Loc. M-34 - River Kajisako [Kajisako Fm]: Santonian, Japan
List of taxa
Where & when
Geology
Taphonomy & methods
Metadata & references
Taxonomic list
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Bivalvia
- Ostreida
- Gryphaeidae
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Pycnodonte amakusensis
Tashiro 1978
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A category | |||||||||
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Bivalvia
- Myalinida
- Inoceramidae
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Inoceramus (Platyceramus) amakusensis
Nagao and Matsumoto 1940
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Matsumoto et al. 1982 | A category | ||||||||
| see common names | ||||||||||
Geography
| Country: | Japan | County: | Shikoku |
| Coordinates: | 33.8° North, 134.0° East (view map) | ||
| Paleocoordinates: | 40.4° North, 132.6° East (Wright 2013) | ||
| Basis of coordinate: | based on nearby landmark | ||
| Geographic resolution: | outcrop |
Time
| Period: | Cretaceous | Epoch: | Late Cretaceous |
| Stage: | Santonian | 10 m.y. bin: | Cretaceous 6 |
| Key time interval: | Santonian | ||
| Age range of interval: | 85.7 - 83.6 m.y. ago |
Stratigraphy
| Formation: | Kajisako | ||||
| Stratigraphic resolution: | bed | ||||
| Stratigraphy comments: STRATIGRAPHIC RELATIONS: From the Kajisako Fm, which overlies the Nagase Fm. AGE: Santonian, on the basis of ammonite, inoceramid, and radiolarian biostratigraphy. STRATIGRAPHIC POSITION: From the upper lithostratigraphic unit in regional section; middle part of Kajisako Fm. | |||||
Lithology and environment
| Primary lithology: | gray lithified siltstone |
| Includes fossils? | Y |
| Lithology description: SPECIFIC LITHOLOGY: Dark grey siltstone. LITHIFICATION: Lithified, on the basis of figured specimens and preservation. | |
| Environment: | coastal indet. |
| Geology comments: ENVIRONMENT: Shallow marine siliciclastic setting. | |
Taphonomy
| Modes of preservation: | mold/impression |
| Size of fossils: | macrofossils |
Collection methods and comments
| Collection methods: | field collection |
| Reason for describing collection: | taxonomic analysis |
| Collection method comments: COLLECTOR: Multiple collectors. REPOSITORY: Dept. of Geology, Kyushu University, Japan. | |
| Taxonomic list comments:COVERAGE: Probably not exhaustive, but including ammonoidea, inoceramids, bivalves, and radiolarians. NOMENCLATURE: Authoritative publication, with modern nomenclature and species-resolution identifications. | |
Metadata
| Database number: | 87014 | ||
| Authorizer: | A. Hendy | Enterer: | A. Hendy | Research group: | marine invertebrate |
| Created: | 2009-02-27 21:05:23 | Last modified: | 2025-02-22 15:12:02 |
| Access level: | the public | Released: | 2009-02-27 21:05:23 |
| Creative Commons license: | CC0 |
Reference information
Primary reference:
| 29274. | M. Tashiro and T. Kozai. 1982. Part V. Bivalve fossils from the Upper Cretaceous of the Monobe area, Shikoku. Palaeontological Society of Japan Special Papers 25:69-92 [A. Hendy/A. Hendy] |
Secondary references:
| 29279 | T. Matsumoto, M. Noda, and T. Kozai. 1982. Part VI. Upper Cretaceous inoceramids from the Monobe area, Shikoku. Palaeontological Society of Japan Special Papers 25:53-68 [A. Hendy/A. Hendy] |