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Collections(s): 73 Site(s)
Nakasato, Sebayashi trackway site : Gunma - Tano 5977 8707 16852 29448 54260 54277 54850 55938
200 m N of Sebayashi hamlet, near the Nakasato Dinosaur Museum, Nakasato village, Tano county, on a cliff surfaceMaesaka tracksite : Fukui - ? 6957 54277 82449
from Meoto-sugi, Maesaka campground, Izumi village, along Itoshiro River, Fukui PrefectureKaseki-kabe (facies III), Shiramine : Ishikawa - ? 8713 13515 13526 31493 54260 54277 55479 69508
Kuwajima "Kaseki-kabe" (= "fossil bluff"), Shiramine vilage, Ishikawa prefecture, central Japan- Ornithischia
- Dromaeosauridae
- Tyrannosauridae
- Maniraptora
- Albalophosaurus yamaguchiorum
- Iguanodontidae
- Sauropoda
Kitadani Dinosaur Quarry (lower, BB I) : Fukui - Katsuyama 10133 10135 10136 24532 29361 29441 34308 37922 41006 43728 53088 54260 54268 54271 54277 55479 60586 69508 70937 75997 85757
left bank of Sugiyama River in its upper reach, Takinamigawa area,, Katsuyama city, Fukui prefecture.- Theropoda
- Fukuiraptor kitadaniensis
- Brachiosauridae
- Fukuisaurus tetoriensis
- Ornithopoda
- Fukuipteryx prima
- Tyrannomimus fukuiensis
- Stegosauridae
- Spinosauridae
- Tyrannomimus fukuiensis
Sengokukyo : Fukuoka - Kurate 10742 54260 54277 65482
rock in river floor at Sengokukyo, Miyata-machi, Kurate Gun, Fukuoka prefecture, Japan- Theropoda identifié comme Wakinosaurus satoi n. gen. n. sp.
Omakisawa River : Hokkaido - Oyubari 40555 55479 64040
along Omakisawa (= Omaki-sawa) river, tributary of Shuparo River, Oyubari (Yubari) region, Hokkaido. Coordinates for Shuparo River.Kagahara, loc. Sn0002/loc. 295 : Honshu - Gunma 14022 33853 54260 55938
near Kagahara, Nakazato village, Gunma prefecture, Honshu, Japanroadcut, Highway 45, Moshi : Iwate - ? 54260 54277 55479 55938
Moshi, Iwaizumi-cho, Shimohei-gun, Iwate prefecture, Honshu, Japan; in road-cut along Hwy 45Mifune-ryu, Kami-Umeki : Kumamoto - ? 13873 41617 54260 54277 55938
Kami-Umeki, Mifune-cho, Kamimashiki-gun, Kumamoto prefecture, western Kyushu, W of Mt. AsoKO2 locality, Shokawa Village, Kobudani Valley : Gifu - ? 13515 14077 37287 54268 54277 69508
road cut along branch system of Kobudani Valley, near Shokawa village, Gifu prefectureOkurodani Valley ornithopod site 1 : Honshu - Gifu 13515
road cut along Okurodani Velley, Shokawa village, Gifu prefectureOkurodani Valley ornithopod site 2 : Honshu - Gifu 13515
road cut along Okurodani Velley, Shokawa village, Gifu prefectureKaseki-kabe (facies II), Shiramine : Ishikawa - ? 8713 13515 13526 19215 69508
Kuwajima "Kaseki-kabe" (= "fossil bluff"), Shiramine vilage, Ishikawa prefecture, central JapanKaseki-kabe (facies I), Shiramine : Ishikawa - ? 8713 13515 13526 69508
Kuwajima "Kaseki-kabe" (= "fossil bluff"), Shiramine vilage, Ishikawa prefecture, central JapanAmagimi Dam, Tashiro (loc. no. 1) : Kumamoto - Kamimashiki 13873 41617 54260 60601 80958 80961
roadside exposure near Amagimi Dam, at Tashiro, Mifune-cho, Kamimashiki-Gun, Kunamoto Prefecture"Fossil Wall", Kuwajima : Ishikawa - ? 14022 14092 36936 54260 54268 54277 82449
"Fossil Wall", Kuwajima, in Shiramine village, Kaseki-Kabe, Hakusan CityArashima, Toba city : Mie - ? 14079 18726 19215 41006 46153 55479
seashore cliff outcrop at Arashima, Toba city, Shima peninsula, Mie prefecture, SW Japan; prints from about 15 m W and probably same levelMekkodani, Okuchi tracksite : Ishikawa - Ishikawa-gun 16852 29448 29482
site is at junction of Mekkodani and Koedani, Oguchi-mura, Ishikawa-gun, Ishikawa prefectureOshimizu, Oyama Town tracksite : Toyama - Kaminiikawa-gun 14092 16852 23473 29362 29368 29448 55479 78629
Oshimizu (= Ooshimizu), Ooyama-machi, Kaminiikawa-gunMifune tracksite : Kumamoto - Kamimashiki-gun 16852 29448
Mifune Town, Kumamoto prefectureIse, Toba City tracksite : Mie - ? 16852 29448
Ise, Toba City, Totani seashore, Arashima-choKoyamada, Kashima tracksite : Fukushima - Soma-gun 16852 29448 79253
Oyamada, Kashima-cho, Soma-gun, Fukushima Prefecture; a mountain forest along the deciduous pine forest road, south branch line of Punazaka 148, privately owned by Mr. Yoshimitsu Endo, who lives in Gifu prefectureTsurubo area, Iwaki City, Ashizawa Formation : Fukushima - ? 24482
Kitadani Dinosaur Quarry (upper, BB II) : Fukui - Katsuyama 29361 29441 37922 54271 55479 60586
left bank of Sugiyama River, Katsuyama city, Fukui prefecture.Kitadani tracksite : Fukui - Katsuyama 29361 29362 29448 34308 54277 55479
left bank of Sugiyama River, Katsuyama city, Fukui prefecture. Track layers within the Kitadani dinosaur quarryKamegai, Oyama Town tracksite : Toyama - Kaminiikawa-gun 29362 29369 29448 54268 54277 55479 78629
Kamegai outcrop, Ooyama (Ohyama, Oyama) town, Toyama prefecture, Toyama cityConfluence of Rubeshibe River and 36 Ten-zawa Creek : Hokkaido - Nakagawa-cho 29461 55479 82423
Confluence of the Rubeshibe River and 36 Ten-zawa Creek in Nakagawa Town in Hokkaido Prefecture, JapanIchinose Bridge, Nakazato : Gunma - ? 24481 33853
near the Ichinose Bridge, over the Mamonozawa River, Nakazato (Nakasato) Village, Gunma- Spinosauridae identifié comme ? Siamosaurus sp.
Katsurazawa River dam : Hokkaido - ? 33186 37364
found near the upper stream of the Ikushunbetsu River, along bank of Kikumezawa Creek near its mouth, 500 m above dam at Lake Katsurazawa (Katsurasawa), Mikasa City.
"East bank of Kikumen Creek, about 350 m upstream from its junction with Lake Katsurazawa, near Mikasa City, central Hokkaido, Japan"Shirakawa Village tracksite : Gifu - Ono 16852 29448 33283 54260 54268 54277 55479
along Lake Hakasui in upper reaches of Oshirakawa River, Shirakawa VillageKanna, Sebayashi : Gunma - ? 33853
"The single specimen (NDC-P0001) of a Theropod tooth was collected by Y. Watanabe from a block of poorly sorted conglomerate along the right branch of a mountain stream flowing into the Mamonozawa River, north of Sebayashi Hamlet, Kanna Town, Gunma Prefecture"Section T-1, Shiroiwa River : Toyama - Tateyama 33965
upper stream area, Shiroiwa River, Tateyama regionSection T-3, Shiroiwa River : Toyama - Tateyama 33965
upper stream area, Shiroiwa River, Tateyama regionKatuura Town : Tokushima - Katsuura 54226 54277 55479
small valley, Katuura Town (Katsu-ura-cho), Tokushima PrefectureKamitaki Bonebed Quarry, Tamba City : Hyogo - ? 37923 41005 41006 52192 70938 79483
On the riverbed of the Sasayama River in Kamitaki, Sannan-cho, Tamba City, Hyogo Prefecture, Japan- Tambatitanis amicitiae
- Tyrannosauroidea
- Iguanodontidae
- Ankylosauria
- Therizinosauroidea
- Subtiliolithus hyogoensis
Minamizawa, Kohisa : Fukushima - ? 38256 41006 54260 54277
Minamizawa, Kohisa, Iwaki city - coordinates for Ohisamachi KohisaOhisa-cho, Iwaki : Fukushima - Iwaki 54277 83329
Ohisa-cho, Iwaki city; coordinates for Ohisamachi OhisaKamigahara, Survey Point 3 : Gunma - ? 41006 82300
from Kamigara, Kan-na (Kanna) TownShirafunenosawa River, Inasato (Locality 1) : Hokkaido - Hobetsu 42111 71248
Oarashidani : Ishikawa - Shiramine 43045
Geographically, the Oarashidani locality occurs in an outcrop along a woodland path in the Shiramine area, Hakusan City. It is only about 2 km east of the more richly fossiliferous Kuwajima Kaseki-kabe or "Fossil Cliff" locality
Oarashidani locality, Shiramine area, Hakusan City, southeastern Ishikawa Prefecture, Honshu, JapanMiyada microvertebrate site (Sasayama) : Hyogo - ? 45999 89376
Miyada microvertebrate site in Sasayama City, Hyogo Prefecture, western HonshuKashima : Kagoshima - ? 46513 70790
Kashima area, Shimokoshikijima Island, one of the Koshikijima Islandsroadside outcrop, Kokuraminami-ku : Fukuoka - ? 50828
roadside outcrop in Kokuraminami-ku, near Kitakysushu City, KyushuHayashi-dani, Izumi village : Fukui - ? 54138
Hayashi-dani (=Hayashidani), Izumi villageKuji Amber Museum bonebed : Iwate - ? 54154 86244 92783
Along the Osawada River on the eastern side of the Kuji Amber Museum (OSD), Iwate Prefecture, JapanHayashidani II tracksite : Fukui - ? 54268
near Hayashidani villageItsuki tracksite : Fukui - ? 54268 82449
Izumi village, Fukui PrefectureKitadani Dinosaur Quarry (middle, BB IV) : Fukui - Katsuyama 54271 60586
Left bank of Sugiyama River, Katsuyama city, Fukui prefecture.
Yoshimo coast : Yamaguchi - ? 54277
from coast of Yoshimo, Shimonoseki cityKitakyushu city : Fukuoka - Kurate 54277
Kitakyushu cityObira-cho : Hokkaido - ? 54277
Obira-cho, NW HokkaidoKitadani Dinosaur Quarry (upper, BB III) : Fukui - Katsuyama 29361 29441 37922 54271 55479 60586 66126 82450
left bank of Sugiyama River, Katsuyama city, Fukui prefecture.Kuji City (PROXY) : Iwate - Kuji 55479
near Kuji city, NE Irate PrefectureKitazawa, Hirono : Fukushima - Hirono 54260 55535 59116 83329
from Kitazawa (= Sakurazawa Valley), Hirono Town, Fukushima PrefectureAw14, Mitsugawa : Hyogo - ? 58337 76677
Quarry about 500 m south of Mitsugawa, Morozumi, Yura Town, Sumoto City.Futagotateko, Takashima Island : Kyushu - ? 23520 59117
Futago colliery, main shaft (= Futagotateko), Mitsubishi Co., Takashima Is., 4.5 km NW of Hashima Is.Shiramine tracksite (II) : Ishikawa - Shiramine 23520 54260 54268
in Shiramine villageBentenjima, Goshoura Island : Kumamoto - ? 60593
shore, Bentenjima, Goshoura IslandKyodomari, Goshoura Island : Kumamoto - ? 60593
shore, Kyodomari, Amakusa, Goshoura IslandAmagimi Dam, Tashiro (loc. no. 4) : Kumamoto - Kamimashiki 60601 92221
upper stream exposure near Amagimi Dam, at Tashiro, Mifune-cho, Kamimashiki-Gun, Kunamoto PrefectureAmagimi Dam, Tashiro (loc. no. 14) : Kumamoto - Kamimashiki 60601 92221
upper roadside exposure near Amagimi Dam, at Tashiro, Mifune-cho, Kamimashiki-Gun, Kunamoto PrefectureOno-gun, Shokawa : Gifu - Shokawa 69314
found in boulders, Ono-gun, Shokawa village (Shogawa)Taniyamadani, Loc. 2 : Fukui - Ishitsiru 71701 75996
on the forest road along the valley mountain valley in the Itoshiro Shirakawa area, and around the forest valley in the upper half of the original area.Hayashidani, Loc. 4 : Fukui - Ishitsiru 71701 75996
Taniyamadani, Loc. 1 : Fukui - Ishitsiru 75996
on the forest road along the valley mountain valley in the Itoshiro Shirakawa area, and around the forest valley in the upper half of the original area.Kanidera tunnel tracksite : Toyama - ? 78629
found during construction of the Kanidera tunnel, Hosoiri village; 10 km W of the Oshimizu dinosaur tracksitewest bank, Asuwa River tracksite : Fukui - ? 79217
Kamitaki Egg Quarry, Tamba City : Hyogo - ? 79483
On the riverbed of the Sasayama River in Kamitaki, Sannan-cho, Tamba City, Hyogo Prefecture, Japan; 10-20m SE of original Kamitaki Bonebed Quarry- Himeoolithus murakamii
- Subtiliolithus hyogoensis
- Dinosauria
Nochino tracksite : Fukui - ? 36936 82449
Nochino, Kuzuryu area, Ono CityTaniyamadani, Shimoyama region : Fukui - ? 82804
in the Shimoyama region north of Kuzuryu Lake in Ono City, Fukui Prefecture (35°55.56’ N, 136°39.46’ E)quarry, Kokura area : Fukuoka - ? 83803
quarry exposure in Kokura areaTawa Rock Quarry : Kagawa - ? 89070
Tawa Rock Quarry (Tawa Saisekijo) in Tawa-Kanewari, Sanuki, Kagawa Prefecture, JapanNishikosa : Hyōgo - ? 89323
Publication(s)
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