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List of fossils in Yamaguchi prefecture

A list of fossils reported from Yamaguchi prefecture, Chugoku region, Honshu island, Japan.

Photographs of outcrops and fossils in Yamaguchi prefecture

Carboniferous (358.9-298.9 Ma)
Trilobites
Cummingella sp.
Ammonoids
Pseudoparalegoceras kesslerense => Phaneroceras kesslerense
Bivalves
Gastropoda
Mourlonia hayasakai
Straparollus sp.
Brachiopods
Crinoids
Fusulinids
Akiyoshiella ozawai
Eostafella sp.
Fusulinella biconica
Millerella yowarensis => Neomillerella yowarensis
Parafusulina sp.
Foraminifera
Endothyra sp.
Corals
Lonsdaleoides toriyamai
Taisyakuphyllum sp.
Bryozoans
Stromatoporoids
Green algae
Chaetetes sp.
Red algae
Solenopora sp.
Carboniferous-Permian
Ammonoids
Trilobites
Gastropods
Brachiopods
Gigantoproductus sp.
Corals
Lonsdaleoides sp.
Tabulata corals
Ferns
Fusulinids
Afganella sp.
Chusenella sp.
Colania sp.
Fusulinella sp.
Lepidolina sp.
Misellina sp.
Monodiexodina sp.
Neoschwagerina sp.
Parafusulina sp.
Pseudodoliolina sp.
Pseudofusulina sp.
Schwagerina sp.
Sumatrina sp.
Triticites sp.
Verbeekina sp.
???
Crinoids
Bryozoans
Stromatoporoids
Sponges (Spicules)
Calcareous algae
Permian (298.9-252.17 Ma)
Ammonoids
Scaphopods
Gastropods
Brachiopods
Crinoids
Fusulinids
Lepidolina multiseptata shiraiwensis => Lepidolina shiraiwensis
Neoschwagerina craticulifera
Parafusulina kaerimizensis
Pseudofusulina vulgaris => Chalaroschwagerina vulgaris
Triticites simplex
Verbeekina verbeeki
Corals
Yokoyamaella Tertioseptata
Bryozoans
Calcareous algae
Conodonts
Triassic (252.17-201.3 Ma)
Reptiles, (Bones)
Insects
order Blattodea, Cockroach, (Wings)
Gampsocleis sp.
Ipsvicioides minimus, (Wings)
Menephiloides minensis, (Wings)
Minesedes elegans => Shurabia elegans, (Wings)
Pedinoblatta ishidae, (Wings)
Triassoblatta okafujii
Bivalves
Entomonotis sp.
Halobia kawadai
Minetrigonia sp.
Minetrigonia katayamai
Tosapecten sp.
Brachiopods
Lingula sp.
Conifers
Cycadocarpidium naitoi
Cycadocarpidium osawae
Minetaxites ushioi
Podozamites distans var. osawae
Podozamites lanceolatus
Podozamites schenki
Taeniopteris sp.
Taeniopteris lanceolata
Ginkgopsids
Baiera lindleyana
Ginkgoites sibirica
Ferns
Adiantopteris ishidae
Camptopteris japonica
Cladophlebis haiburnensis
Cladophlebis raciborskii
Dictyophyllum falcatum
Dictyophyllum japonicum
family Dipteridaceae, Umbrella fern
Equisetites bracteosus => Equisetostachys bracteosus
Equisetites takaianus
Equisetostachys bracteosus
Equisetostachys pedunculatus
Neocalamites carrerei
Neocalamites hoerensis
Neocalamites minensis
Todites sp.
Mosses
Hepaticites sp.
Jurassic (201.3-145.0 Ma)
Ammonoids
Dactylioceras helianthoides
Fontanelliceras fontanellense
Protogrammoceras nipponicum
Fishes
Insects
Cockroach, (Wings)
Bivalves
Cardinia toriyamai
Inoceramus sp.
Cycads
order Bennettitales
Ferns
Equisetites endoi
Onychiopsis elongata
Mosses
Conodonts
Jurassic-Cretaceous
Bivalves
Astarte (Eriphyla) aff. striata => Astarte striata
Bakevelloides (Yoshimopsis) nagatoensis => Aguilerella nagatoensis
Corbicula sp.
superfamily Ostreoidea, Oyster
Cretaceous (145.0-66.0 Ma)
Crustaceans
Euestheria sp.
class Ostracoda, Seed shrimp
Insects
order Ephemeroptera, Mayfly (Larvae)
Gastropods
Viviparus sp.
Eocene (56.0-39.0 Ma)
Mammals
family Rhinocerotidae, Rhinoceros, (Bones)
Reptiles
Trionyx ubeensis
Echinoids
Bivalves
Corbicula sp.
Flowering plants
Cinnamomum sp., (Leaves)
Cordia sp., (Leaves)
Cyclobalanopsis sp., (Leaves, Seeds)
Myrica sp., (Leaves)
Nelumbo sp.
Sabal sp., (Leaves)
Conifers
Metasequoia sp., (Leaves, Cones)
Ginkgopsids
Ferns
Acrostichum sp., (Leaves)
Miocene (23.03-5.33 Ma)
Mammals
Whales (Bones, Skulls)
Birds
family Plotopteridae, (Bones)
Reptiles
Chelonia sp.
Procolpochelys? susensis
Trionyx sp.
Cephalopods
Aturia sp.
Sharks (Bones)
Carcharodon angustidens => Otodus angustidens
Cosmopolitodus hastalis, (Teeth)
Crustaceans
suborder Balanomorpha
Insects
family Carabidae, Ground beetles, (Wings)
Echinoids
Echinodiscus chikuzenensis
Bivalves
Acesta sp.
Anadara sp.
Callista sp.
Crassatella (Eucrassatella) yabei => Crassatella yabei
Crassostrea gigas => Magallana gigas
Dosinia (Phacosoma) chikuzenensis => Dosinia nomurai
Dosinorbis sp. => Dosinia sp.
Dosinorbis (Phacosoma) troscheli => Dosinia troscheli
Glycymeris sp., Bittersweet clam
Glycymeris cisshuensis
Mizuhopecten kimurai
Mytilus sp.
Nipponocrassatella sp.
Nitidotellina sp.
Oyster => superfamily Ostreoidea
Panopea sp.
Patinopecten sp.
Pecten sp.
Pitar sp.
Pitar kyushuensis
Saxolucina sp.
Solen sp.
Soletellina sp. => Hiatula sp.
Venericardia sp.
Venus sp.
Gastropods
Antillophos fusiforme
Batillaria sp.
Phyllonotus sp.
Euspira ashiyaensis => Euspira meisensis
Fulgoraria sp.
Nassarius sp., Dog whelks
family Naticidae, Moon snails
Turritella sp.
Vicaryella sp.
Flowering plants
Alchornea sp., (Leaves)
Diospyros sp., Persimmons, (Leaves)
family Fabaceae, Legumes, (Leaves)
Hydrangea sp., (Leaves)
Machilus sp., (Leaves)
, (Leaves)
Mangifera sp., (Leaves)
Quercus sp.,, Oaks, (Leaves)
Rhamnus sp., (Leaves)
Sapindus sp., (Leaves)
Zelkova sp., (Leaves)
Conifers
Sequoia sp., (Leaves)
Foraminifera
Bryozoans
Red algae
Lithothamnium sp. => Lithophyllum sp.
Trace fossils
Pipe rocks
Quaternary
Mammals
Felis sp.
Panthera pardus, Leopard
Insects
Pleistocene (2.58- 0.01Ma)
Mammals
Anourosorex japonicus
Canis lupus, Wolf
Cervus nippon, Sika deer
Cervus praenipponicus
Clethrionomys rufocanus => Craseomys rufocanus, Grey red-backed vole
Dicerorhinus nipponicus
Myopus schisticolor, Wood lemming
Palaeoloxodon naumanni, Naumann's elephant, (Molars)
Palaeoloxodon namadicus aomoriensis => Palaeoloxodon naumanni, Naumann's elephant
Panthera sp.
Panthera youngi
Shikamainosorex densicingulata
Sinomegaceros yabei
Stegodon sp.
Stegodon orientalis, (Upper jaw)
Ursus arctos, Brown bear
Reptiles
Cyclemys miyatai => Cuora miyatai
Cyclemys akiyoshiensis => Cuora miyatai
Bivalves
Sinanodonta sp.
Flowering plants
Alnus sp., Alder, (Pollen)
Artemisia sp., (Pollen)
family Asteraceae, (Pollen)
Betula sp., Birch, (Pollen)
Corylus sp., Hazel, (Pollen)
family Ericaceae, Heath, (Pollen)
Platycarya sp., (Pollen)
Conifers
Abies sp., Fir, (Pollen)
Picea sp., Spruce, (Pollen)
Pinus sp., Pine, (Pollen, Cones)
subfamily Taxodiaceae, (Pollen)
Tsuga sp., (Pollen)
Ferns, (Spores)
Holocene (0.01-0 Ma)
Bivalves
Pharaonella sp.
Flowering plants
Castanopsis sieboldii, (Pollen)
Quercus sp., (Pollen)
Quercus (Cyclobalanopsis) sp., (Pollen)
Conifers
family Cupressaceae, (Stocks)
subfamily Taxodiaceae, (Stocks)
Pinus thunbergii, Japanese black pine, (Pollen)
Investigation in progress
Plants
Dictyophyllum japonicum Yokoyama