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List of fossils in Miyagi prefecture
A list of fossils reported from Miyagi prefecture, Tohoku region, Honshu island, Japan.
Photographs of outcrops and fossils in Miyagi prefecture
- Permian (298.9-252.17 Ma)
- Trilobites
- Pseudophillipsia sp.
- Pseudophillipsia obtusicauda
- Pseudophillipsia spaculifera
- Ammonoids
- Bivalvia
- Aviculopecten hataii
- Gastropoda
- Bellerophon sp.
- Brachiopoda
- Leptodus sp.
- Leptodus richthofeni
- Spiriferina sp.
- Corals
- Michelinia sp.
- Michelinia multitabulata
- Waagenophyllum sp.
- Conifers
- Cordaites sp.
- Cordaites japonicus
- Cordaites palmaeformis
- Conifers or Ferns
- Taeniopteris sp.
- Taeniopteris latecostata
- Taeniopteris nystroemii
- Taeniopteris cf. schenkii
- Taeniopteris tingii
- Ferns
- Paracalamites takahashii
- Parasphenophyllum thonii var. minor
- Paratrizygia maiyaensis
- Pecopteris sp.
- Sphenophyllum sp.
- Trizygia oblongifolia
- Seed ferns
- Cathaysiopteris sp.
- Cathaysiopteris whitei
- Odontopteris sp.
- Odontopteris subcrenulata
- Psygmophyllum sp.
- Psygmophyllum flabellatum
- Psygmophyllum maiyaense
- Crinoids
- Fusulinids
- Monodiexodina matsubaishi
- Neoschwagerina sp.
- Parafusulina sp.
- Pseudoschwagerina sp.
- Verbeekina sp.
- Yabeina sp.
- Bryozoans
- Fenestella cf. retiformis
- Jellyfishes
- Neoconularia rectangularis
- Calcareous algae
- Trace fossils
- Notacurites isp.?
- Triassic (252.17-201.3 Ma)
- Ichthyosaurs
- Utatsusaurus hataii
- Nothosaurs
- Metanothosaurus nipponicus
- Ammonoids
- Danubites japonicus
- Hollandites haradai
- Hollandites japonicus
- Hollandites japonicus crassicostatus
- Monophyllites sp.
- Ptychites sp.
- Bivalvia
- Daonella sp.
- Entolium sp.
- Monotis sp.
- Entomonotis sp.
- Pecten (Eupecten) ussuricus => Entolium ussuricus
- Trigonia senex
- Gastropoda
- Brachiopoda
- Crinoids
- Lycopods
- Knoria sp.
- Jurassic (201.3-145.0 Ma)
- Belemnoids
- Ammonoids
- Aspidoceras sp.
- Ataxioceras sp.
- Harpoceras sp.
- Holcophylloceras sp.
- Perisphinctes cf. matsushimai => Kranaosphinctes matsushimai
- Perisphinctes ozikaensis
- Bivalvia
- Bakevellia (Neobakevellia) trigona => Neobakevellia trigona
- Inoceramus sp.
- Myophorella orientalis
- Trigonia sp.
- Trigonia sumiyagura
- Gastropoda
- Corals
- Conifers
- Dadoxylon cf. japonicum
- Frenelopsis hoheneggeri
- Cycads
- Nilssonia orientalis
- Otozamites kondoi
- Zamiophyllum buchianum
- Zamites sp.
- Ferns
- Cladophlebis denticulata
- Gleichenia sp.
- Cretaceous (145.0-66.0 Ma)
- Ammonoids
- Berriasella sp.
- Belemnoids
- Bivalvia
- Polymesoda naumanni
- Polymesoda shiroiensis
- Polymesoda shiroiensis => Isodomella shiroiensis
- Trigonia sp.
- Gastropoda
- Corals
- Miocene (23.03-5.33 Ma)
- Mammals
- Desmostylus sp., (Molars)
- Sharks
- Carcharocles megalodon, (Teeth)
- Isurus sp., Mako shark, (Teeth)
- Insects
- Echinoids (Needles)
- Bivalvia
- Acesta sp.
- Acila divaricata, Divaricate nut clam(s)
- Anadara sp.
- Anadara ogawai
- Chlamys sp.
- Chlamys otukae
- Chlamys cosibensis
- Chlamys (Mimachlamys) kaneharai => Mimachlamys kaneharai
- Chlamys miyatokoensis
- Clinocardium sp.
- Cultellus izumoensis
- Cyclocardia sp.
- Dosinia sp.
- Dosinia (Kaneharaia) kaneharai => Kaneharaia kaneharai
- Dosinia kannoi
- Glycymeris sp.
- Glycymeris cf. idensis
- Glycymeris matumoriensis => Glycymeris matsumoriensis
- Laevicardium (Trachycardium) angustum => Trachycardium angustum
- Lucinoma annulata
- Macoma izurensis
- Macoma optiva
- Mercenaria yokoyamai
- Meretrix sp.
- Miyagipecten matsumoriensis
- Mizuhopecten sp.
- Mizuhopecten matumoriensis
- Mizuhopecten paraplebejus
- Mya japonica => Mya arenaria, Soft-shell clam
- Nanaochlamys notoensis
- Nanaochlamys notoensis otutumiensis
- superfamily Ostreoidea, Oyster
- Panomya simotomensis
- Panopea japonica, Japanese geoduck
- Patinopecten kimurai => Mizuhopecten kimurai
- Placopecten nomurai
- Serripes yokoyamai
- Siratoria siratoriensis
- Thracia genbiana
- Venericardia siogamensis => Cyclocardia siogamensis
- Scaphopoda
- Dentalium yokoyamai => Fissidentalium yokoyamai
- Gastropoda
- Calliostoma sp.
- Fulgoraria sp.
- Glossaulax sp.
- Neptunea hukusimensis
- Neptunea hukusimensis matumori => Neptunea matumori
- Tectus fenestratus
- Turbo ozawai
- Turritella kadonosawaensis
- Brachiopoda
- Coptothyris grayi
- Dallina miyatokoensis
- Nipponithyris subovata
- Terebratulina crossei => Terebratulina kiiensis
- Flowering plants
- Acer sp., (Leaves)
- Acer palaeodiabolicum => Acer yamanae, (Leaves)
- Acer uweharae => Acer huziokae, (Leaves)
- Alnus cf. hirsuta, Manchurian alder, (Leaves)
- Betula sp., Birch, (Leaves)
- Carpinus sp., (Leaves)
- Carpinus cf. erosa => Carpinus cf. cordata, Sawa hornbeam, (Leaves)
- Carpinus cf. japonica, (Leaves)
- Castanea cf. crenata, Japanese chestnut, (Leaves)
- Cinnamomum camphora, Camphor tree
- Comptoniphyllum sp. => Comptonia sp.
- Fagus sp., Beech, (Leaves)
- Fagus palaeocrenata, (Leaves)
- Ilex sp., Holly
- Liquidambar formosana, Formosan gum
- Liquidambar miosinica, (Leaves)
- Liriodendron sp., Tuliptree, (Leaves, Pollen)
- Paliurus protonipponicus, (Leaves)
- Populus balsamoides, (Leaves)
- Populus emarginata, (Leaves)
- Populus sanbonsugii, (Leaves)
- Potamogeton sp.
- Prunus sp.
- Quercus sp., (Leaves)
- Quercus protosalicina
- Salix cf. jessoensis, Yeddo willow, (Leaves)
- Salix cf. lackschewitziana => Salix cf. rorida, (Leaves)
- Sorbus cf. commixta, (Leaves)
- Stewartia sp.
- Tilia sp.
- Tilia cf. kabutoiwaensis, (Leaves)
- Ulmus carpinoides, (Leaves)
- Ulmus nipponicus, (Leaves)
- Ulmus protojaponica, (Leaves)
- Zelkova sp., (Leaves)
- Conifers
- subfamily Taxodiaceae, (Leaves)
- Metasequoia japonica => Metasequoia occidentalis, (Leaves)
- Pinus sp., (Leaves)
- Sequoia sp., (Leaves)
- Taxodioxylon sp.
- Torreya sp., (Leaves)
- Corals
- Foraminifera
- Globigerina sp.
- Lepidocyclina japonica => Nephrolepidina japonica
- Diatoms
- Denticulopsis praedimorpha
- Trace fossils
- Teredo sp., Shipworm, (Tubes)
- Rock pipes
- Pliocene (5.33-2.58 Ma)
- Mammals
- family Equidae, Horse
- Sinomastodon sendaicus
- Stegodon sp.
- infraorder Cetacea, Whales
- superfamily Odontoceti, Dlophins
- Birds
- Sharks (Teeth)
- Batoids
- Crustaceans
- Crabs, infraorder Brachyura
- Bivalvia
- Anadara tatunokutiensis
- Clinocardium pseudofastosum
- Cryptomya busoensis
- Felaniella usta
- Fortipecten takahashii
- Lucinoma acutilineatum => Lucinoma acutilineata
- Macoma tokyoensis
- Mya japonica => Mya arenaria
- superfamily Ostreoidea, Oyster
- Panopea sp.
- Panopea japonica, Japanese geoduck
- Spisula sachalinensis
- Yoldia cf. amygdalea
- Gastropoda
- Flowering plants
- Alnus japonica, East asian alder
- family Asteraceae
- Carpinus sp., Hornbeam
- Carpinus japonica, Japanese hornbeam
- Castanea sp., Chestnut
- Fagus crenata, Japanese beech
- Fraxinus sp., Ash
- Poaceae, family, Grass
- Quercus mongolica subsp. crispula
- Quercus serrata
- Reynoutria sachalinensis, Giant knotweed
- family Rosaceae, Rose
- Tilia sp.
- Zelkova ungeri
- Conifers
- Abies sp.
- Glyptostrobus europaeus
- Pinus sp., Pine
- Sequoia sp. => Probably misidentification of Metasequoia sp.
- Sequoia japonica => Metasequoia occidentalis
- Tsuga sp.
- Ferns
- Diatoms
- Trace fossils
- Pipe rocks
- Pleistocene (2.58- 0.01Ma)
- Diatoms
- Holocene (0.01-0 Ma)
- Bivalves
- Flowering plants
- Betula sp.
- Fagus sp.
- Quercus sp.
- Conifers
- Picea sp.
- Pinus sp.
- Tsuga sp.
- Lycopods
- Selaginella selaginoides, Lesser clubmoss, Club spikemoss
- Investigation in progress
- Sharks
- Isurus hastalis => Cosmopolitodus hastalis, Broad-tooth white shark, (Miocene?)
- Crustaceans
- Crabs
- Helice sp., (Miocene?)
- Echinuses
- Strongylocentrotus sp., (Miocene?)
- Bivalvia
- Anadara ninohensis, (Miocene?)
- Cardilia yudaensis, (Miocene?)
- Chlamys otukae, (Miocene?)
- Clinocardium shinjiense, (Miocene?)
- Felaniella cf. usta, (Miocene?)
- Glycymeris cf. vestitoides, (Miocene?)
- Kotorapecten kagamianus => Patinopecten kagamianus, (Miocene?)
- Macoma cf. calcarea, (Miocene?)
- Nemocardium samarangae => Keenaea samarangae, (Miocene?)
- Nipponopecten akihoensis => Placopecten akihoensis, (Miocene?)
- Nipponopecten wakuyaensis => Placopecten wakuyaensis, (Miocene?)
- Pitar itoi, (Miocene?)
- Polynemamussium yasudae => Parvamussium yasudae, (Miocene?)
- Scaphopoda
- Dentalium weinkauffi => Antalis weinkauffi, (Miocene?)
- Gastropoda
- Calyptraea tubura, (Miocene?)
- Fulgoraria cf. prevostiana => Fulgoraria cf. megaspira prevostiana, (Miocene?)
- Homalopoma cf. sangarense, (Miocene?)
- Natica cf. janthostomoides => Cryptonatica cf. andoi, Violet-mouthed moon, (Miocene?)
- Neptunea cf. koromogawana, (Miocene?)
- Tugali decussatoides, (Miocene?)
- Turritella s-hataii => Turritella shataii, (Miocene?)
- Brachiopoda
- Gryphus insolitus, (Miocene?)
- Terebratalia tenuis, (Miocene?)
- Terebratulina honsyuensis, (Miocene?)
- Sponges
- Aphrocallistes sp., (Miocene?)