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List of fossils in Okayama prefecture
A list of fossils reported from Okayama prefecture, Chugoku region, Honshu island, Japan.
Photographs of outcrops and fossils in Okayama prefecture
- Paleozoic
- Brachiopods
- Crinoids
- Corals
- Fusulinids
- Yabeina sp.
- Carboniferous (358.9-298.9 Ma)
- Trilobites
- Ammonoids
- Gastropods
- Crinoids
- Corals
- Hexaphyllia sp.
- Fusulinids
- Fusulinella sp.
- Millerella sp.
- Pseudostaffella sp.
- Eostaffella sp.
Bryozoans
- Green algae
- Chaetetes sp.
Carboniferous-Permian
Crinoids
Corals
Fusulinids
Bryozoans
Conodonts
Permian (298.9-252.17 Ma)
Crinoids
Corals
- Fusulinids
- Atetsuella sp. => Pseudostaffella sp.
- Colania sp.
- Fusulinella sp.
- Lepidolina sp.
- Millerella sp.
- Neoschwagerina sp.
- Pseudodoliolina sp.
- Pseudofusulina sp.
- Pseudoschwagerina sp.
- Triticites sp.
- Verbeekina sp.
- Yabeina sp.
Triassic (252.17-201.3 Ma)
Ammonoids
- Bivalves
- Daonella sp.
- Entomonotis sp.
- Halobia sp.
- Modiolus sp., Horsemussel
- Monotis sp.
- Monotis (Entomonotis) ochotica => Entomonotis ochotica
- Monotis (Entomonotis) ochotica var. densistriata => Entomonotis ochotica var. densistriata
- Monotis ochotica var. eurachis => Entomonotis ochotica var. eurachis
- Tosapecten cf. suzukii var. inflatus => Tosapecten cf. suzukii var. fujimotoi
- ???
- Gastropods
- Naticella sp. => Polinices sp.
- Brachiopods
- Lingula sp.
- Conifers
- Elatocladus sp., (Cones)
- Pityophyllum longifolium
- Podozamites sp.
- Podozamites schenki
- Storgaardia spectabilis
- Ginkgopsids
- Baiera sp.
- Czekanowskia sp.
- Ginkgoites sp.
- Ginkgoites sibirica
- Cycads
- Ctenis sp.
- Ctenis yabei
- Nilsonia sp.
- Pterophyllum sp.
- Ptilozamites sp.
- Yabeiella sp.
- Ferns
- Cladophlebis sp.
- Clathropteris sp.
- Clathropteris meniscoides
- Dictyophyllum sp.
- Equisetites sp.
- Equisetites nariwensis
- Hausmannia dentata
- Hausmannia nariwaensis
- Neocalamites sp.
- Thaumatopteris sp.
- Seed ferns
- Sagenopteris nariwaensis
- Ferns or Conifers
- Taeniopteris sp.
- Fusulinids
- Jurassic (201.3-145.0 Ma)
- Bivalves
- Cardinia sp.
- Cretaceous (145.0-66.0 Ma)
- Crustaceans
- Euestheria sp.
- Bivalves
- Gastropods
- Flowering plants
- Quercus sp., Oak, (Leaves)
- Conifers
- Sequoia sp., (Leaves)
- ???
- Ferns, (Leaves)
- Paleogene-Neogene
- Crustaceans
- suborder Balanomorpha, Barnacle
- Capitulum sp.
- Bivalves
- Gastropods
- Flowering plants
- Sabalites sp.
- Trace fossils
- Pipe rocks
- Eocene (56.0-39.0 Ma)
- Sharks, (Teeth)
- Echinoids
- Bivalves
- Pecten sp.
- family Ostreoidea, Oyster
- Neogene
- Crustaceans
- suborder Balanomorpha, Barnacle
- Miocene (23.03-5.33 Ma)
- Mammals
- superfamily Mysticeti, Baleen whale, (Entire structure)
- Paleoparadoxia sp.
- Reptiles
- Ocadia sp. => Mauremys sp.
- family Trionychidae, Softshell turtle, (Bones)
- order Testudines, Turtle
- Fishes
- family Pleuronectidae, Righteye flounder, (Entire structure)
- Sharks, (Teeth)
- Crustaceans
- infraorder Brachyura, Crabs, (Claws, Shells)
- suborder Balanomorpha, Barnacle
- family Squillidae
- Echinoids
- Astriclypeus mannii subsp. ambigenus
- family Laganidae
- Starfishes
- Bivalves
- Acila sp.
- Anadara sp.
- Chlamys sp.
- Clementia sp.
- Clinocardium sp.
- Crassostrea sp.
- Crassostrea gravitesta => Magallana gigas, Pacific oyster
- Cultellus sp.
- Cuspidaria sp.
- Cyclina sp.
- Dosinia sp.
- Geloina sp.
- Hawaiarca sp.
- Mytilus sp.
- Paphia sp.
- Patinopecten sp.
- Psammotreta sp.
- Solidicorbula sp. => Corbula sp.
- Scaphopods
- Dentalium sp.
- Gastropods
- Batillaria sp.
- Batillus sp. => Turbo sp.
- Cerithidea tokunagai
- Charonia sp., Triton's trumpet
- Conus sieboldii => Conasprella sieboldii, Siebold's cone
- Diodora yokoyamai kosibensis
- Euspira sp.
- Fulgoraria sp.
- Hiatella sp.
- Lunella sp.
- Melongena sp.
- family Naticidae, Moon snail
- Siphonalia sp.
- Sydaphera sp.
- Tateiwaia sp.
- Telescopium sp.
- Turritella sp.
- Vicarya sp.
- Vicarya yokoyamai japonica => Potamides yokoyamai japonica
- Vicaryella sp.
- Flowering plants
- family Arecaceae, Palm
- family Casuarinaceae
- Comptonia sp.
- Fagus sp., Beech
- Quercus sp., Oak, (Leaves)
- Quercus acutissima, Sawtooth oak, (Leaves)
- Conifers
- Pinus sp., Pine, (Cones)
- Brachiopods
- Corals
- Dendrophyllia sp.
- Foraminifera
- Miogypsina sp.
- Operculina sp.
- Diatoms
- Trace fossils
- Pipe rocks
- Teredo sp.
- Pliocene (5.33-2.58 Ma)
- Insectes
- Flowering plants
- Fagus sp., Beech, (Leaves)
- Quercus sp., Oak, (Leaves)
- Salix sp., Willow, (Leaves)
- Zelkova sp., (Leaves)
- Diatoms
- Freshwater diatoms
- Quaternary
- Mammals
- Capricornis sp., Serow
- family Cervidae, Deer, (Bones)
- Cervus praenipponicus, (Bones)
- Lepus sp., Hare
- Palaeoloxodon naumanni, Naumann's elephant, (Bones)
- Stegodon orientalis, (Bones)
- Flowering plants
- Menyanthes sp.
- Pleistocene (2.58- 0.01Ma)
- Insects
- Gaurodytes sp., (Wings)
- Plateumaris sericea, (Wings)
- Pterostichus sp., (Wings)
- Flowering plants
- Aesculus sp., (Seeds)
- Castanea sp., Chestnut
- Fagus sp., Beech
- Menyanthes trifoliata, Bogbean, (Seeds)
- Styrax obassia, Fragrant snowbell
- Conifers
- Chamaecyparis sp., Cypress
- Picea maximowiczii, Japanese bush spruce
- family Taxodiaceae
- Tsuga sp.
- Diatoms
- Cyclotella comta
- Melosira granulata => Aulacoseira granulata
- Stephanodiscus niagarae