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List of fossils in Fukuoka prefecture

A list of fossils reported from Fukuoka prefecture, Kyushu region, Kyushu island, Japan.

Photographs of outcrops and fossils in Fukuoka prefecture

Permian (298.9-252.17 Ma)
Corals
Fusulinids
Colania sp.
Misellina sp.
Neoschwagerina sp.
Pseudodoliolina sp.
Pseudofusulina sp.
Schwagerina sp.
Verbeekina sp.
Permian-Triassic
Bivalves
Shikamaia sp.
Crinoids
family Heterocrinidae
Cretaceous (145.0-66.0 Ma)
Dinosaurs
Wakinosaurus satoi, (Teeth)
Reptiles
order Crocodilia, Crocodilian
suborder Lacertilia, Lizard
order Testudines, Turtle (Shells)
Fishes
order Amiiformes
Aokiichthys changae, (Entire structure)
Aokiichthys otai, (Entire structure)
Aokiichthys praedorsalis, (Entire structure)
Aokiichthys toriyamai, (Entire structure)
Aokiichthys uyenoi, (Entire structure)
Chuhsiungichthys japonicus, (Entire structure)
Chuhsiungichthys yanagidai, (Entire structure)
Diplomystus altisomus (Entire structure)
Diplomystus kokuraensis, (Entire structure)
Diplomystus primotinus, (Entire structure)
Nipponamia satoi, (Entire structure)
order Osteoglossiformes
Paraleptolepis elegans, (Entire structure)
Paraleptolepis kikuchii, (Entire structure)
order Semionotiformes
Wakinoichthys aokii, (Entire structure)
Wakinoichthys robustus, (Entire structure)
Yungkangichthys macrodon, (Entire structure)
Crustaceans
Euestheria kokurensis
Gastropods
Brotiopsis wakinoensis
Viviparus sp.
Conifers
Podozamites sp., (Cones)
Ferns
Cladophlebis sp.
Cyanobacteria
Endophycus wakinoensis
Paleogene
Sharks
Carcharias sp., (Teeth)
Heterodontus sp., (Teeth)
Eocene (56.0-39.0 Ma)
Mammals
Coryphodon sp., (Bones, Teeth)
Gastropods
Pseudoliva japonica
Flowering plants
Quercus sp., Oak
Quercus mongolica subsp. crispula
Trace fossils
Pipe rocks
Eocene-Oligocene
Sharks
Carcharodon sp.
Odontaspis sp.
Nautiloids
Crustaceans
Carcinoplax sp.
Carcinoplax antiqua
Leucosia sp.
Notopus sp.
Oncinopus sp.
Bivalves
Venericardia nipponica
Lima sp.
Crassatella nipponensis
Pitar takashimensis
Gastropoda
Lunatia sp. => Euspira sp.
Fulgoraria (Psephaea) sp. => Fulgoraria sp.
Perotrochus eocenicus
Pseudoperissolax yokoyamai
Streptolathyrus? sp. => Latirulus? sp.
Brachiopods
Terebratulina sp.
Corals
Caryophyllia sp.
Flabellum sp.
Plants (Leaves)
Oligocene (39.0-23.03 Ma)
Mammals
Amynodon sp., (Bones)
family Cetotheriidae, (Bones)
family Dugongidae
Metasqualogon sp., (Teeth)
Squalodon sp.
Birds
family Plotopteridae, (Bones)
family Pelagornithidae
Sharks (Teeth)
Rays, (Teeth)
Nautiloids
Crustaceans (Claws)
Crabs
suborder Balanomorpha
Echinoids
Bivalves
Acila sp.
Chlamys ashiyaensis
Dosinia (Phacosoma) chikuzenensis => Dosinia nomurai
Glycymeris sp.
Glycymeris cisshuensis
Pitar ashiyaensis
Venericardia subnipponica
Gastropods
Fulgoraria ashiyaensis
Turritella infralirata
Brachiopods
Conifers
Taxodium sp.
Foraminifera
Trace fossils
Pipe rocks
Burrows
Miocene (23.03-5.33 Ma)
Bivalves
Glycymeris cisshuensis
Pliocene (5.33-2.58 Ma)
Mammals
Stegodon miensis, (Molars)
Plants (Leaves)
Diatoms
Freshwater diatoms
Quaternary
Mammals
Dicerorhinus nipponicus
Macaca fuscata
Sinomegaceroides yabei => Sinomegaceros yabei
Stegodon orientalis
Pleistocene (2.58- 0.01Ma)
Bivalves
Corals
Holocene (0.01-0 Ma)
Mammals
Palaeoloxodon naumanni, (Molars)
Investigation in progress
Plants
Menyanthes sp., (Pollen)