Where: Kushiro, Japan (43.0° N, 144.9° E: paleocoordinates 47.4° N, 133.9° E)
• coordinate estimated from map
• local area-level geographic resolution
When: Monshizu Formation (Nemuro Group), Maastrichtian (72.1 - 66.0 Ma)
• formation-level stratigraphic resolution
Environment/lithology: marine; sandstone and shale
Size class: macrofossils
Preservation: cast, mold/impression
Primary reference: 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]more details
Purpose of describing collection: taxonomic analysis
PaleoDB collection 39621: authorized by Martin Aberhan, entered by Sabine Nürnberg on 01.06.2004
Creative Commons license: CC BY (attribution)
Taxonomic list
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