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List of fossils in Tottori prefecture
A list of fossils reported from Tottori prefecture, Chugoku region, Honshu island, Japan.
Photographs of outcrops and fossils in Tottori prefecture
- Miocene (23.03-5.33 Ma)
- Fishes (Scales, Otoliths)
- family Clupeidae
- Engraulis sp.
- Konosirus punctatus
- Limanda sp.
- family Macrouridae, (Otoliths)
- Crustaceans
- Bathynomus sp., Giant isopod
- Callianassa sp.
- infraorder Brachyura, Crabs (Claws)
- Insects
- Cantao yamanai
- Echinoids
- Brissopsis makiyamai
- Lintalium sp.
- Linthia tokunagai => Linthia nipponica
- Prionocidaris sp., (Needles)
- Stereocidaris sp., (Needles)
- Bivalves
- Acesta sp.
- Acila sp.
- Acila vigilia, Northern divaricated nut clam
- Amusium sp., Japanese moon scallop
- Anadara sp.
- Anadara kakehataensis
- Atrina sp.
- Callista sp.
- Chlamys sp.
- Chlamys squamata => Scaeochlamys squamata, Pacific scallop
- Clementia sp.
- Cuspidaria sp.
- Decatopecten sp.
- Delectopecten macrocheiricola
- Delectopecten peckhami
- Gloripallium izurensis
- Laternula sp.
- Lima sp.
- Limatula sp.
- Limatula sp., Watazokoyukibanegai
- Limopsis sp.
- family Lucinidae
- Lucinoma sp.
- Lucinoma acutilineata
- Macoma sejugata
- Megayoldia sp.
- Myadora suzuensis
- Panopea nomurae
- Paphia sp.
- Pecten peckhami => Delectopecten peckhami
- Pecten aff. randolphi => Delectopecten aff. vancouverensis
- Pholadomya turunagai
- Portlandia sp.
- Propeamussium fuganjiensis
- Propeamussium tateiwai
- Solemya sp.
- Solemya tokunagai => Acharax johnsoni
- Vasticardium ogurai
- Yoldia thraciaeformis => Megayoldia thraciaeformis
- Scaphopoda
- Dentalium yokoyamai => Fissidentalium yokoyamai
- Fissidentalium (Fissidentalium) yokoyamai => Fissidentalium yokoyamai
- Gastropoda
- family Aplustridae
- family Buccinidae, Whelk
- family Muricidae, Murex snail
- Nassarius kometubus
- family Naticidae, Moon snail
- Orectospira sp.
- order Pteropoda, Pteropod
- Tateiwaia tateiwai
- Tateiwaia yamanarii
- Turbo minoensis
- Tugurium makiyamai => Onustus makiyamai
- family Turridae
- Vicaryella sp.
- Vicaryella ishiiana => Potamides ishiiana
- Flowering plants
- Acer honshuense, (Leaves)
- Acer pictum ssp. mono, Painted maple
- Acer palaeodiabolicum => Acer yamanae, (—t)
- Alnus sp., Alder
- Alnus hirsuta, Manchurian alder
- Aphananthe sp.
- Betula cf. nipponica
- Carpinus sp., Hornbeam
- Carpinus miocenica
- Carpinus tschonoskii, Asian hornbeam
- Castanea sp., Chestnut
- Celtis jessoensis, Japanese hackberry
- Cinnamomum sp.
- Cladrastis aniensis
- Comptonia naumanni => Comptonia japonica, (Leaves)
- Fagus sp., Beech
- Liquidambar formosana, Formosan gum
- Magnolia obovata, Japanese big leaf magnolia
- Morus sp., Mulberry
- Morus australis, Korean mulberry
- Neolitsea cf. aciculata
- Platycarya sp.
- Prunus sp.
- Prunus jamasakura
- Prunus leveilleana
- Prunus spinulosa
- Quercus sp., Oak
- Quercus mongolia subsp. crispula
- Sapindus miocenicus
- Zelkova sp.
- Zelkova ungeri, (Leaves)
- Conifers
- Metasequoia occidentalis
- Corals
- family Flabellidae
- Trace fossils
- family Cirolanidae
- Burrows
- Pipe rocks
- Miocene-Pliocene
- Fishes
- family Cyprinidae
- family Salmonidae
- Insects
- family Carabidae, Ground beetle, (Wings)
- family Carabidae, Ground beetle
- family Formicidae, Ant, (Wings)
- Graptopsaltria inaba
- family Pentatomidae, Stink bug, (Entire structure, Wings)
- Somatochlora sp., Striped emerald, (Wings)
- family Termitidae, Higher termite, (Wings)
- Terpnosia sp. aff. vacua, (Wings)
- Flowering plants
- Acer sp., Maple, (Seeds)
- Acer honshuense, (Leaves)
- Acer maximowiczianum, Nikko maple, (Leaves)
- Acer nordenskioeldi, (Leaves)
- Acer palaeodiabolicum => Acer yamanae, (Leaves)
- Acer palaeorufinerve, (Leaves)
- Acer subpictum, (Leaves)
- Acer tottoriense, (Leaves)
- Betula miomaximowicziana, (Leaves)
- Betula protoglobispica, (Leaves)
- Carpinus heigunensis, (Leaves)
- Carpinus laxiflora, (Leaves)
- Fagus sp., Beech, (Leaves)
- Fagus palaeocrenata, (Leaves)
- Fagus stuxbergii, (Leaves)
- Liriodendron honsyuensis, (Leaves)
- Pterocarya sp., Wing nut (Leaves)
- Quercus protodentata, (Leaves)
- Quercus protoserrata, (Leaves)
- family Rosaceae, Rose, (Leaves)
- Sapium? palaeojaponicum, (Leaves)
- Sasa veitchii, (Leaves)
- Sassafras officinale, (Leaves)
- Sassafras subtriloba, (Leaves)
- Tilia protojaponica, (Leaves)
- Ulmus protojaponica, (Leaves)
- Zelkova sp., (Leaves)
- Conifers
- Metasequoia japonica => Metasequoia occidentalis, (Leaves)
- Metasequoia occidentalis, (Leaves)
- Pseudolarix japonica, (Leaves)
- Diatoms
- Cyclotella sp.
- Melosira sp.
- Pliocene (5.33-2.58 Ma)
- Insects
- Calosoma sp., (Wings)
- Donacia katsurai, (Wings)
- Hydrochara sp., (Wings)
- Plateumaris akiensis, (Wings)
- Flowering plants
- Zelkova ungeri, (Leaves)
- Pleistocene (2.58- 0.01Ma)
- Conifers
- Picea sp., Spruce, (Pollen)
- Pinus sp., Pine, (Pollen)
- Pinus koraiensis, Korean pine, (Leaves, Cones)
- Tsuga sp., (Pollen)
- Tsuga diversifolia, Northern Japanese hemlock, (Cones)
- Investigation in progress
- Bivalves
- superfamily Ostreoidea, Oyster