KT-8, Miyaga-tani Valley, Katuura area, Suberidani Group, Tokushima: Ludlow, Japan
List of taxa
Where & when
Geology
Taphonomy & methods
Metadata & references
Taxonomic list
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Anthozoa
- Favositida
- Pachyporidae
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| 6 individuals | |||||||
| 1 individual | |||||||
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Thamnopora suberidaniensis n. sp.
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5 individuals | ||||||
| 1 individual | |||||||
| see common names | |||||||
Geography
| Country: | Japan |
| Coordinates: | 33.9° North, 134.5° East (view map) |
| Paleocoordinates: | |
| Basis of coordinate: | stated in text |
| Geographic resolution: | small collection |
Time
| Period: | Silurian | Epoch: | Ludlow |
| 10 m.y. bin: | Silurian 2 | ||
| Key time interval: | Ludlow | ||
| Age range of interval: | 426.7 - 422.7 m.y. ago |
Stratigraphy
| Geological group: | Suberidani | ||||
| Stratigraphic resolution: | group of beds | ||||
| Stratigraphy comments: Lower Ludlow; lowest part of the Suberidani Group | |||||
Lithology and environment
| Primary lithology: | lithified "limestone" |
| Includes fossils? | Y |
| Lithology description: dark gray limestone pebbles in limestone conglomerate; brecciated reddish to light gray limestone | |
| Environment: | reef, buildup or bioherm |
Taphonomy
| Size of fossils: | macrofossils |
Collection methods and comments
| Collection methods: | peel or thin section,field collection |
| Reason for describing collection: | taxonomic analysis |
Metadata
| Also known as: | Reef 3433 | ||
| Database number: | 61207 | ||
| Authorizer: | W. Kiessling | Enterer: | U. Merkel |
| Modifier: | W. Kiessling | Research group: | marine invertebrate |
| Created: | 2006-05-31 00:45:28 | Last modified: | 2025-02-22 15:12:02 |
| Access level: | the public | Released: | 2006-05-31 00:45:28 |
| Creative Commons license: | CC0 | ||
Reference information
Primary reference:
| 17584. | S. Niko. 2003. Ludlow (Late Silurian) Pachyporid Tabulate Corals from the Suberidani Group, Tokushima Prefecture. Bulletin of the National Science Museum, Series C 29:9-18 [W. Kiessling/U. Merkel] |