List of fossils in Ishikawa prefecture

Trace fossils: suborder Theropoda, Theropod, (Footprints); suborder Ornithopoda, Ornithopod, (Footprints); family Cryptobranchidae, Giant salamander, (Footprints)

Miocene (23.03-5.33 Ma)

Mammals

Allodesmus sp., (Entire structure)

Desmostylus sp., (Molars)

Paleoparadoxia sp.

Whales: superfamily Odontoceti, Toothed whale, (Bones)

family Otariidae, eared seal

family Cervidae, Deer

Sharks: Carcharhinus sp., (Teeth); Carcharias sp., (Teeth); Carcharodon sp., (Teeth); Dalatias sp., (Teeth); Galeocerdo sp., (Teeth); Isurus desori, (Teeth); Isurus hatstalis => Cosmopolitodus hastalis, Broad tooth white shark, (Teeth); Isurus planus, (Teeth); family Sphyrnidae, Hammerhead shark, (Teeth); family Squalidae, Dogfish shark, (Teeth)

Cartilaginous fishes: Chimaera sp., (Teeth)

Crustaceans: suborder Balanomorpha, Barnacle

Echinuses (Needles): Astriclypeus mannii; Linthia nipponica

Bivalvia: Anadara (Hataiarca) kakehataensis => Anadara kakehataensis; Chlamys sp.; Chlamys crassivenia => Gloripallium crassivenium; Chlamys notoensis => Nanaochlamys notoensis; Crassostrea gravitesta => Magallana gigas, Pacific oyster; Kotorapecten kagamianus => Patinopecten kagamianus; Kotorapecten kagamianus subsp. moniwaensis => Patinopecten kagamianus subsp. moniwaensis; Lucinoma acutilineatum => Lucinoma acutilineata; Nanaochlamys notoensis subsp. otutumiensis; Patinopecten kagamianus; family Pholadidae, Piddock; Pseudamiantis tauyensis; Trisidos sp.

Gastropoda: Nassarius sp., Nassa mud snail; Tugurium sp. => Onustus sp.; Vicarya sp.

Brachiopods: Hemithyris woodwardi => Hemithiris woodwardi; Laqueus rubellus; Terebratalia coreanica; Terebratulina japonica

Flowering plants: Castanea miomollissima, (Leaves); Comptonia naumanni => Comptonia japonica, (Leaves); Cyclobalanopsis mandraliscae => Quercus mandraliscae, (Leaves); Cyclobalanopsis nathorstii => Quercus nathorstii, (Leaves); Elaeagnus mikii, (Leaves); Elaeocarpus notoensis, (Leaves); Fagus crenata, Japanese beech; Hemitrapa yokoyamae, (Seed); Liquidambar formosana, Formosan gum; Machilus ugoana, (Leaves); Osmanthus chaneyi, (Leaves); Perrottetia notoensis, (Leaves); Pistacia miochinensis, (Leaves); Podogonium knorri => Podocarpium podocarpum, (Leaves); Quercus nathorsti => Quercus nathorstii, (Leaves); Quercus praegilva, (Leaves); Zelkova sp.

Conifers: Calocedrus notoensis, (Leaves); Libocedrus notoensis, (Branches); Metasequoia occidentalis, (Leaves); Metasequoia japonica => Metasequoia occidentalis; Sequoia langsdorfii, (Leaves); Taxodium sp., (Trunks)

Foraminifera: Miogypsina kotoi; Operculina complanata var. japonica

Sponges: Makiyama chitanii

Diatoms: Chaetoceros sp.; Cocconeis sp.; Coscinodiscus sp.; Denticula sp.; Diploneis sp.; Stephanopyxis sp.; Triceratium sp.

Bryozoans

Trace fossils

Pliocene (5.33-2.58 Ma)

Bivalves: Acila (Truncacila) insignis => Acila insignis; Lucinoma acutilineata; Nuculana onoyamai; Nuculana yokoyamai; Thyasira (conchocele) bisecta => Conchocele bisecta, Giant cleftclam; Yabepecten tokunagai; Yoldia notabilis

Gastropods: Neptunea uwasoensis => Neptunea eos; Turritella saishuensis subsp. motidukii

Pliocene-Pleistocene

Crustaceans: suborder Balanomorpha, Barnacle

Bivalves: Acila sp.; Astarte sp.; Chalmys cosibensis; Corbula venusta; Glycymeris nipponica; Glycymeris yessoensis; Limopsis tokaiensis; Megayoldia thraciaeformis; Mizuhopecten yessoensis subsp. yokoyamae; Pododesmus macrochisma, Green falsejingle; Swiftopecten sp.; Venericardia ferruginea

Gastropods: Cryptonatica andoi, Violet-mouthed moon; Homalopoma amussitatum; Puncturella sp.; Turcica sp.; Turritella saishuensis

Brachiopods

Pleistocene (2.58- 0.01Ma)

Mammals: Dugong sp., (Bones); Stegodon aurorae, (Bones); infraorder Cetacea, Whales, (Bones)

Reptiles: order Testudines, Turtles

Fishes: Freshwater fishes (Bones)

Insects: Lasius sp.

Bivalves: Acila sp.; Acila (Truncacila) insignis => Acila insignis; Anadara sp.; Anadara amicula elongata; Anadara (Anadara) amicula elongata => Anadara amicula elongata; Anadara ommaensis; Astarte (Tridonta) borealis => Astarte borealis, Northern astarte; Azumapecten farreri; Barnea sp.; Cadella lubrica; Callista sp.; Clinocardium sp.; Clinocardium fastosum; Corbicula sp.; Corbicula japonica, Japanese basket clam; Crassostrea gigas => Magallana gigas, Pacific oyster; Cyclina sp.; Dendostrea paulucciae => Planostrea pestigris; Didimacar tenebrica; Dosinia sp.; Dosinia angulosa; Felaniella usta; Fulvia sp.; Glycymeris sp., Bittersweet clam; Glycymeris yessoensis; Leukoma sp.; Lima fujitai; Lutraria sieboldii; Macoma tokyoensis; Mactromeris sp.; Megangulus zyonoensis, Northern great tellin; Mercenaria sp.; Mizuhopecten tokyoensis hokurikuensis; Mizuhopecten yessoensis yokoyamae; Modiolus (Modiolus) modiolus difficilis => Modiolus kurilensis; Neotrapezium liratum, Quadrate trapezium; Nipponocrassatella nana; Ostrea circumpicta; Ostrea denselamellosa; superfamily Ostreoidea, Oyster; Pandora pulchella; Paphia sp.; Paphia schnelliana; Paratapes undulata, Undulate venus; Pecten sp.; Pegophysema bialata; Peronidia zyonoensis => Megangulus zyonoensis, Northern great tellin; Pillucina sp.; Planostrea pestigris; Psammotreta sp.; Pseudamiantis tauyensis; Raeta sp.; Sinanodonta sp.; Solen roseomaculatus; Swiftopecten sp.; Verilarca interplicata; Tegillarca sp.; Theora lubrica; Thracia kakumana; Trisidos kiyonoi, Japanese propellor ark

Scaphopods: Dentalium octangulatum, Octagonal tusk shell

Gastropods: Batillaria zonalis; Bedeva sp.; Canarium (Doxander) japonicum => Doxander japonicus, Japanese conch; Cryptonatica janthostomoides => Cryptonatica andoi, Violet-mouthed moon; Cylichna biplicata; Fulgoraria masudae; Fusitriton sp.; Fusolatirus coreanicus; Glossaulax reiniana; Granata sp.; Homalopoma amussitatum; Inquisitor sp.; Lirabuccinum fuscolabiatum; Mitrella martensi; Nassarius castus; Nassarius conoidalis, Cone-shaped nassa; Nassarius praematuratus; Niveotectura sp.; Oenopota kagana; Pirenella cingulata; Rhinoclavis kochi; Ringicula sp.; Searlesia japonica; Semicassis sp.; Sinum sp.; Siphonalia sp.; Strioterebrum japonicum; Tenagodus sp.; Trophon kagaensis => Trophonopsis kagaensis; Turritella cingulifera; Turritella (Neohaustator) saishuensis => Turritella saishuensis; Umbonium (Suchium) akitanum => Umbonium akitanum

Flowering plants (Leaves, Seeds): Waterweed; Alnus sp., Alder, (Pollen); Betula sp., Birch, (Pollen); Juglans sp., Walnut tree, (Pollen); family Poaceae, Grass, (Pollen); Pterocarya sp., Wing nut, (Pollen)

Conifers: Abies sp., Fir, (Pollen); subfamily Taxodiaceae, (Pollen); Picea sp., Spruce, (Pollen); Pinus sp., Pine, (Pollen); family Podocarpaceae, (Pollen); Tsuga sp., (Pollen)

Cycads (Pollen)

Crustaceans: infraorder Brachyura, Crabs

Echinoids

Corals

Foraminifera

Diatoms: Actinocyclus sp.; Amphora sp.; Aulacoseira sp.; Cocconeis sp.; Cyclotella sp.; Cymbella sp.; Diploneis sp.; Epithemia sp.; Gomphonema sp.; Navicula sp.; Pinnularia sp.; Terpsinoë sp.

Red algae: Lithophyllum sp.

Trace fossils: order Proboscidea, Elephant (Footprints); family Cervidae, Deer (Footprints); order Trichoptera, Caddisfly, (Nest); Penitella gabbii (Burrows); Pipe rocks; Burrows

Holocene (0.01-0 Ma)

Bivalvia: Barbatia stearnsii; Callista sp.; Cardita sp.; Circe sp.; Dosinia troscheli; Ctena delicatula; Heteromacoma sp.; Mactra sp.; Magallana gigas, Pacific oyster; Meretrix lamarckii; Spondylus sp., Spiny oyster

Gastropoda: Cellana sp.; Glossaulax sp.; Olivella fulgurata; Rhinoclavis kochi; Sabia sp.; Thylacodes sp.; Umbonium sp.

Investigation in progress

Gastropoda: Fusinus perplexus; Vicarya callosa japonica => Potamides yokoyamai japonica

Flowering plants: Quercus dentata, Japanese emperor oak, (Leaves)