Amakusa (Loc. 38): Late/Upper Cretaceous, Japan
List of taxa
Where & when
Geology
Taphonomy & methods
Metadata & references
Taxonomic list
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Chondrichthyes
- Synechodontiformes
- Paraorthacodontidae
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Paraorthacodus sp.
Glikman 1957
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Chondrichthyes
- Lamniformes
- Otodontidae
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Cretolamna sp.
Glikman 1958
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Chondrichthyes
- Lamniformes
- Anacoracidae
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Squalicorax sp.
Whitley 1939
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Chondrichthyes
- Squalomorphii
- Hexanchidae
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Notidanodon sp.
Cappetta 1975
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Notorhynchus sp.
Ayres 1855
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Chondrichthyes
- Hybodontiformes
- Ptychodontidae
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Ptychodus mammillaris
Agassiz 1835
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Geography
| Country: | Japan | State/province: | Amakusa |
| Coordinates: | 32.4° North, 130.1° East (view map) | ||
| Paleocoordinates: | 40.9° North, 120.7° East | ||
| Basis of coordinate: | based on political unit |
Time
| Period: | Cretaceous | Epoch: | Late/Upper Cretaceous |
| 10 m.y. bin: | Cretaceous 5-8 | ||
| Key time interval: | Late/Upper Cretaceous | ||
| Age range of interval: | 100.50000 - 66.00000 m.y. ago |
Stratigraphy
Lithology and environment
| Primary lithology: | not reported |
| Environment: | marine indet. |
Taphonomy
| Modes of preservation: | body |
| Size of fossils: | macrofossils |
Collection methods and comments
| Collection excludes: | some genera |
| Reason for describing collection: | general faunal/floral analysis |
Metadata
| Database number: | 161437 | ||
| Authorizer: | C. Jaramillo | Enterer: | C. Pimiento |
| Created: | 2014-09-05 11:24:07 | Last modified: | 2014-09-05 11:24:07 |
| Access level: | the public | Released: | 2014-09-05 11:24:07 |
| Creative Commons license: | CC BY |
Reference information
Primary reference:
| 52598. | Y. Yabumoto and T. Uyeno. 1994. Late Mesozoic and Cenozoic fish faunas of Japan. The Island Arc 3:255-269 [C. Jaramillo/C. Pimiento] |