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List of fossils in Aomori prefecture

A list of fossils reported from Aomori prefecture, Tohoku region, Honshu island, Japan.

Photographs of outcrops and fossils in Aomori prefecture

Paleozoic
Corals
Sponges
Calcareous sponges
Stromatoporoids
Radiolarians
Carboniferous (358.9-298.9 Ma)
Crinoids
Conodonts
Triassic (252.17-201.3 Ma)
Radiolarians
Conodonts
Jurassic (201.3-145.0 Ma)
Corals
Hydrozoa
Miocene (23.03-5.33 Ma)
Mammals
Whales (Bones)
Fishes (Scales)
Crustaceans
suborder Balanomorpha
Bivalvia
Chlamys nipponensis => Azumapecten farreri nipponensis
Mizuhopecten sp.
Echinoid
Corals
Foraminifera
Miogypsina sp.
Operculina sp.
Bryozoans
Sponges (Spicules)
Makiyama chitanii
Radiolaria
Diatoms
Trace fossils
Pliocene (5.33-2.58 Ma)
Mammals
Whales (Bones)
Eschrichtius sp., (Bones)
Fishes (Bones)
Sharks (Teeth)
Echinuses (Needles)
Scaphechinus sp.
Bivalvia
Acila insignis
Acila (Truncacila) nakazimai => Acila nakazimai
Anadara sp.
Astarte (Tridonta) alaskensis => Astarte alaskensis
Astarte borealis
Callista (Ezocallista) brevisiphonata => Ezocallista brevisiphonata
Callithaca adamsi => Protocallithaca adamsi
Chlamys cosibensis
Chlamys cosibensis heteroglypta
Chlamys daishakaensis => Chlamys tanassevitschi
Chlamys imanishii
Clinocardium californiense => Keenocardium californiense
Clinocaridum chikagawaense
Cyclocardia ferruginea => Venericardia ferruginea
Ezocalista brevisiphonata
Fortipecten kenyoshiensis
Glycymeris nipponica
Glycymeris yessoensis
Limopsis tokaiensis
Lucinoma sp.
Macoma oinomikadoi => Macoma calcarea
Mercenaria sp.
Monia macrochisma => Pododesmus macrochisma
Monia macrochisma ezoana => Pododesmus macrochisma
Mya sp.
Mytilus crassitesta => Mytilus unguiculatus
Nuculana onoyamai
Nuculana (Thestyleda) yokoyamai => Nuculana yokoyamai
Pandora (Kennerlia) wardiana => Pandora wardiana
Panopea japonica
Patinopecten tokunagai => Yabepecten tokunagai
Patinopecten tokyoensis hokurikuensis => Mizuhopecten tokyoensis hokurikuensis
Patinopten yessoensis yokoyamai => Mizuhopecten yessoensis yokoyamae
Polynemamussium alaskense => Parvamussium alaskense, Alaska glass scallop
Solen sp.
Swiftopecten swiftii
Vasticardium sp.
Venericardia (Cyclocardia) ferruginea => Venericardia ferruginea
Yoldia (Cnesterium) johanni => Yoldia johanni
Gastropoda
Antiplanes contraria => Antiplanes vinosa
Buccinum ochotense
Cancellaria kobayashii
Cancellaria mutsuana
Ceratostoma (Ocenebra) aduncum => Ocinebrellus falcatus
Cocculina japonica
Crepidula grandis => Grandicrepidula grandis
Fulgoraria masudae
Fusitriton oregonensis
Leucosyrinx yonegafukuroensis
Mohnia yanamii => Retifusus virens
Natica janthostomoides => Cryptonatica andoi, Violet-mouthed moon
Natica tugaruana => Cryptonatica tugaruana
Neptunea sp.
Neptunea arthritica
Neptunea sakurai
Neptunea vinosa
Ophiodermella miyatensis
Polytropa sp. => Nucella sp.
Rectiplanes sanctiioannis => Antiplanes sanctiioannis
Tectonatica janthostomoides => Cryptonatica andoi, Violet-mouthed moon
Turritella fortilirata => Neohaustator fortilirata, Strong-ribbed turritella
Turritella nipponica => Neohaustator fortilirata, Strong-ribbed turritella
Turritella saishuensis
Flowering plants (Leaves, Pollen)
Juglans cinerea var. megacinerea, (Cones)
Foraminifera
Sponges (Spicules)
Diatoms
Trace fossils
Burrows, (class Polychaeta)
Burrows, (Penitella sp.)
Feeding marks, (order Spatangoida)
Pipe rocks
Pleistocene (2.58- 0.01Ma)
Mammals
family Cervidae, Deer, (Bones)
Sinomegaceros yabei, (Horns)
Paleoloxodon namadicus aomoriensis => Palaeoloxodon naumanni, (Entire structure, Molars)
Palaeoloxodon naumanni, (Entire structure, Molars)
Panthera tigris, Tiger, (Jaws)
Sus sp., (Bones)
Crustaceans
suborder Balanomorpha, Barnacle
Bivalvia
Anadara subcrenata => Anadara kagoshimensis
Arca boucardi
Astarte alaskensis
Chlamys nipponensis => Azumapecten farreri nipponensis
Clinocardium californiense => Keenocardium californiense, Bering cockle
Corbicula sp.
Clinocardium braunsi
Dosinia japonica
Entodesma naviculoides => Entodesma navicula
Fablina minuta => Nitidotellina lischkei
Fulvia mutica
Macoma incongrua
Meretrix lusoria, Common orient clam
Monia cf. macrochisma => Pododesmus cf. macrochisma, Green falsejingle
Mya japonica => Mya arenaria, Soft-shell clam, Sand gaper
Ostrea gigas => Magallana gigas
Protothaca euglypta => Leukoma euglypta
Protothaca jedoensis => Leukoma jedoensis
Psudogramatodon dalli => Porterius dalli
Raeta pulchella
Saxidomus purpurata
Solen cf. gouldi => Solen cf. strictus, Razor clam
Tapes sp.
Scaphopoda
Dentalium octangulatum hexagonum => Paradentalium hexagonum
Gastropoda
Acmaea pallida => Niveotectura pallida
Batillaria multiformis
Boreotrophon candelabrum
Ceratostoma japonica => Ocenebra inornata, Japanese dwarf triton
Neptunea arthritica
Puncturella nobilis
Rapana venosa
Tectonatica janthostomoides => Cryptonatica andoi, Violet-mouthed moon
Flowering plants
Alnus sp., (Pollen)
Artemisia sp., (Pollen)
Betula sp., (Pollen)
Carpinus sp., (Pollen)
family Compositae => family Asteraceae, (Pollen)
family Ericaceae, (Pollen)
Fagus sp., (Pollen)
family Gramineae => family Poaceae, (Pollen)
Juglans mandshurica var. sachalinensis, (Cones)
Menyanthes trifoliata, Bogbean, (Seeds, Pollen)
Quercus sp., Oak, (Pollen)
Salix sp., Willow, (Pollen)
Conifers
Abies sp., (Pollen)
Larix sp., (Trunks)
Picea sp., (Trunks, Pollen)
Picea jezoensis, (Cones)
Pinus sp., Pine (Pollen)
subfamily Taxodiaceae, (Pollen)
Tsuga sp., (Pollen)
Ferns, (Spores)
Corals
Oulangia sp.
Trace fossils
Burrows
Pipe rocks
Macaronichnus isp., (Excirolana sp.) => Macaronichnus isp. (Waste traces of Polychaeta, Ragworms)
Ophiomorpha isp., (Dwelling traces of Crustacea, Crustaceans)
Rosselia isp., (Tubes of Terebellidae)
Investigation in progress
Mammals
Canis lupus, Wolf, (Bones)
Fishes (Entire structure)
Flowering plants
Fagus sp., Beech, (Leaves)