List of fossils in Fukui prefecture

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List of fossils in Fukui prefecture

A list of fossils reported from Fukui prefecture, Koshinetsu region, Honshu island, Japan.

Photographs of outcrops and fossils in Fukui prefecture

Silurian (443.4-419.2 Ma)

Corals: Favosites sp.; Heliolites sp.

Stromatoporoids

Calcareous algae

Devonian (419.2-358.9 Ma)

Corals: Heliolites sp.

Carboniferous-Permian

Fusulinids: Fusulinella sp.; Triticites sp.; Neoschwagerina sp.

Red algae: Gymnocodium japonicum

Foraminifera: Bradyina sp.; Glomospira cfr. pusilla; Cribrogenerina sp.

Permian (298.9-252.17 Ma)

Triassic (252.17-201.3 Ma)

Bivalves: Chlamys sp.; Chlamys mojsisovicsi; Lima sp.; Lima naumanni; Minetrigonia sp.; Tosapecten sp.; Tosapecten nabaensis

Brachiopoda: Spiriferina wakasana

Trace fossils

Jurassic (201.3-145.0 Ma)

Fishes, (Scale)

Ammonoids, (Jaws)

Bivalves: Inoceramus sp.; Trigonia sp.

Jurassic-Cretaceous

Fishes, (Scale)

Bivalvia: Myrene tetoriensis; Polymesoda sp.; superfamily Ostreoidea, Oyster

Gastropoda: Pleuroceridae, family, Pleurocerid

Cycads: Dictyozamites reniformis

Ferns: Cladophlebis kuzuryuensis

Trace fossils: superorder Dinosauria, Dinosaur, (Footprints)

Cretaceous (145.0-66.0 Ma)

Dinosaurs

Theropods: Fukuiraptor kitadaniensis

Ornithopods: Fukuisaurus tetoriensis

Reptiles: order Crocodilia, Crocodilian, (Entire structure); Tedorosaurus aswaensis; order Testudines, Turtle

Fishes, (Scale)

Bivalvia: Trigonioides sp.

Flowering plants: Nelumbo orientalis

Conifers: Podozamites sp., Nageia-like plant; Xenoxylon sp., (Trunks)

Ginkgopsids: Ginkgoites sp.; Ginkgoites pseudoadiantoides

Cycads: Nilssonia asuwensis; Nilssonia glossoformis; Nilssonia orbiculata; Nilssonia orientalis; Nilssonia sachalinensis; Nilssonia serotina

Ferns: Cladophlebis sp.; Onychiopsis sp.

Trace fossils: superorder Dinosauria, Dinosaur, (Footprints)

Miocene (23.03-5.33 Ma)

Mammals: family Otariidae, Eared seal, (Skulls)

Fishes: family Cyprinidae; family Clupeidae, (Scales); family Macrouridae, (Scales); family Sparidae, Sea bream, (Scales)

Sharks, (Teeth): superorder Batoidea, Batoid, (Spikes)

Crustaceans: infraorder Brachyura, Crabs, (Claws); suborder Balanomorpha, Barnacle; Callianassa nishikawai => Neocallichirus nishikawai; Carcinoplax antiqua

Insects: family Aeshnidae, Aeshnid; family Bibionidae, March fly; family Coreidae; order Diptera, Fly; family Formicidae, Ant; family Heptageniidae; family Ichneumonidae, Ichneumon wasp; family Lestidae, Spread-winged damselfly; family Libellulidae, Skimmer

Bivalvia: Acesta sp.; Acila divaricata, Divaricate nut clam; Anadara kakehataensis; Anadara makiyamai; Apolymetis takaii => Leporimetis takaii; Arca watanabei; Chlamys sp.; Clementia cf. nakamurai; Cyclina japonica; Cyclina lunulata; Cultellus izumoensis; Geloina sp.; Hiatula minoensis; Lucina k-hataii => Saxolucina khataii; Lucinoma annulata, Western ridged lucina; Macoma sp.; Marcia japonica; Mizuhopecten kimurai; Nipponomarcia nakamurai; Ostrea (Crassostrea) gravitesta => Magallana gigas, Pacific oyster; superfamily Ostreoidea, Oyster; Oxyperas osawanoensis; Propeamussium tateiwai; Solemya tokunagai => Acharax johnsoni; Soletellina cf. minoensis => Hiatula cf. minoensis; Tellina cf. notoensis; ???

Gastropoda: Cerithidea yatsuoensis => Pirenella yatsuoensis; Cernina nakamurai; Chicoreus asanoi; Conus tokunagai; Haliotis notoensis; Tectus japonicus; Turbo ozawai; Vicarya sp.; Vicarya verneuili yokoyamai => Potamides yokoyamai; Vicarya yokoyamai => Potamides yokoyamai; Vicaryella notoensis => Potamides notoensis

Flowering plants (Trunks): Castanea sp., Chestnut; Comptonia sp.; Liquidambar sp., Sweetgum; Liquidambar miosinica, (Leaves); Ulmus sp., Elm; Ulmus longifolia, (Leaves); Zelkova sp.

Conifers: Metasequoia sp.

Echinuses: Linthia nipponica

Calcareous algae

Foraminifera: Operculina sp.

Trace fossils: Callianassa sp., (Burrows); family Cervidae, Deer, (Footprints); order Proboscidea, Elephant, (Footprints); family Rhinocerotidae, Rhinoceros, (Footprints); Animals, (Feces)

Pliocene (5.33-2.58 Ma)

Trace fossils: Crustaceans, (Burrows)

Pleistocene (2.58- 0.01Ma)

Crustaceans: class Ostracoda, Ostracod

Bivalves: Anadara kagoshimensis; Anomalodiscus squamosus; Meretrix sp.; Tegillarca sp.

Gastropods: Cerithium coralium, Coral cerith; Nassarius bellulus

Trace fossils: Crustaceans, (Burrows)

Investigation in progress

Bivalvia: Vepricardium okamotoi

Flowering plants: Alnus sp., Alder, (Leaves); family Betulaceae, (Leaves); Cladrastis sp., Yellowwood, (Leaves); Fagus sp., Beech, (Leaves); Hydrangea sp., (Leaves); Ilex sp., Holly, (Leaves); family Ulmaceae, (Leaves)