Morono Fm (Permian of Japan)

Also known as Taishaku Limestone

Where: Japan (35.0° N, 133.1° E: paleocoordinates 15.8° N, 100.2° E)

• coordinate based on political unit

• outcrop-level geographic resolution

When: Morono Formation, Sakmarian (293.5 - 290.1 Ma)

• Upper part of the Pseudoschwagerina zone

• group of beds-level stratigraphic resolution

Environment/lithology: marine; limestone

• Limestone between two funulinid bearing limestones, right above the Miharano Fm

Primary reference: A. Sugimura and M. Ota. 1980. Some Lower Permian Bryozoa from the Akiyoshi Limestone Group, Southwest Japan. Bulletin of the Akiyoshi-Dai Museum of Natural History 15:47-58 [D. Bottjer/C. Powers]more details

Purpose of describing collection: taxonomic analysis

PaleoDB collection 64356: authorized by David Bottjer, entered by Catherine Powers on 06.09.2006

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Taxonomic list

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Stenolaemata
 Cryptostomata - Acanthocladiidae
Polypora sp., Penniretepora akagii n. sp.
 Cryptostomida - Girtyporidae
Hayasakapora taishakuensis n. sp.