouric,field collection
Reason for describing collection:biostratigraphic analysis
Metadata
Database number:54226
Authorizer:W. Kiessling, J. Pálfy Enterer:M. Riess, A. Kocsis
Modifier:A. Kocsis Research group:micropaleontology
Created:2005-09-27 03:11:08 Last modified:2025-02-22 15:12:02
Access level:the public Released:2005-09-27 03:11:08
Creative Commons license:CC0
Reference information

Primary reference:

38450. R. Hori. 1992. Radiolarian Biostratigraphy at the Triassic/Jurassic Period Boundary in Bedded Cherts from the Inuyama Area, Central Japan. Journal of Geosciences, Osaka City University 35(4):53-65 [J. Pálfy/A. Kocsis]

Secondary references:

14663 E. S. Carter and R. S. Hori. 2005. Global correlation of the radiolarian faunal change across the Triassic-Jurassic boundary. Canadian Journal of Earth Sciences 42(5):777-790 [W. Kiessling/M. Riess]