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List of fossils in Aichi prefecture
A list of fossils reported from Aichi prefecture, Tokai region, Honshu island, Japan.
Photographs of outcrops and fossils in Aichi prefecture
- Paleozoic
- Fusulinids
- Pseudofusulina sp.
- Conodonts
- Radiolarians
- Permian (298.9-252.17 Ma)
- Corals
- Fusulinids
- Mesozoic
- Radiolarians
- Spongosaturnalis bispinus
- Triassic (252.17-201.3 Ma)
- Radiolarians
- Archaeospongoprunum tenue
- Dictyomitrella deweveri
- Jurassic (201.3-145.0 Ma)
- Ammonoids
- ???
- Miocene (23.03-5.33 Ma)
- Mammals
- Gomphotherium annectens
- suborder Odontoceti
- family Taipiridae, (Teeth)
- Reptiles
- Pelodiscus sp.
- Fishes (Otoliths, Scales)
- Anotopterus sp.
- subfamily Bathylagidae
- family Chauliodontidae
- Diaphus sp.
- suborder Gobioidei
- family Halosauridae
- Lampanyctus regalis (syn. Nannobrachium regalis), (Entire structure)
- family Myctophidae
- family Pleuronectidae
- Rhinogobius sp.
- Scomber sp.
- Vinciguerria sp.
- Sharks (Teeth)
- Carcharocles megalodon, (Teeth)
- Isurus hastalis
- Somniosus sp.
- family Nautilidae
- Aturia sp.
- Crustaceans
- Callianassa sp., (Claws)
- Callianassa titaensis
- family Munidopsis sp.
- Echinuses
- Brissopsis sp.
- Kewia minoensis
- Linthia nipponica Yoshiwara
- Schizaster sp.
- suborder Urechinina
- Starfishes
- Astropecten sp.
- Brisingella sp.
- family Brisingidae
- Ophiothrix sp.
- class Ophiuroidea
- Crinoid
- Insectes
- Colpodes sp., (Wings)
- Lesticus magnus, (Wings)
- Oodes vicarius, (Wings)
- Bivalvia
- Acharax tokunagai
- Acila sp.
- Acilana tokunagai
- family Arcidae
- Calyptogenna chitanii
- family Chamidae
- Chlamys? sp.
- Chlamys squamata (Gmelin)
- Conchocele sp.
- Crassostrea gigas
- Cyclocardia (Crassicardia) sp.
- Cyclocardia siogamensis (Nomura)
- Delectopecten peckhami
- Euclio balantium
- Glycymeris sp.
- Hiatula minoensis (Yokoyama)
- Lucinoma sp.
- Lucinoma annulata
- Lucinoma spectabilis (Yokoyama)
- Macoma sp.
- Macoma calcarea
- Macoma izurensis
- Malletia sp.
- Malletia inermis
- Meretrix sp.
- Nuculana sp.
- Ostrea denselamellosa
- Palliolum (Delectopecten) peckhami
- Patinopecten sp.
- Periploma mitsuganoense
- Phacosoma sp.
- Phacosoma kawagensis
- Portlandia (Acilana) sp.
- Portandia japonica (Adam & Reeve)
- Portlandia kakimii
- Poltlandia (Portlandia) lischkei (Smith)
- Propeamussium tateiwai
- Saccella miensis
- Solen sp.
- Solidicorbula sp.
- family Teredinidae
- Yoldia sagittaria Yokoyama
- Scaphopoda
- Fissidentalium (Fissidentalium) yokoyamai Makiyama
- Gastropoda
- Diodora quadriradiatus (Reeve)
- Euclio balantium
- Euspira pila
- Ginebis sp.
- Ginebis japonicus (Dall)
- Lepidopleurus morozakiensis
- family Naticidae
- Nipponomelon sp.
- Nuculana sp.
- Turritella sp.
- Plants
- Acer sp., (Samara)
- Acer mono, (Leaves)
- Acer palaeorufinerve, (Leaves)
- Alnus sp., (Cones)
- Alnus subfirma
- Archeozostera sp.
- Betula sp.
- Betula nathorsti, (Leaves, Cones)
- Betula protoermani, (Leaves)
- Carpinus subcordata, (Leaves)
- Cladrastis aniensis, (Leaves)
- Fagus sp.
- Hemitrapa borealis (Heer)
- Ligustrum sp., (Leaves)
- Liquidambar sp.
- Metasequoia japonica Miki
- Metasequoia occidentalis (Newberry) Chaney, (Leaves, Cones)
- Nuphar sp.
- Pterocarya sp., (Leaves)
- Pterocarya asymmetrosa, (Leaves)
- Salvinia pseudoformosana Oishi et Huzioka
- Sassafras subtriloba, (Leaves)
- Styrax sp.
- Ulmus davidiana var. japonica, (Leaves)
- Viburnum sp.
- Crinoids
- Corals
- Flabellum distinctum
- Trace fossils
- Footprints (Small animals)
- Footprints (Birds)
- Creeping and crawling marks (Brissopsis sp.)
- Fauna of whale falls
- Pliocene (5.33-2.58 Ma)
- Insects
- Crustaceans
- Crabs (Claws)
- Plants (Pollen)
- Acer sp., (Cones)
- Alnus sp., (Pollen)
- Carya sp., (Pollen)
- Carya cathayensis Sarg., (Nuts)
- Fagus sp., (Pollen)
- Juglans megacinerea Miki, (Nuts)
- Liquidambar sp., (Pollen)
- Pinus trifolia Miki, (Cones)
- Trapa sp., (Seeds)
- Quaternary
- Mammals
- Cervus nippon
- Nyctereutes procyonoides
- Pleistocene (2.58- 0.01Ma)
- Mammals
- Cervus (Nipponicervus) praenipponicus Sikama
- Homo sapiens
- Macaca fuscata
- Martes sp.
- Meles leucurus kuzuuensis
- Microtus sp.
- Mustela erminea
- Nyctereutes sp.
- Sorex sp.
- Crustaceans
- suborder Balanomorpha
- Balanus tintinnabulum rosa
- Callianassa sp., (Claws)
- family Leucosiidae
- Megabalanus rosa (Pilsbry)
- Romaleon gibbosulum (De Haan), (Claws)
- Echinuses
- suborder Laganina
- Scaphechinus mirabilis
- Temnopleurus sp.
- Temnopleurus toreumaticus
- Bivalvia
- Alveinus sp.
- Anodontia stearnsiana
- Anomia chinensis
- Arca boucardi
- Barnea dilatata (Souleyet)
- Borniopsis tsurumaru
- Cancellaria sp.
- Chlamys asperulata
- Chlamys farreri
- Chlamys farreri nipponensis
- Clinocardium braunsi
- Corbicula japonica
- Crassostrea gigas (Thunberg)
- Crassostrea pestigris
- Dendostrea paulucciae
- Dosinella penicillata
- Dosinia sp.
- Dosinia angulosa
- Dosinella penicillata
- Dosinorbis troscheli
- Fulvia mutica
- Glycymeris vestita
- Macoma incongrua
- Macoma tokyoensis
- Mactra chinensis
- Meretrix meretrix (Linnaeus)
- Meropesta capillacea
- Mya sp.
- Mya arenaria oonogai
- Nipponarca bistrigata
- Ostrea denselamellosa Lischke
- Paphia undulata
- Pecten sp.
- Pecten albicans
- Phacosoma japonicum
- Protothaca sp.
- Protothaca jedoensis
- Raetellops sp.
- Ruditapes philippinarum
- Scapharca broughtonii
- Scapharca subcrenata
- Solen sp.
- Suchium costatum
- Tegillarca granosa
- Theora fragilis (A.Adams)
- Tonna luteostoma
- Trapezium liratum
- Tresus sp.
- Tresus keenae
- Trisidos kiyonoi
- Volachlamys sp.
- Volachlamys hirasei awajiensis
- Scaphopoda
- Dentalium octangulatum Donovan
- Gastropoda
- Babylonia japonica
- Batillaria sp.
- Batillaria zonalis
- Calliostoma consors (Lischke)
- Cerithideopsilla djadjariensis
- Clathrofenella reticulata
- Cryptonatica janthostomoides
- Cylichnatys angusta
- Doxander japonicus
- Eufenella pupoides
- Eunaticina sp.
- Leucotina sp.
- Neverita didyma
- Neverita reiniana
- Oliva sp.
- Pirenella sp.
- Pseudoetrema fortilirata
- Rapana venosa (Valenciennes)
- Reticunassa japonica
- Rhizorus radiolus
- Ringicula doliaris
- Serpulorbis imbricatus
- Solecurtus sp.
- Tonna sp.
- Trisidos kiyonoi
- Brachiopoda
- Lingula anatina Lamarck
- Plants
- Abies sp., (Leaves, Pollen)
- Alnus sp., (Pollen)
- Artemisia sp., (Pollen)
- Betula sp., (Pollen)
- Carduoideae, (Pollen)
- Cichorioideae, (Pollen)
- Cinnamomum tenuifolium
- Corylus sp., (Pollen)
- Cyperaceae, (Pollen)
- family Ericaceae, (Pollen)
- Fagus sp., (Leaves, Pollen)
- Fagus nathorsti, (Leaves)
- Machilus sp., (Leaves)
- Persicaria sp., (Pollen)
- Pinus sp., (Cones)
- Pterocarya sp., (Pollen)
- Quercus sp., (Leaves, Nuts, Pollen)
- Quercus myrsinifolia, (Leaves)
- Quercus salicina
- Sciadopitys sp., (Pollen)
- Symplocos, (Pollen)
- family Taxodiacea, (Pollen)
- Tilia sp., (Pollen)
- Tsuga sp., (Leaves, Pollen)
- Wisteria sp.
- Trace fossils
- family Teredinidae
- Pipe rocks
- Boring shells
- Holocene (0.01-0 Ma)
- Mammals
- Whales (Bones)
- Dolphins (Bones)
- Fishes (Teeth, Scales)
- Acanthogobius flavimanus, (Otoliths)
- Acanthopagrus latus (Houttuyn), (Skulls)
- Apogon sp., (Otoliths)
- Apogon lineatus, (Otoliths)
- Ariosoma sp., (Otoliths)
- Engraulis sp., (Otoliths)
- Hypoatherina sp., (Otoliths)
- Muraenesox sp., (Bones)
- Pagrus sp., (Bones)
- Pennahia sp., (Otoliths)
- Repomucenus curvicornis, (Otoliths)
- Sardinops sp., (Bones)
- family Sillaginidae, (Otoliths)
- Sillago japonica, (Otoliths)
- family Tetraodontidae, (Bones)
- Rays
- Aetobatus sp., (Teeth)
- Dasyatis sp., (Spikes)
- Myliobatis tobiei
- order Myliobatiformes, (Teeth)
- Sharks
- Carcharhinus sp., (Teeth)
- Carcharodon sp., (Teeth)
- Galeocerdo sp., (Teeth)
- Odontaspis, (Teeth)
- Odontaspis taurus?
- Pseudocarcharias sp., (Teeth)
- Crustaceans
- Arges parallelus de Haan
- Camptandrium sp.
- Charybdis japonica
- Eucrate crenata
- Heikeopsis sp.
- Hemigrapsus sp.
- Hexapinus sp.
- Hexapus sp.
- Macrophthalmus sp.
- Macrophthalmus japonicus (de Haan)
- Macrophthalmus latreillei
- Parapanope sp.
- Philyra heterograna
- Platylambrus sp.
- family Porcellanidae
- Scylla serrata
- Typhrocarcinus sp.
- Echinuses
- Astriclypeus manni
- Echinarachnius mirabilis
- Fibularia acuta
- Temnopleurus sp.
- Brachiopoda
- Bivalvia
- Anadara sp.
- Cyclina sp.
- Cyclina sinensis
- Lucinoma sp.
- Macoma incongrua
- Macoma tokyoensis Makiyama
- Mactra veneriformis
- Meretrix lusoria
- Merisca capsoides
- Ostrea denselamellosa Lischke
- Paphia undulata (Born)
- Pecten sp.
- Psammotreta praerupta
- Sinonovacula constricta
- Solecurtus divaricatus
- Tegillarca sp.
- Tegillarca granosa
- Trapezium liratum
- Veremolpa micra
- Wallucina lamyi
- Scaphopoda
- Dentalium octangulatum Donovan
- Gastropoda
- Babylonia sp.
- Batillaria zonalis
- Cancellaria sp.
- Cancellaria laticosta
- Cerithideopsilla djadjariensis
- Daphnella sp.
- Glossaulax reiniana (Dunker)
- Granuliterebra bathyraphe (Smith)
- Inquisitor jeffreysii
- Nassarius castus (Gould)
- Ochetoclava kochi
- Oliva sp.
- Rhinoclavis (Proclava) kochi (Philippi)
- Strombus vittatus japonicus (Reeve, 1851)
- Suchium moniliferum
- Thais (Reishia) sp.
- Plants
- Abies sp., (Pollen)
- Alnus sp., (Pollen)
- Cryptomeria sp., (Pollen)
- Iris sp., (Pollen)
- Juglans mandshurica var. sachalinensis, (Pollen)
- Morella sp., (Pollen)
- Nuphar sp., (Pollen)
- Picea sp., (Pollen)
- Pinus sp.
- Pterocarya sp., (Pollen)
- Quercus sp., (Pollen)
- Salix sp., (Pollen)
- Sciadopitys sp., (Pollen)
- Tsuga sp., (Pollen)
- Corals
- Investigation in progress
- Bivalvia
- Corbicula japonica