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List of fossils in Akita prefecture

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

Photographs of outcrops and fossils in Akita prefecture

Miocene (23.03-5.33 Ma)
Mammals
Desmostylus sp., (Molars)
Fishes (Scales)
Sharks
Carcharodon sp.
Echinuses
Astriclypeus manni ambigenus => Astriclypeus mannii ambigenus
Echinolampas yoshiwarai
Bivalvia
Anadara (Anadara) makiyamai => Anadara makiyamai
Anisocorbula ohiroi
Cardilia cf. toyamaensis
Chlamys ishidae
Clinocardium shinjiense
Chione tateiwai => Leukoma tateiwai
Dosinia akaisiana
Dosinia (Phacosoma) nomurai => Dosinia nomurai
Glycymeris vestitoides
Limopsis cf. osawanoensis
Macoma aomoriensis
Macoma cf. tokyoensis
Mercenaria sp.
Mercenaria yokoyamai
Meretrix ninohensis
Monia marcrochisma => Pododesmus macrochisma, Green falsejingle
Nemocardium samarangae => Keenaea samarangae
Nuculana cf. confusa => Saccella cf. confusa
Nuculana magarikawaensis
Ostrea gravitesta => Magallana gigas, Pacific oyster
Ostrea rosacea => Dendostrea rosacea
Saccella saikaiensis
Siratoria siratoriensis
Solen cf. krusensterni
Thracia sp.
Vasticardium ogurai
Yoldia yamagatana
Scaphopoda
Dentalium sp.
Dentalium yokoyamai => Fissidentalium yokoyamai
Gastropoda
Babylonia kozaiensis => Babylonia lutosa
Batillaria cf. toshioi
Calyptraea sp., Chinese hat snail
Cypraea sp., Cowry
Nassarius minoensis => Nassarius castus
Vicaryella ishiiana => Potamides ishiiana
Vicaryella notoensis => Potamides notoensis
Flowering plants
Alangium aequalifolium
Alnus miojaponica
Betula uzenensis
Camellia protojaponica
Carpinus subyedoensis => Carpinus heigunensis
Carpolithes japonica
Carya miocathayensis
Castanea miomollissima
Castanopsis miocuspidata
Cinnamomum lanceolatum
Cinnamomum miocenum
Cladrastis sp., Yellowwood, (Leaves)
Comptonia naumanni => Comptonia japonica, (Leaves)
Cyclobalanopsis inouei => Quercus inouei
Cyclobalanopsis nathorstii => Quercus nathorstii
Cyclobalanopsis praegilva => Quercus praegilva
Entada mioformosana, (Leaves)
Ilex daijimaensis
Ilex ohashii
Liquidambar miosinica
Machilus nathorsti, (Leaves)
Machilus ugoana
Parrotia fagifolia
Pterocarya asymmetrosa
Pterocarya ezoana, (Leaves)
Quercus miovariabilis, (Leaves)
Rhus miosuccedanea
Salvinia formosana
Ternstroemia maekawai
Ulmus longifolia
Ulmus subparvifolia
Ulmus takayasui
Zelkova ungeri
Conifers
Glyptostrobus europaeus
Keteleeria ezoana
Metasequoia occidentalis
Picea kanoi
Picea ugoana
Pinus miocenica
Pinus oishii, (Leaves)
Pinus palaeopentaphylla
Torreya yoshiokaensis
Tsuga aburaensis
Foraminifera
Miogypsina kotoi
Operculina complanata japonica
Globigerinoides sicanus => Globigerinoides sicana
Globorotalia peripheroacuta => Fohsella peripheroacuta
Globorotalia pseudopachyderma
Sponges
Aphrocallistes sp.
Makiyama chitanii
Pliocene (5.33-2.58 Ma)
Sharks
Carcharodon carcharias, (Teeth)
Starfishes
Asteria sp.
Bivalvia
Acila nakazimai
Chlamys cosibensis
Chlamys jousseaumei => Veprichlamys jousseaumei
Cuspidaria gouldiana septentrionalis => Cardiomya gouldiana
Heteromacoma sp.
Limopsis tokaiensis
Nuculana pernula sadoensis => Nuculana pernula, Müller's nut clam
Nuculana robai => Robaia robai
Palliolum murayamai => Mizuhopecten kimurai murayamai
Palliolum peckhami => Delectopecten peckhami
Patinopecten yessoensis => Mizuhopecten yessoensis, Yesso scallop
Portlandia thraciaeformis => Megayoldia thraciaeformis
Thyasira tokunagai
Yoldia sp.
Scaphopoda
Dentalium octangulatum, Octangonal tusk shell
Dentalium yokoyamai Makiyama
Gastropoda
Antiplanes contraria => Antiplanes vinosa
Fusitriton oregonensis, Oregon hairy triton
Mangelia parva var. => Propebela parva
Mitra kurakiensis
Mohnia yanamii => Retifusus virens
Mohnia yanamii tenuis => Retifusus virens tenuis
Natica tugaruana => Cryptonatica tugaruana
Puncturella fastigiata
Rectiplanes sanctiioannis => Antiplanes sanctiioannis
Turritella cf. saishuensis
Sponges
Makiyama chitanii
Foraminifera
Globigerina pachyderma
Globorotalia ikebei
Trace fossils
Pipe rocks
Pleistocene (2.58- 0.01Ma)
Mammals
Palaeoloxodon namadicus yabei => Palaeoloxodon naumanni, (Molars)
Sinomegaceros? sp.
Zalophus lobatus => Zalophus japonicus, Japanese sea lion
Bivalvia
Arca boucardi
Astarte borealis, Northern astarte
Calopodium (Kennerlia) => Pandora sp.
Glycymeris (Veletuceta) albolineata => Glycymeris albolineata, White-lined bittersweet
Corbicula japonica, Japanese basket clam
Pseudogrammatodon dalli obliquata => Porterius dalli
Saxidomus purpurata
Gastropoda
Buccinum schantaricum
Drillia principalis => Inquisitor jeffreysii, Jeffrey's turrid
Euspira pila ovata
Fulgoraria (prevostiana => Fulgoraria megaspira prevostiana
Plesioacirsa chitaniana => Acirsa martensi
Searlesia coreanica
Tritonalia adunca => Ocinebrellus falcatus, Oyster drill
Trophonopsis candelabrum => Boreotrophon candelabrum
Turritella (Haustator) andenensis => Neohaustator andenensis
Turritella (Haustator) nipponica => Neohaustator fortilirata, Strong-ribbed turritella
Foraminifera
Angulogerina kokozuraensis => Trifarina kokozuraensis
Bolivina robusta
Bolivina seminuda
Cassidulina japonica => Islandiella japonica
Cassidulina kasiwazakiensis => Cassidulita kasiwazakiensis
Cassidulina sublimbata
Cassidulina yabei
Cibicides lobatulus => Cibicidoides lobatulus
Cibicides cf. refulgens
Discopulvinulina bradyi => Rosalina bradyi
Elphidium advenum
Elphidium fax barbarense
Elphidium cf. fabum => Nonion cf. fabum
Elphidium hanzawai => Elphidium advenum
Elphidium subgranulosum => Cribroelphidium poeyanum
Epistominella pulchella
Eponides karsteni
Globigerina borealis => Neogloboquadrina pachyderma
Globigerina bulloides
Globigerina cf. diplostoma
Globigerina cf. eggeri => Neogloboquadrina cf. dutertrei
Globigerina inflata => Globorotalia inflata
Globigerina pachyderma => Neogloboquadrina pachyderma
Globigerina quinqueloba => Turborotalita quinqueloba
Globigerinoides cyclostoma => Globigerina cyclostoma
Globigerinoides triloba
Globorotalia cf. menardii
Hauerina fragilissima => Pseudohauerina fragilissima
Lagena alticostata
Massilina inaequalis => Quinqueloculina inaequalis
Miliolinella circularis
Nodobaculariella sp.
Nonion manpukuziensis => Florilus manpukuziensis
Planulina wuellerstorfi => Cibicidoides wuellerstorfi
Polystomellina discorbinoides
Pullenia apertura
Pulleniatina obliquiloculata
Pseudononion japonicum
Pyrgo yabei
Quinqueloculina parkeri
Quinqueloculina polygona
Quinqueloculina sawanensis
Quinqueloculina seminulum => Quinqueloculina seminula
Quinqueloculina vulgaris
Rotalina nipponica => Ammonia nipponica
Sigmoilina schlumbergeri => Sigmoilopsis schlumbergeri
Sigmomorphina sawanensis => Sigmomorpha sawanensis
Spiroloculina corrugata
Spiroloculina hadai
Spiroloculina manifesta
Textularia gramen
Triloculina tricarinata
Triloculina trigonula
Uvigerina akitaensis
Uvigerina yabei
Vertebralina striata