Karasawa samples Ka-2, Ka-3 (Permian of Japan)

Where: Japan (36.4° N, 139.6° E: paleocoordinates 19.9° N, 110.1° E)

• coordinate estimated from map

• outcrop-level geographic resolution

When: Parafusulina tochigiensis foram zone, Nabeyama Formation, Roadian (272.3 - 268.8 Ma)

• Two samples from different places in quarry, but listed on same line in table.

• bed-level stratigraphic resolution

Environment/lithology: lithified limestone

Size class: microfossils

Collection methods: peel or thin section

• Repository: Museum of Nature and Human Activities, Hyogo (Fumio Kobayashi Collection)

Primary reference: F. Kobayashi. 2006. Middle Permian foraminifers of the Izuru and Nabeyama Formations in the Kuzu area, Tochigi Prefecture, Japan Part 1. Schwagerinid, neoschwagerinid, and verbeekinid fusulinoideans. Paleontological Research 10:37-59 [M. Clapham/M. Clapham]more details

Purpose of describing collection: taxonomic analysis

PaleoDB collection 128522: authorized by Matthew Clapham, entered by Matthew Clapham on 10.06.2012

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Taxonomic list

Foraminifera
 Fusulinoidea - Schwagerinidae
Parafusulina japonica Guembel 1874
 Fusulinoidea - Boultoniidae
Dunbarula oviformis Kobayashi 2006
 Fusulinoidea - Schubertellidae
 Fusulinoidea - Ozawainellidae
 Tetrataxoidea - Abadehellidae
Abadehella coniformis Okimura and Ishii 1975