Where: Russian Federation (54.2° N, 142.6° E: paleocoordinates 54.5° N, 141.2° E)
• coordinate based on nearby landmark
• local area-level geographic resolution
When: Kaskadnaya Formation (Nutov Group), Late/Upper Miocene (11.6 - 5.3 Ma)
• STRATIGRAPHIC RELATIONS: From Kaskadnaya suite of the "lower Nutov" horizon, which lies between the "Okobykay" (Late Miocene) and "upper Nutov" (Pliocene) horizons. THICKNESS: Total thickness of unit is 450 m. AGE: Late MIocene, on the basis of classification into the "Nutov" horizon. STRATIGRAPHIC POSITION: Composite checklist for "formation" in this area.
• member-level stratigraphic resolution
Environment/lithology: coastal; poorly lithified, concretionary claystone
Size class: macrofossils
Collection methods: COLLECTOR: Unknown, presumably Lautenschläger or Slodkewitsch (c. 1938). REPOSITORY: Unknown repository.
Primary reference: A. I. Kafanov and K. Ogasawara. 2003. Neogene and Paleogene Molluscan (Bivalvia) Cenozones of Sakhalin and Kurile Islands. Science Reports, Institute of Geoscience, University of Tsukuba 24:45-79 [A. Hendy/A. Hendy]more details
Purpose of describing collection: biostratigraphic analysis
PaleoDB collection 70465: authorized by Austin Hendy, entered by Austin Hendy on 23.03.2007
Creative Commons license: CC BY (attribution)
Taxonomic list
Bivalvia | |
Megayoldia (Portlandella) subscapha, Megayoldia (Portlandella) pilvoensis, Megayoldia (Hataiyoldia) tokunagai
Megayoldia (Portlandella) pilvoensis Slodkewitsch 1938 clam | |
Spineilo (Multidentata) multidentata, "Nuculana (Crassoleda) crassatelloides" = Crassoleda crassatelloides, Nuculana (Borissia) pilvoenica
Spineilo (Multidentata) multidentata pointed nut clam
"Nuculana (Crassoleda) crassatelloides" = Crassoleda crassatelloides Lautenschlager 1957 pointed nut clam
Nuculana (Borissia) pilvoenica pointed nut clam | |
Thracia (Cetothrax) cf. condoni Dall 1909 clam | |
Tapes elongata venus clam
Clementia sakhalinense venus clam
Pitar (Neogenella) cf. kavranensis venus clam | |
"Macoma cf. golikovi" = Macoma (Macoma) golikovi
"Macoma cf. golikovi" = Macoma (Macoma) golikovi Scarlato and Kafanov 1988 tellin clam | |
Cyclocardia cf. tokunagai Yokoyama 1924 clam | |