Bull. Tohoku Univ. Museum. No. 21, pp. 39‒84, 2022
© by The Tohoku University Museum

Early Anisian (Aegean) ammonoids from the Fukkoshi
Formation (Inai Group) with special reference to the
Olenekian/Anisian boundary in the South Kitakami Belt,
Northeast Japan
Masayuki Ehiro
The Tohoku University Museum, Sendai 980-8578, Japan
Abstract: The Triassic Fukkoshi Formation is integral to clarifying the Olenekian/Anisian boundary
in the South Kitakami Belt, Northeast Japan, because it overlies conformably the Olenekian Osawa
Formation and one hand is covered by the Anisian Isatomae Formation. The middle and upperparts of the Fukkoshi Formation distributed in the Kamiwarizaki area yield abundant ammonoids
consisting of over 30 species belonging to 21 genera, including one new genus Psilokhvalynites
and four new species, Parapopanoceras involutum, Psilokhvalynites takaizumii, Paracrochordiceras
watanabei and Paradanubites ozashiense. The Fukkoshi ammonoid fauna is dominated in
the genera Leiophyllites (very abundant), Paradanubites, Danubites and Paracrochordiceras,
and, in addition, characterized common occurrences of those belonging to the families
Parapopanoceratidae, Japonitidae and Longobarditidae. Although it includes some Olenekian-type
genera, such as Hemilecanites, Pseudosageceras and Metadagnoceras, the majority of the fauna
are early Anisian (Aegean) genera and species. Therefore, the fauna is early Anisian in age, and theOlenekian/Anisian boundary is considered to locate somewhere in the lower part of the Fukkoshi
Formation. The generic composition of the Fukkoshi Aegean ammonoid fauna has similarities withthose of some localities located in the low-latitude regions of the Tethys and Panthalassa, especiallywith that of Qinghai, west China.

Introduction
The Triassic Fukkoshi Formation is the third formation of
the Lower–Middle Triassic Inai Group in the South Kitakami
Belt, Northeast Japan, which is distributed widely in thesouthern part of the Kitakami Massif (Figure 1). The groupis composed of a continuous, fossiliferous, shallow marine(partly alluvial to nearshore marine) clastic sediments, andtherefore, one of the most important reference sequencesof the Lower–Middle Triassic of Japan. It consists of theHiraiso, Osawa, Fukkoshi and Isatomae formations, inascending order (Onuki and Bando, 1959: Figure 2). The
Osawa and Isatomae formations are rich in ammonoids, andmany late Olenekian and Anisian–(Ladinian) ammonoids,
respectively, have been known. The Fukkoshi Formation
locates stratigraphically between them and, therefore,
is important to elucidate the stratigraphic position of theOlenekian/Anisian boundary (OAB) in the South Kitakami
Belt. The Fukkoshi Formation is, however, almost barenof ammonoid, since it is dominated in sandstone. Veryfew ammonoids have been described or reported from the
Fukkoshi Formation until now, but it still remains doubtful
about the stratigraphic position and taxonomy of these
specimens, as discussed below.
Recently, new ammonoid localities of the Fukkoshi
Formation were found in the Kamiwarizaki area, the borderarea of the north-side Minamisanriku Town and southside Kitakami-cho of Ishinomaki City, Miyagi Prefecture.
The ammonoid fauna is rather diverse and were collected
definitely from some horizons belong to the middle to upper
part of the formation. This paper describes these ammonoids
and discusses its biostratigraphical and biogeographicalsignificances.

Stratigraphy of the Fukkoshi Formation and its
biostratigraphic problems
The Fukkoshi Formation, 200 to 300 meters in total
thickness, consists mostly of sandstone and alternating
beds of sandstone and mudstone, with minor amount of

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Figure 1. Index map (A) and simplified geologic map of the Southern Kitakami Massif (South Kitakami Belt), Northeast
Japan, showing the distribution of the Lower-Middle Triassic Inai Group and study area (Fig. 2) (B). Longitude
and latitude are from the International Terrestrial Reference Frame. Thick solid and broken lines are faults.
NDB: Nedamo Belt, NKB: North Kitakami Belt, SKB: South Kitakami Belt. Localities 1–4 are related ammonoid
localities: see text.

mudstone. It overlies conformably the Osawa Formation,and in turn is covered conformably by the Isatomae
Formation.
The Osawa Formation is dominated in laminatedmudstone (250 to 350 m thick), and yields rich ammonoids.

Twenty-seven ammonoid genera have been described fromthe formation (e.g. Bando and Shimoyama, 1974; Ehiro etal., 2016; Ehiro, 2022 in press). The lower to middle partof the formation, the Subcolumbites Zone of Bando andShimoyama (1974), yields Columbites parisianus HyattEarly Anisian (Aegean) ammonoids from the Fukkoshi Formation, South Kitakami Belt, Northeast Japanand Smith and Subcolumbites perrinismithi (Arthaber),associated with such genera as Hemilecanites, Albanites,
Pseudosageceras, Tardicolumbites, Yvesgalleticeras,
Hellenites, Metadagnoceras, Procarnites, Olenekoceras,
Nordophiceratoides, etc. The lower part of the upper part,the Arnautoceltites Zone of Bando and Shimoyama (1974),
contains Arnautoceltites, Nordophiceras, Prenkites, etc.
These two zones are correlated with the upper Olenekian(Bando and Shimoyama, 1974; Ehiro et al., 2016). Ehiro(2022 in press) proposed a new ammonoid zone, theEodanubites Zone, in the uppermost part of the formation,
based on the section at the south of Asadanuki (Loc. 1 inFigure 1). It consists of Olenekian genera Eodanubites,
Pseudosageceras, Ceccaisculitoides and Procarnites,
associated with Japonites and Procladiscites. The latter two
genera are common in the Anisian, but already appeared in
the latest Olenekian strata, and therefore, the Eodanubites
Zone is correlated with the uppermost Olenekian (Ehiro,
2022 in press).
Recently, Shigeta (2022 in press) re-examined someammonoid species reported from the lower to middle part
(Subcolumbites Zone) of the Osawa Formation by Bandoand Shimoyama (1974), and concluded that Columbites
parisianus, Subcolumbites perrinismithi and Eophyllites
cf. dieneri, collected from the Motoyoshi area, should be
attributed to Hellenites tchernyschewiensis Zakharov, H.
inopinatus Kiparisova, Neocolumbites grammi Zakharov, N.
insignis Zakharov, Procolumbites ussuriensis (Zakharov)and P. subquadratus Zakharov. Even in such case, thisfauna is compared with that of the N. insignis Zone of South
Primorye, Russian Far East, and correlated to the upper
Olenekian (Spathian) as a conventional one.
The Fukkoshi Formation is composed of thick sandstone
and alternating beds of sandstone and mudstone, with total
thickness of 200–300 m. According to Kamada (1984) thesesandstones of the Fukkoshi Formation were deposited
as a submarine fan complex. Because of its sandstone
dominated facies, the Fukkoshi Formation is almost barenof ammonoids. Only some Anisian species, Gymnites cf.
watanabei (Mojsisovics), Hollandites sp. and Balatonites
cf. kitakamicus (Diener), reported by Shimizu (1930), were
designated to come from the middle part of the Fukkoshi
Formation (Onuki and Bando, 1959). However, there aresome doubts about the stratigraphic position and localityof these ammonoids (Ishibashi, 2006) and reexaminationis needed. The locality of Shimizu (1930)’s ammonoids
was positioned by Onuki and Bando (1959) to the east of
Yanaizu (Loc. 3a in Figure 1), where the Fukkoshi Formation
is distributed. But, according to the attached label ofBalatonites cf. kitakamicus specimen (IGPS coll. cat. no.
36530) by Shimizu (1930), the locality is “Road side near
the southern end of Yanaizu Town”. The southern end of41

Yanaizu Town in 1930 is located about 4 km to the south of
Yanaizu (Fig. 1, loc. 3b), not to the east, and therefore exact
stratigraphic horizon of these ammonoids is unknown.
On the other hand, ammonoid specimens, Danubites aff.
ambica Diener, Danubites sp., Leiophyllites cf. pitamaha(Diener) and L. aff. pradyumna (Diener), described from a
locality at Konori (Konori-hama), Onagawa Town (Bando,
1970; Loc. 4 in Figure 1), which are considered to come fromthe Osawa Formation, may actually belong to the Fukkoshi
Formation. Bando (1970) stated that these ammonoids
were collected from the alternating beds of the uppermost
part of the Osawa Formation, but these alternating beds
may lithologically belong to the Fukkoshi Formation. In fact,
Working Group on the Permian-Triassic Systems (1975, p.
172), the members of which include Y. Bando, regarded thehorizon of these ammonoids as the Fukkoshi Formation.
The outcrop at Konori, however, was lost when thereconstruction work of “2011 off the Pacific coast of Tohoku
Earthquake” was extended, and the effective re-examination
is impossible.
Thus, the reliability of the ammonoid stratigraphy,
considered to come from the Fukkoshi Formation until now,
is insufficient.
The Isatomae Formation is more than 1,000 m thick andconsists of sandy laminated mudstone, often with thicksandstones or alternating beds of sandstone and mudstone.
Many Anisian ammonoids have been described from theformation by Mojsisovics (1888), Diener (1916a), Shimizu(1930) and others. The fauna comprises such genera
as Hollandites, Danubites, Gymnites, Japonites, Sturia,
Balatonites, Ussurites, Leiophyllites, etc. These ammonoids
are mostly from the middle part of the formation and thosefrom the lower part are rare. Ishibashi (2006) reported,
although not yet described, some species collected fromthe basal part of the formation at Kudanohama in Utatsu
area (Loc. 2 in Figure 1). He set two ammonoid zones
in the basal part: the Grambergia kitakamiensis Zone
below and the Lenotropites isatomaensis–Leiophyllites cf.
pseudopradyumna Zone above. The former zone yields
Grambergia kitakamiensis Ishibashi (MS), Grambergiasp., Tropigastrites cf. lahontanus Smith and Ussurites
sp. The latter consists of Lenotoropites isatomaensis
Ishibashi (MS), Leiophyllites pseudopradyumna (Welter)
and Paracrochordiceras sp. These Kudanohama ammonoid
zones probably corresponds to the Lenotropites–Japonites
Zone (Aegean: lowermost Anisian) of Qinghai, China(He et al., 1986), Japonites welteri beds to Lenotropites
caurus Zone (lower Anisian) of Nevada (Bucher, 1989),
Paracrochordiceras–Japonites beds (Aegean) of Deşli CairaHill, Romania (Grădinaru et al., 2007) and Chios (Assereto,
1974; Fantini Sestini, 1981).

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Figure 2. G eologic map of the Kamiwarizaki area (simplified from Kamada and Takizawa, 1992) (A) and columnar sectionsof the Fukkoshi Formation showing the ammonoid horizons (Fk-1–Fk-6) (B). Routes of the columnar sections (a–a’,
b–b’ and c–c’) are shown in figure A.

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Materials and the stratigraphy of the newammonoid localities
Ammonoids specimens described here were collectedfrom the middle to upper part of the Fukkoshi Formation
distributed in the Kamiwarizaki area (Figure 1). In this area,
strata of the Inai Group, from the middle part of the Hiraiso
Formation to the lower part of the Isatomae Formation,
distribute parallel to the eastern coast of Kamiwarizaki(Figure 2A), striking nearly N-S and dipping 45˚-70˚ westerly.
Nearly continuous sections of the Fukkoshi Formation cropout along the southern and northern coasts, but the outcrops
are rather rare and imperfect in the inland area. Along thesouthern coast (a-a’ section in Figure 2B), the basal part of
the Fukkoshi Formation, consisting of the alternating beds ofsandstone and mudstone, conformably covers the laminatedmudstone of the underlying Osawa Formation. The lower
part of the formation (about 65 m thick) is dominated in
massive sandstone and sandstone dominated alternating
beds of sandstone and mudstone, but intercalating with thinalternating beds or mudstone dominated alternating beds ofsandstone and mudstone (about 22 m) in the lower part. The
middle part (about 34 m) is composed of laminated or poorly
laminated mudstones, intercalating with thin sandstone beds
(ca. 1.5 m thick, consisting of alternating beds of sandstone
and mudstone, and sandstone) in the uppermost part (fromca. 4.5 m to 3 m below the top). Ammonoid horizons Fk1a, Fk-1b and Fk-1c are in this mudstone beds (locatedat 38°36′18″N, 141°30′59″E). Horizon Fk-1c is situatedabout 7-8 m above the base of the mudstone. Fk-1a andFk-1b are in the uppermost part of the mudstone beds
and separated by the above-mentioned sandstone beds.
Fk-1a has an interval (1.5 m thick) from ca. 2 m to 0.5 m
below the intercalating sandstones, and Fk-1b has ca. 2
m interval immediately above the sandstone (Figure 2B).
The upper part of the formation is about 75 m in thickness
and dominated in sandstone. Thin (usually less than 3 m)
mudstone beds are often intercalated in the lower part, andabout 7 m mudstone dominated part are in the upper part.
The last mudstone beds are separated into the lower andupper parts by thin sandstone. The ammonoid horizon Fk2a and Fk-2b (located at 38°36′19″N, 141°30′56″E) aresituated in the lower and upper parts of this mudstone beds,
respectively (Figure 2B).
Along the old forest road (b-b’ section in Figure 2B) to
the northwest of Ozashi, rather thick mudstone beds (20m+ thick) are sporadically cropped out, dipping steeply
to the west. This mudstone beds are situated above thesporadically distributed sandstone beds and are correlatedwith the mudstone dominated part (middle part) of the a-a’section. From the upper part of this beds, two ammonoids
were collected (Horizon Fk-3a and 3b: 38°36′53″N,

43141°31′8″E).
Nearly continuous section of the Fukkoshi Formation
can also be observed along the northern coast, east of
Terahama (c-c’ section in Figure 2B). Although some parts
are missing or hardly accessible, the total thickness of theformation is estimated to be about 240 m, which is slightly
thicker than that along the southern coast. In this section,
the lower (about 110 m) and upper (ca. 90 m) parts of the
Fukkoshi Formation are composed mainly of sandstone
and alternating beds of sandstone and mudstone, withminor amount of mudstone intercalations. The middle
part (ca. 35 m thick) consists of laminated mudstone. This
mudstone dominated part is stratigraphically correlated withthe middle mudstone dominated part along the southerncoast, although no ammonoid fossil has been collected
here. Some mudstone intercalations in the upper part yieldammonoids: Fk-4 and Fk-5 (38°38′9″N, 141°31′26″E), andFk-6 (38°38′10″N, 141°31′25″E) (Figure 2B). Fk-4 yields only
one poorly preserved, undeterminable specimen, so it will
not be covered here.
The precise correlation of thin mudstone intercalationsin the upper part of the formation between those distributealong the southern and northern coasts is difficult, becauseof lateral facies change and thickness change of each bed.
But, considering their relative stratigraphic positions, thehorizon Fk-2a and Fk-2b seem to be roughly correlated with
Fk-6.
Ammonoid specimens studied in this paper were buried
in mudstone beds with their plane of symmetry lying
mostly parallel to the bedding plane. Many specimens
are preserved only their lower half due to probably
the synsedimentary erosion. Some specimens having
extremely narrow shell, such as ones belong to the genera
Pseudosageceras, Psilokhvalynites, Arctohungarites andLeiophyllites, sometimes hold both sides of the shell, but it isdifficult to measure their exact shell width, because they had
suffered from severe tectonic flattening. Thin film-like pyrite
crystals are sometimes formed on the outer or inner shellsurfaces.

Systematic description
The specimens described here are all kept in the Tohoku
University Museum (Institution abbreviation: IGPS = Instituteof Geology and Paleontology, Tohoku University, Sendai).
Systematic descriptions basically follow the classification
established by Tozer (1981, 1994) and terminology of conchshape (umbilical width) follows Korn (2010). The following
abbreviations are used in the descriptions: D = diameterof whorl, H = height of whorl, W = width of whorl, UD =diameter of umbilicus.

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Order Ceratitida Hyatt, 1884
Superfamily Xenodiscoidea Frech, 1902
Family Hemilecanitidae Guex et al., 2010
Genus Hemilecanites Spath, 1934
Type species.—Lecanites discus Arthaber, 1908.
Hemilecanites discus (Arthaber, 1908)
Figures 3.1, 3.2

Lecanites discus Arthaber, 1908, p. 268, pl. 11, figs. 5a–c;
Renz and Renz, 1948, p. 55.
Hemilecanites discus (Arthaber), Spath, 1934, p. 135, pl.
13, figs. 7a–7d; Kummel in Arkell et al., 1957, p. L136, fig.
169-3; Chao, 1959, p. 41, pl. 3, figs. 1, 2; Kummel, 1969,
p. 374, pl. 25, figs. 9, 10, text-fig. 4-E; Ehiro et al., 2016, p.
93, figs. 2.1–2.3.
Material examined.—Two specimens, IGPS coll. cat. nos.
112546 and 112547.
Descriptive remarks.—The conch is evolute andcompressed, with lenticular cross section. They attain morethan 23 (no. 112547) and 27 mm (no. 112546) in maximum
diameter, but the last volution of each conch is not wellpreserved. It consists of phragmocone and living chamber,the latter occupies about one volution. In specimen no.
112547, at a diameter of ca. 20 mm, the correspondingheight and umbilical diameter are ca. 6.0 and 8.8 mm(UD/D = 0.44), respectively. In specimen no. 112546, theheight and umbilical diameter at D = ca. 27 mm are ca. 7.5
and 13.3 mm (UD/D = 0.49), respectively.
The flanks are broadly convex to nearly flat, with broadly
rounded umbilical and ventral shoulders. The maximum
width is at about the center of the flank. The venter is notwell preserved. The umbilicus is shallow. The shell surface
seems to be smooth. The external lateral suture is partly
preserved. It is goniatitic and consists of three roundedsaddles and three probably rounded lobes. Sides of lobes
are nearly parallel. The saddles and lobes diminish in size
slightly towards the umbilicus.
Although the sutural trace differs slightly from that of thetype specimen of Hemilecanites discus (Lecanites discus
Arthaber, 1908), the general shell shape and dimensionsof the present specimens are similar to those of the typespecimen from the late Olenekian of Albania (Arthaber,
1908, p. 268, pl. 11, figs. 5a–c). The species of the genus
Hemilecanites have mostly been known from the late
Olenekian strata, but H. cf. paradiscus Kummel were
described from the Lower Anisian Japonites welteri beds,
NW. Nevada (Bucher, 1989, p. 961, pl.6, figs. 7-8, text fig. 3).
Occurrence.—Both specimens are from the middle
part (Fk-1b) of the Fukkoshi Formation at the south of

Ozashi, Jusanhama, Kitakami-cho, Ishinomaki City, Miyagi
Prefecture.
Superfamily Sageceratoidea Hyatt, 1884
Family Sageceratidae Hyatt 1884
Genus Parasageceras Welter, 1915
Type species.—Parasageceras discoidale Welter, 1915.
Parasageceras aff. discoidale Welter
Figures 3.3, 3.4
aff. Parasagecers discoidale Welter, 1915, p. 113, pl. 89, fig.
4; Kutassy, 1932, p. 608; Spath, 1934, p. 62, text-figs.
9a–9c.
Parasagecers aff. discoidale Welter, Spath, 1934, p. 62.
Material examined.—Two specimens, IGPS coll. cat. nos.
112548 and 112549.
Description.—The specimen no. 112548 consists
largely of a phragmocone with a part of body chamber.
The conch diameter attains about 25 mm in the obliquely
deformed state. The umbilicus is not well preserved, butvery small. Another specimen (no. 112549) is composedof phragmocone and body chamber, the latter of which
occupies about three-fourth of the last whorl. It attains adiameter of ca. 21.5 mm, and corresponding height andumbilical diameter are 12.2 and 2.2 mm (UD/D = 0.10),
respectively. The sides of both specimens are nearly flat,with broadly rounded umbilical shoulder and acute ventral
shoulder. The venter seems to be flat. Faint, slightly
sigmoidal fine ribs, projected and most distinct near theventral shoulder, are on the sides.
The ventral lobe is shallow and divided into two, simple,
pointed prongs by a low, rounded, median saddle. The firstlateral lobe is widest and has four irregular denticulations
at the base. A denticulation situated on the ventral side ismost remarkable. The second to sixth lateral lobes are bifid,
and the followings (more than three, probably eight or more)
have rounded base. The second lobe has nearly the same
width as the first, but slightly small and shallow. The second
lateral saddle is as large as the first and highest. The othersaddles and lobes diminish in size toward the umbilicus.
Almost lateral saddles have rounded crest, except for thesixth, which is slightly wider than the surrounding ones anddivided into two parts by a shallow depression.
Comparison.—The shell shape and surface ornamentationof the present species are similar to those of Parasagecers discoidale Welter, 1915 from the Anisian of Timor. But
the present species differs from the Timor species in having
more flexosus ribs, and in having complex first lateral lobe.
Occurrence.—Middle part (Fk-1a: no. 112548 and Fk-

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Figure 3. H emilecanites, Parasageceras, Pseudosageceras and Megaphyllites from the Fukkoshi Formation in the
Kamiwarizaki area, South Kitakami Belt, Northeast Japan.
	1 and 2, Hemilecanites discus (Arthaber); 1, IGPS coll. cat. no. 112546; 1a, lateral view; 1b, suture line; 2,
IGPS coll. cat. no. 112547; 2a, lateral view; 2b, suture line; 3 and 4, Parasageceras aff. discoidale Welter; 3,
IGPS coll. cat. no. 112548; 3a, lateral view; 3b, suture line; 4, IGPS coll. cat. no. 112549, lateral view; 5–7,
Pseudosageceras multilobatum Noetling; 5, IGPS coll. cat. no. 112550; 5a, lateral view; 5b, suture line; 6, IGPS
coll. cat. no. 112551; 6a, lateral view; 6b, suture line; 7, IGPS coll. cat. no. 112552, lateral view; 8, Megaphyllites
sp., IGPS coll. cat. no. 112664; 8a, lateral view; 8b, suture line. Scale bars are 1 cm unless otherwise stated.

1b: no. 112549) of the Fukkoshi Formation at the south of
Ozashi, Jusanhama, Kitakami-cho, Ishinomaki City, Miyagi
Prefecture.
Family Hedenstroemiidae Waagen, 1895
Genus Pseudosageceras Diener, 1895aType species.— Pseudosageceras sp., Diener, 1895a.
Pseudosageceras multilobatum Noetling
Figures 3.5–3.7
Pseudosageceras sp., Diener, 1895 a, p. 28, pl. 1, fig. 8.

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Pseudosageceras multilobatum Noetling, 1905a, p. 181,
pls. 19–27; Noetling, 1905b, pl. 23, fig. 4, pl. 25, fig. 1,
pl. 26, fig. 3; Arthaber, 1908, p. 279, pl. 12, fig. 3; Krafft
and Diener, 1909, p. 145, pl. 21, fig. 5; Wanner, 1911, p.
181, pl. 7, fig. 4; Welter, 1922, p. 94, text-fig. 3; Diener,
1925, p. 96, fig. 26 ; Smith, 1932, p. 87, pl. 4, figs. 1–3, pl.
5, figs. 1–6, pl. 25, figs. 7–16, pl. 60, fig. 32, pl. 63, figs.
1–6; Collignon, 1933, p. 56, pl. 11, fig 2; Spath, 1934, p.
54, text-fig. 6a; Kiparisova, 1947, p. 127, pl. 25, figs. 3–4;
Chao, 1959, p. 31, 183, pl. 1, figs., 9, 12; Jeannet, 1959,
p. 30, pl. 6, fig. 1; Tozer, 1961, p. 44, pl. 13, figs. 8, 9;Chao et al., 1965, p. 135, pl. 35, fig. 5; Kummel, 1966, p.
388, pl. 1, figs. 11, 12; Hada, 1966, pl. 4, fig. 6; Kummel
and Erben, 1968, p. 112, pl. 19, fig. 9; Shevyrev, 1968,
p. 79, pl. 1, figs. 1, 2; Kummel, 1969, p. 361, pl. 34, fig.
6, text-fig. 2; Collignon, 1973, p. 5, pl. 1, fig. 1; Weitschat
and Lehmann, 1978, p. 75, pl. 10, fig. 2; Vu Khuc, 1984, p.
26, pl. 1, fig. 1, text-fig. 1; Pakistani-Japanese ResearchGroup, 1985, pl. 12, figs. 5–7, pl. 14, fig. 3; Vu Khuc,1991, p. 119, pl. 45, figs. 5, 6, text-fig. 2.2; Tozer, 1994, p.
83, pl. 18, fig. 1, text-fig. 17; Brayard and Bucher, 2008,
p. 70, pl. 37, figs. 1–5, text-fig. 61; Shigeta and Zakharov,in Shigeta et al., 2009, p. 140, figs. 129, 130; Brühwiler
et al., 2010, p. 429, fig. 16.14; Brühwiler and Bucher in
Brühwiler et al., 2012a, p. 47, pl. 26, fig. 4; Brühwiler andBucher, in Brühwiler et al., 2012b, p. 109, figs. 95A–95N;
Brayard et al., 2013, p. 208, figs. 77a–77f; Shigeta andNguyen, in Shigeta et al., 2014, p. 137, figs. 98, 99; Ehiro,
2016, p. 2, fig. 2.1; Ehiro, 2022 in press, figs. 5.2, 5.3.
Pseudosageceras intermontanum Hyatt and Smith, 1905,
p. 99, pl. 4, figs. 1–3, pl. 5, figs. 1–6, pl. 63, figs. 1, 2.;
Mathews, 1929, p. 3, pl. 1, figs. 18–22; Renz and Renz,
1948, p. 90, pl. 16, figs. 4, 7.
Pseudosageceras drinense Arthaber, 1911, p. 201, pl. 17,
figs. 6, 7; Spath, 1934, p. 55, text-fig. 6c; Renz and Renz,
1948, p. 92, pl. 16, fig. 6.
Pseudosageceras clavisellatum Diener, 1913, p. 28, pl. 4,
figs. 5, 6.
Pseudosageceras paomochungenense Tien, 1933, p. 24, pl.
3, fig. 7; Chao et al., 1965, p. 137, pl. 35, figs. 12, 13.
Pseudosageceras cf. clavisellatum Diener, Renz and Renz,
1948, p. 90, pl. 16, fig. 3.
Pseudosageceras longilobatum Kiparisova, in Kiparisova
and Krishtofovich, 1954, p. 20, pl. 11, fig. 3; Kiparisova,
1961, p. 29, pl. 6, fig. 1, 2, text-fig. 2; Popov, 1961, p. 12,
pl. 10, fig. 1, text-fig. 2.
Pseudosageceras cf. longilobatum Kiparisova, 1961, p. 30,
pl. 5, fig. 3, text-fig. 3.
Pseudosageceras longilobatum var. kwangsiense Chao,
1959, p. 32, 186, pl. 1, figs. 5, 6, pl. 8, figs. 10, 11, text-fig.
5c; Chao et al., 1965, p. 136, pl. 35, figs. 14–16.
Pseudosageceras tsotengense Chao, 1959, p. 32, 184, pl.

1, figs. 7, 8, text-fig. 5b; Chao et al., 1965, p. 136, pl. 35,
figs. 9–11.
Pseudosageceras schamarense Kiparisova, 1961, p. 31, pl.
7, figs. 3a, 3b.
Material examined.—Three specimens, IGPS coll. cat.
nos. 112550–112552.
Description.—Three specimens, strongly compressed
and involute with almost closed umbilicus, are at hand.
The specimen no. 112552 is about 80 mm in diameterand consists of phragmocone and body chamber, thelatter occupies about three-fourth of the last whorl. The
diameter of the fragmental specimens nos. 112550 and
112551, both consists of phragmocone, exceed 60 and 40
mm, respectively. The sides are almost flat except for theslightly depressed umbilical margin. The venter is not wellpreserved, but estimated to be acutely rounded. The shellsurface appears to be smooth. The suture is ceratitic withnumerous adventitious elements. The lateral lobes are
essentially bifid, but some of which are again bifid or, rarely,
trifid.
Discussion.—Although the present specimens ofPseudosageceras are not so well preserved, their generalshell morphologies and especially the shape of the suturelines allow to identify it with Pseudosageceras multilobatum
Noetling.
Occurrence.—Middle part (Fk-1a: no. 112551; Fk-1b:
nos. 112550 and 112552) of the Fukkoshi Formation at thesouth of Ozashi, Jusanhama, Kitakami-cho, Ishinomaki City,
Miyagi Prefecture.
Superfamily Megaphyllitoidea Mojsisovics, 1896
Family Parapopanoceratidae Tozer, 1971
Genus Parapopanoceras Haug, 1894
Type species.— Popanoceras verneuili Mojsisovics, 1886.
Remarks.—When Popov (1961) proposed a new genus
Stenopopanoceras, the fundamental difference between
the genera Parapopanoceras and Stenopopanoceras isin the shell shape. However, Dagys and Ermakova (1981)
clarified that the shell shape of the genus Parapopanoceras
is variable not only between species but also in the stepsof ontogeny, and shell shape in some of them is similar tothat of Stenopopanoceras. They considered, instead, thatthe distinctive feature of the genus Parapopanoceras is in
the suture line: the species of the genus Parapopanoceras
have at least four external lateral lobes, which are serrated
not only the bases but also their sides, even in their early
ontogenetic stage.
Parapopanoceras involutum sp. nov.

Early Anisian (Aegean) ammonoids from the Fukkoshi Formation, South Kitakami Belt, Northeast Japan
Figures 4.1–4.7
Material examined.—Eight specimens, IGPS coll. cat. nos.
112553 (holotype) and 112554–112560 (paratypes).
Etymology.―The species name is from its involute shellform.
Diagnosis.—Parapopanoceras having very smallumbilicus (UD/D < 0.11) even in the large specimen (D up
to 120 mm). The number of lateral lobes, which are strongly
denticulate, is four in all ontogenetic stages (D from 20 to
120 mm).
Description.—The specimen no. 112554 is a small
fragment of the ventral part of the phragmocone. The widthof it reaches at least 20 mm. The venter is broadly rounded,
but its broadness may partly be caused by the tectonic
flattening. The ventral shoulder is rounded. The specimen
no. 112557 is a small fragmental phragmocone, and about
a half of a volution is preserved. The shell diameter is ca. 20
mm with a small umbilicus, the ratio of UD/D is estimatedto be 0.21-0.25. The flank is broadly convex and continues
smoothly with broadly rounded venter. The umbilicalshoulder is rounded. Other specimens, including theholotype (no. 112553), consist of phragmocone and bodychamber, the latter of which occupies about two-thirds ofa volution. The maximum preserved shell diameter ranges
from ca. 48 to 124 mm, and the ratios of H/D and UD/D atthe last whorls range 0.42-0.54 and 0.07-0.11 (mostly 0.100.11), respectively. Although the umbilical edge of the bodychamber of the largest specimen (no. 112558) is broken
off and precise ratio of UD/D is unknown, the adoral endof the phragmocone is well preserved and the ratio of UD/
D there (D = ca. 120 mm) is ca. 0.10. The side is convex
with rounded umbilical and ventral shoulders. The maximum
shell width is near the center of the flank. In two specimens(holotype and no. 112559), there are faint, slightly sigmoidal
growth lines on the shell surface, but the shell surfaces of
the rest seem to be smooth.
The ventral lobe is divided into two prongs by a low andnarrow median saddle, and the base to lower one-third of
the sides of the prong is denticulate. The median saddle
is about a half height to the ventrolateral saddles. The firstlateral love has nearly the same width and depth as theventral lobe. There are four lateral lobes in all specimens. Alllobes are strongly denticulate in their base to lower one-thirdof their sides. The first lobe is the largest and they diminish
in size toward the umbilicus. There are some auxiliary
lobes, except for the smallest specimen, at the umbilicalmargin. The crests of lateral saddles are all rounded, andthe saddles also gradually diminish in size towards theumbilicus.
Discussion.—Based on the general shell shape, having
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external suture lines, the present specimens are considered
to belong to the genus Parapopanoceras Haug, 1894. The
present species differs from the known species of the genus
in having small ratio of UD/D (0.10 to 0.11) even in thelarge specimens (D = ca. 50 to 120 mm). Small specimens(D < 40 mm) of P. plicatum Bytschkov have rather smallumbilicus (UD/D = 0.12–0.16), but larger specimens of thespecies (D > 40 mm) have rather large umbilicus (UD/D =0.15–0.34) (Bytschkov in Bytschkov et al., 1976, p. 138, pl.
23, figs. 2–4, text-fig. 13; Dagys and Ermakova, 1981, p. 61,
pl. 11, figs. 1–7, text-figs. 38–41).
Occurrence.—Middle part of the Fukkoshi Formation at thesouth of Ozashi (Fk-1c: nos. 112558, 112560; Fk-1a: nos.
112554, 112557; Fk-1b: nos. 112553, 112556, 112559) andat the northwest of Ozashi (Fk-3b: no. 112555) , Jusanhama,
Kitakami-cho, Ishinomaki City, Miyagi Prefecture.
Family Megaphyllitidae Mojsisovics, 1896
Genus Megaphyllites Mojsisovics, 1879
Type species.—Ceratites Jarbas Münster, 1841.
Megaphyllites sp.
Figures 3.8a, bMaterial examined.—One specimen, IGPS coll. cat. no.
112664.
Descriptive remarks.—A small, discoidal and involute
to sub-involute specimen is examined. It consists of thephragmocone and body chamber, the latter attains about
one-thirds of the preserved last whorl. The shell diameterattains 30.4 mm in the elliptically deformed state, and its
corresponding height and umbilical diameter are 7.2 and ca.
5.0 mm (UD/D = 0.16), respectively. The umbilical margin issomewhat indistinct. The side of the phragmocone is broadly
convex and the maximum width is at about the center ofthe side, whereas the side of the body chamber is nearlyflat. The ventral shoulder is rounded. The small umbilicus
is rather deep and funnel-shaped. The shell surface issmooth without any ornamentation and constriction. The
external suture line is imperfectly preserved, but typical forthe genus Megaphyllites. There are at least seven saddles
and six lobes. The crests of saddles are all rounded. The
second saddle is highest and saddles gradually diminish
in size towards the umbilicus. The deep first lateral lobe
is denticulate not only at the base but also on the sides.
The basal denticulations are strong. The second lobe isnearly equal in depth with the first and have the same
denticulations, the basal two denticulation of which arevery long. The third lobe has nearly the same outline as thesecond, but the depth is about two-thirds of the second.
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Figure 4. P arapopanoceras involutum sp. nov. from the Fukkoshi Formation in the Kamiwarizaki area, South Kitakami Belt,
Northeast Japan.
	1, IGPS coll. cat. no. 112553 (holotype); 1a, lateral view; 1b, suture line; 2, IGPS coll. cat. no. 112554; 2a, ventral
view; 2b, suture line; 3, IGPS coll. cat. no. 112555; 3a, lateral view; 3b, suture line; 4, IGPS coll. cat. no. 112556,
lateral view; 5, IGPS coll. cat. no. 112559, lateral view; 6, IGPS coll. cat. no. 112557; 6a, lateral view; 6b, sutureline; 7, IGPS coll. cat. no. 112558; 7a, lateral view; 7b, suture line. Scale bars are 1 cm unless otherwise stated.

umbilicus.
The general shell shape of the present specimen, withbroadly convex to flat sides and small but distinct umbilicus,
is similar to those of Megaphyllites compressus Shevyrev
from Caucasus (Shevyrev, 1995, p. 123, pl. 22, fig. 4, textfig. 73), Megaphyllites evolutus Welter from Timor (Welter,
1915, p. 114, pl. 7, figs. 2a–2c) and from Qinghai (Heet al., 1986, p. 207, pl. 17, figs. 5–7, text-fig. 14c), andMegaphyllites tenuis Chen in He et al. from Qinghai (He etal., 1986, p. 207, pl. 17, figs. 14–16, text-fig. 14d). But it issomewhat difficult to identify it at the specific level becauseof its small size and poor state of preservation.
Occurrence.—Middle part (Fk-1b) of the Fukkoshi
Formation at the south of Ozashi, Jusanhama, Kitakami-cho,Ishinomaki City, Miyagi Prefecture.
Superfamily Dinaritoidea Mojsisovics, 1882

Family Khvalynitidae Shevyrev, 1968
Genus Metadagnoceras Tozer, 1965
Type species.—Metadagnoceras pulchrum Tozer, 1965.
Metadagnoceras sp. A
Figures 5.2a, bMaterial examined.—One specimen, IGPS coll. cat. no.
112561.
Descriptive remarks.—A small specimen is discoidal andinvolute to sub-involute. The maximum shell diameter may
exceed 40 mm, but exact diameter is unclear because its
ventral part of the preserved end is missing. The umbilicus
is small and the ratio of UD/D is estimated to be 0. 15 or so.
The side is broadly convex to nearly flat with the maximum
width at about the center of it. The umbilicus is shallow, but

Early Anisian (Aegean) ammonoids from the Fukkoshi Formation, South Kitakami Belt, Northeast Japanthe umbilical wall is steep with rounded umbilical shoulder.
The venter seems to be convex to flat with sharp ventral
shoulder. The shell surface looks like smooth, but finesinuous ribs are preserved near the apertural end. The
external suture consists of shallow ventral lobe, narrow
first lateral saddle, very large and deep first lateral lobe,
large and rounded second lateral saddle and auxiliaries
near the umbilical margin. One of the prongs of the ventral
lobe is visible and its base has irregular denticulations.
The first lateral saddle is rounded, but its crest is incised.
The first lateral lobe occupies the center of the side and isdenticulate deeply at the base. The denticulations extend
up to the ventral side to nearly the top of the first lateralsaddle, whereas the umbilical side is almost smooth. The
wide rounded second lateral saddle is asymmetric having
long ventral side and short umbilical side. The auxiliaries areshallow and pointed.
The present specimen is rather small and not wellpreserved, so the specific identification is difficult. It
somewhat resembles Metadagnoceras pulchrum Tozer, 1965
from the upper Olenekian (Spathian) of British Columbia in
the general shell shape and outline of the suture, but theshape of the first lateral saddle is different; M. pulchrum has
a symmetric, equally incised first lateral saddle, whereas thethat of the present specimen has irregularly incised ventral
side.
Occurrence.—Middle part (Fk-1a) of the Fukkoshi
Formation at the south of Ozashi, Jusanhama, Kitakami-cho,Ishinomaki City, Miyagi Prefecture.
Metadagnoceras sp. B
Figures 5.1a, bMaterial examined.—One specimen, IGPS coll. cat. no.
112562.
Descriptive remarks.—A fragmental phragmocone is athand. Its height attains more than 30 mm. The venter is
not preserved. The side is nearly flat with acutely roundedumbilical shoulder. The umbilicus probably deep with steep
wall, but not well preserved. The shell surface seems to besmooth. The external lobe is partly preserved, although theventral lobe is missing. The probable first lateral saddle ishighly denticulate, but may be not well individualized. The
large and deep first lateral lobe occupies the central part ofthe side and strongly denticulate. The denticulations extend
up to the ventral side to nearly the top of the first lateralsaddle, whereas the umbilical side is almost smooth. The
second lateral saddle is large and rounded, and its outline
is asymmetrical, having long ventral side and short umbilicalside. Near the umbilical edge, there are some pointed
auxiliary lobes.
Based on the general shell shape and the outline of the49

suture, the present specimen is considered to belong to thegenus Metadagnoceras Tozer, 1965. Its sutural pattern issomewhat similar to that of M. youngi Bucher from the lower
Anisian of Nevada (Bucher, 1989, p. 963, pl. 1, figs. 2–5,
text-fig. 5), but the specific designation is difficult becauseof the fragmental state of preservation of the present
specimen.
Occurrence.—Middle part (Fk-1b) of the Fukkoshi
Formation at the south of Ozashi, Jusanhama, Kitakami-cho,Ishinomaki City, Miyagi Prefecture.
Genus Psilokhvalynites gen. nov.
Type species.—Psilokhvalynites takaizumii gen. and sp.
nov.
Etymology.—The generic name refers to it smooth (Greek,
Psilo-) shell surface, and a genus name Khvalynites, thegeneral shell shape and sutural trace of which resemble
those of the present new genus.
Diagnosis.—The shell is involute and extremely discoidal
with almost smooth surfaces. The sides are broadly
convex and converge slightly to the flat to convex venter.
The external suture line is similar to that of the genus
Khvalynites, consisting a large and deeply denticulate laterallobe and two rounded lateral saddles. The ventral side of thefirst lateral saddle is smooth.
Discussion.— Psilokhvalynites gen. nov. resembles an
Olenekian (Early Triassic) genus Khvalynites Shevyrev,
1968 in its general shell shape and sutural traces. However,smooth shell surface of the new genus is the most distinctive
character from Khvalynites, which has remarkable radialribs. The smooth ventral side of the first lateral saddle of the
new genus is also unique in the family Khvalynitidae. Some
species of Anisian genus Alanites Shevyrev, 1968, such as
Alanites visendus Shevyrev 1968 and A. laevis Tozer, 1994
have smooth surface, but is easily distinguished from thepresent new genus in having thickly trapezoidal shell crosssection and having serrated saddles.
Psilokhvalynites takaizumii gen. and sp. nov.
Figures 5.3–5.7
Material examined.—Seven specimens, IGPS coll. cat.
no. 112563 (holotype) and nos. 112564–112569 (paratypes).
Etymology.—The specific epithet is dedicated to Yukihiro
Takaizumi, who donated many ammonoid specimens,
including the present new species, from the Fukkoshi
Formation.
Diagnosis.―As for the genus.
Description.—The shell is involute and extremely
discoidal. The holotype is the largest and its maximum

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Figure 5. M etadagnoceras, Psilokhvalynites, Aegeiceras?, Eogymnites and Buddhaites? from the Fukkoshi Formation in
the Kamiwarizaki area, South Kitakami Belt, Northeast Japan.
	1, Metadagnoceras sp. B, IGPS coll. cat. no. 112562; 1a, lateral view (U: umbilicus); 1b, suture line; 2,Metadagnoceras sp. A, IGPS coll. cat. no. 112561; 2a, ventral view; 2b, suture line; 3–7, Psilokhvalynites
takaizumii gen. and sp. nov.; 3, IGPS coll. cat. no. 112565; 3a, lateral view; 3b, suture line; 4, IGPS coll. cat. no.
112564, lateral view; 5, IGPS coll. cat. no. 112569, lateral view; 6, IGPS coll. cat. no. 112566; 6a, lateral view; 6b,
suture line; 7, IGPS coll. cat. no. 112563 (holotype); 7a, lateral view; 7b, suture line; 8, Aegeiceras? sp., IGPS
coll. cat. no. 112583; 8a, lateral view; 8b, suture line; 9, Eogymnites sp., IGPS coll. cat. no. 112584; 9a, lateralview; 9b, suture line; 10, Buddhaites? sp., IGPS coll. cat. no. 112588; 10a, lateral view; 10b, suture line. Scalebars are 1 cm unless otherwise stated.

diameter may attain to 90 mm, but it lacks part of shell
margins. The preserved shell diameters of other specimens
range from ca. 30 mm to over 80 mm. The ratio of UD/D
ranges from 0.12 to 0.17, the majority of which is 0.12 to
0.13. The sides are broadly convex to nearly flat with broadly

rounded umbilical shoulder. The maximum shell width isat or near the umbilical shoulder and the sides slightly
converge to the venter. The venter is not well preserved, but,in the holotype, seems to be nearly flat with acute ventral
shoulders. The umbilicus is shallow with low umbilical wall.

Early Anisian (Aegean) ammonoids from the Fukkoshi Formation, South Kitakami Belt, Northeast JapanThe shell surface is almost smooth, except for faint sinuous
growth lines.
The general outline of the external suture line is similar
to that of the genus Khvalynites. The ventral lobe is not wellpreserved, and only probably a part of its prong is visible.
It is shallow and denticulate, with smooth side. A wide anddeep, U-shaped lateral lobe occupies the central part of theflank, with two rounded saddles on each side. The base of
the lobe is deeply denticulate and some small denticulations
are up to the middle part of the ventral side. Crests of two
saddles are rounded. The first lateral saddle is symmetrical,
whereas the wide second saddle is asymmetrical withshort umbilical side, which continue to some pointed small
auxiliary lobes on the umbilical shoulder.
Occurrence.—Middle part (Fk-1a: no. 112564; Fk-1b: nos.
112563, 112565–112568) of the Fukkoshi Formation at thesouth of Ozashi, Jusanhama, Kitakami-cho, Ishinomaki Cityand from the upper part (Fk-5: no. 1112569) at the eastern
coast of Terahama, Togura, Minamisanriku Town, Miyagi
Prefecture.
Superfamily Ceratitoidea Mojsisovics, 1879
Family Acrochordiceratidae Arthaber, 1911
Genus Paracrochordiceras Spath, 1934
Type species.—Acrochordiceras anodosum Welter, 1915.
Paracrochordiceras cf. denseplicatum Fantini Sestini
Figures 6.1–6.3
cf. Acrochordiceras ex aff. anodosum Welter, Bender, 1970,
p. 439, pl. 2, fig. 9.
Paracrochordiceras denseplicatum Fantini Sestini, 1981,
p. 49, pl. 4, figs. 2, 3.
Material examined.—Three specimens, IGPS coll. cat.
nos. 112570–112572.
Descriptive remarks.—Specimens are discoidal and subevolute. The flanks are nearly flat with acutely roundedumbilical shoulder. The umbilicus is shallow. The venter is
not well preserved. Sample no. 112570 attains a maximum
diameter of ca. 42.0 mm, and its corresponding height andumbilical diameter are ca.16.0 and 14.0 mm (UD/D = 0.33),
respectively. There are 39–40 ribs on the shell surface. The
ribs are rectiradiate and run from the umbilical shoulder tothe ventral shoulder, slightly strengthened to the venter,but slightly curve forward at the ventral shoulder. Theyreach to the venter, but whether they cross the venter or
not is unclear because the venter is not well preserved.
Very few ribs bifurcate near the ventral shoulder. The
maximum shell diameter of sample no. 112571 is 43.5 mm,with corresponding height and umbilical diameter of ca.

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13.5 and 15.5 mm (UD/D = 0.36), respectively. There are
34–35 rectiradiate ribs on the last whorl. The ribs run fromthe umbilical shoulder, slightly strengthened to the venterand probably cross the venter. About one-thirds of ribs
bifurcate or associated with short secondary ribs near theventral shoulder. No. 112572 is a fragmental and deformed
specimen having fine ribs resemble to no. 112571.
The external suture is partly preserved in specimen no.
112570. Three lateral saddles and two lateral lobes areobservable, although the first saddle is only preserved onits umbilical side. The saddles are rounded. The lobes arestrongly denticulate at the base and small denticulations
reach to the middle part of their sides.
The general shell outline and surface ornamentation,
especially their flat sides, closely resemble
Paracrochordiceras denseplicatum Fantini Sestini, 1981,
described from the Lower Anisian (Aegean) of Chios Island,
Greece. But I refrain from identifying the present specimens
definitely at the specific level, because the present
specimens are not well preserved and Chios specimen lacks
suture line. Proacrochordiceras kiparisovae Korchinskayadescribed from Spitsbergen (Korchinskaya, 1983, p. 110,
figs 1a–h, 2a–b) is somewhat similar to the present species
in its shell form, surface ornamentation and outline of thesuture line. But the former differs from the latter in having
umbilical tubercles on the inner whorls and in having coarser
ribs.
Occurrence.—Upper part of the Fukkoshi Formation at thesouthern coast of Ozashi (Fk-2b: no. 112570), Jusanhama,
Kitakami-cho, Ishinomaki City, and at the eastern coastof Terahama (Fk-5: nos. 112571, 112572), Togura,
Minamisanriku Town, Miyagi Prefecture.
Paracrochordiceras watanabei sp. nov.
Figures 6.4–6.7
Material examined.—Six specimens: IGPS coll. cat. nos.
112573 (holotype) and 112574–112578 (paratypes).
Etymology.―The species name is to honor Yuta
Watanabe, who collected important specimens including theholotype, and making them available for this study.
Diagnosis.—Paracrochordiceras having coarse radialribs which are largely rursiradiate. The shell is moderately
evolute with oval cross section.
Description.—The shell is discoidal and sub-evolute. It
consists of a phragmocone and body chamber, the latter ofwhich occupies about half part of the preserved last volution.
The maximum diameter ranges from ca. 30 mm to 52.5 mm.
The ratio of UD/D is in the range of 0.38–0.43 (Table 1). The
flanks are nearly flat to broadly convex with acutely roundedumbilical shoulder. The umbilicus is shallow. The venter
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Figure 6. P aracrochordiceras from the Fukkoshi Formation in the Kamiwarizaki area, South Kitakami Belt, Northeast Japan.
	1–3, Paracrochordiceras cf. denseplicatum Fantini Sestini; 1, IGPS coll. cat. no. 112570; 1a, lateral view;
1b, suture line; 2, IGPS coll. cat. no. 112571, lateral view; 3, IGPS coll. cat. no. 112572, lateral view; 4–7,
Paracrochordiceras watanabei sp. nov.; 4, IGPS coll. cat. no. 112574, 4a, lateral view; 4b, suture line; 5, IGPS
coll. cat. no. 112573 (holotype); 5a, lateral view; 5b, suture line; 6, IGPS coll. cat. no. 112575; 6a, lateral view; 6b,
suture line; 7, IGPS coll. cat. no. 112576, lateral view; 8, Paracrochordiceras sp. A, IGPS coll. cat. no. 112579;
8a, lateral view; 8b, suture line; 9-11, Paracrochordiceras sp. B; 9, IGPS coll. cat. no. 112580, lateral view; 10,
IGPS coll. cat. no. 112581; 10a, lateral view; 10b, suture line; 11, IGPS coll. cat. no. 112582, lateral view. Scalebars are 1 cm unless otherwise stated.

rounded ventral shoulder, which continued from the roundedmargin of the side. The maximum shell width is at the centerto ventral two-thirds of the flank, and the flanks slightly
converge to the umbilicus. There are rursiradiate ribs on theflanks. They are convex and sometimes slightly sigmoidal.
They run from the umbilical wall, slightly strengthened andwidened to the venter, and probably cross the venter. They
seem to be simple on the inner whorls, but, on the last whorl,
sometimes bifurcate near the ventral shoulder or associatedby intercalary ribs. There are 28 to 32 (rarely 24) primaryribs on the last whorl.
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Table 1. D imensions (in mm) and ratios of Paracrochordiceras watanabei sp. nov. from the Fukkoshi Formation. α: the angular position adapical from thepreserved end; D: diameter of whorl; H, height ofwhorl; W: width of whorl; UD: diameter of umbilicus.

saddles and two serrated lobes. The ventral lobe is notpreserved. The second saddle is widest and the third issmall. The first lateral lobe is deep, with smooth sides which
are subparallel each other to slightly widened toward thebase. The base has four to five strong denticulations. The
small and shallow second lobe bifurcates, rarely trifurcatesat the base. The auxiliary robe is simple and pointed.
Discussion.—The general shell outline and surface
ornamentation, especially their nearly flat sides, of thepresent species somewhat resembles Paracrochordiceras
denseplicatum (Fantini Sestini, 1981, p. 49, pl. 4, figs. 2, 3)
described from the Lower Anisian (Aegean) of Chios Island,
Greece. The present species, however, clearly distinguishedfrom P. denseplicatum and other previously known speciesof Paracrochordiceras in having coarser, rursiradiate ribs.
Occurrence.—Middle part (Fk-1a: nos. 112577, 112578;
Fk-1b: nos. 112573–112576) of the Fukkoshi Formation at
the southern coast of Ozashi, Jusanhama, Kitakami-cho,Ishinomaki City, Miyagi Prefecture.
Paracrochordiceras sp. A
Figures 6.8a, bMaterial examined.—One specimen, IGPS coll. cat. no.
112579.
Descriptive remarks.—A specimen collected from a float
near the locality Fk-1a and Fk-1b is examined. About twothirds of the conch is preserved. It is discoidal and subevolute. The maximum diameter is about 35 mm, andits corresponding height and umbilical diameter are ca.
12 and 12-13 mm (UD/D = 0.34-0.37), respectively. The
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venter without well-defined umbilical and ventral shoulders.
The maximum shell width is at about the center of theflanks. Exact shell width is not known, but, based on thepreserved shell thickness, the width at least reaches 10mm, and probably larger than the corresponding height.
The umbilicus is deep and umbilical wall is steep. The shellsurface is ornamented with strong radial ribs, which run
from the umbilical shoulder, broadened to the venter andprobably cross the venter. They are rursiradiate on the inner
whorls, but partly falcoid on the last whorl. Although thelarge part of the shell surface of the last whorl is worn out
and not well preserved, many of the ribs on the preserved
last whorl seem to bifurcate at the center of the flank or near
the ventral shoulder. There are 15-16 primary ribs per half
volution.
The external suture is partly preserved, but the ventral
lobe and auxiliary ones near the umbilicus are notpreserved. The crests of three saddles are all rounded. The
first saddle is highest, but narrow, and the second is wide.
The first lateral lobe is wide and deep, showing somewhat
circular outline. Its base is strongly denticulate and shallow
denticulations are up to the middle part of the ventral side.
The small second lateral lobe is also denticulate.
Based on its general shell shape and shape of sutureline, the present specimen very likely belongs to the genus
Paracrochordiceras. Although its coarse ribbing and uniquerib pattern suggests that the present species is a new
species, I refrain from proposing it because of their poor
state of preservation.
Occurrence.—From a float at the middle part (Fk1) of the Fukkoshi Formation at the southern coast of
Ozashi, Jusanhama, Kitakami-cho, Ishinomaki City, Miyagi
Prefecture.
Paracrochordiceras sp. B
Figures 6.9–6.11
Material examined.—Three specimens, IGPS coll. cat.
nos. 112580–112582.
Descriptive remarks.—The specimens are discoidal
and sub-involute to sub-evolute. The maximum diametersof them are ca. 45 mm, and the ratios of UD/D are 0.30
(specimen no. 112580), 0.38 (no. 112581) and 0.44 (no.
112582). The flanks are nearly flat to broadly convex withacutely rounded umbilical and ventral shoulders. The
venter is not well preserved, but seems to be rounded.
The umbilicus is shallow. The maximum width is near theventral shoulder to the center of the flank. The shell surface
is ornamented with slightly sigmoidal to slightly concave,rectiradiate to slightly rursiradiate, fine radial ribs. They
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cross the venter. Very fine ribs or growth lines, parallel tothe primary ribs, are also present in specimen no. 112580.
There are about 50 primary ribs per volution. The suture is
only preserved in specimen no. 112581. It is rather simple
and consists of deep ventral lobe, high and large, rounded
first lateral saddle, moderately deep first lateral lobe, small
second rounded saddle and small second lobe. Although all
lobes are not well preserved, the lower part of the first laterallobe is pointed at three or four parts.
The general shell shape and rib pattern, and the outline of
the suture line of the present specimen resemble with thoseof the species of the genus Paracrochordiceras. The ribsof the present specimens are remarkably finer than thoseof the known species. However, I refrain from identifying
it at the specific level, because they are in poor state ofpreservation.
Occurrence.—From the middle part (Fk-1a) of the
Fukkoshi Formation at the southern coast of Ozashi,
Jusanhama, Kitakami-cho, Ishinomaki City, Miyagi
Prefecture.
Superfamily Pinacoceratoidea Mojsisovics, 1879
Family Gymnitidae Waagen, 1895
Subfamily Japonitinae Tozer, 1971
Genus Aegeiceras Fantini Sestini, 1981
Type species.—Gymnites ugra Diener, 1895b.
Aegeiceras? sp.
Figures 5.8a, bMaterial examined.—One specimen, IGPS coll. cat. no.
112583.
Descriptive remarks.—A small specimen is discoidal andsub-evolute. It consists of phragmocone and body chamber,the latter occupies about a half of the last whorl. The shellattains 24.4 mm in diameter and its corresponding height
and umbilical diameter are 10.0 and 8.0 mm (UD/D = 0.33),
respectively. The side is broadly convex with maximum
width at the center of it. The apparent width is very small
and about 2 mm, but this is partly tectonic flattening. The
venter is carinate, without remarkable ventral shoulder. The
umbilicus is shallow with rounded umbilical shoulder. The
shell cross section is lenticular. The shell surface seems tobe smooth on the phragmocone, but on the body chamber,there are faint, fine radial ribs, running from just above theumbilical shoulder to near the venter. They are rectiradiateon the inner side of the whorl, but slightly curve adorally on
the outer side. There are also seen three, indistinct spiralridges on the body chamber: at the ventral one-fourth, centerand ventral three-fourth. They slightly expand on the radialribs.

The external lateral suture line is ammonitic and similar tothat of Aegeiceras, although the ventral lobe is only partly
preserved and its details sometimes in distinct because of
its small size and ill preservation. The all saddles and lobes
are finely frilled. The ventral lobe is shallow than the firstlateral lobe. There are three saddles on the lateral side, thesecond is highest and the third is low. The first lateral lobe
is deepest. The second lobe is slightly shallow than the first.
Near the umbilical edge, there are some auxiliaries.
The general shell shape and sutural outline are similar
to those of the genus Aegeiceras Fantini Sestini, 1981,
although the ratio of UD/D of the present species is little
smaller than the known species of Aegeiceras. The speciesof Aegeiceras have only one spiral ornament constituted
by clavi. The present species has three faint spiral ridges
on the body chamber. Some specimens of Aegeiceras ugra
also have additional spiral ornament, although they are very
indistinct ridge (Diener, 1895b, pl. 30, fig 5a; Bender, 1970,
pl. 3, fig. 6; Fantini Sestini, 1981, pl. 5, fig. 2). The spiralornaments of the present species are ridge, instead of clavi,
but they expand on the radial ribs as nodes. Thus, the present
species is thought to belong to the genus Aegeiceras, butthere remain some questions about the generic assignment
due to its small size and poor state of preservation.
Occurrence.—Middle part (Fk-1a) of the Fukkoshi
Formation at the southern coast of Ozashi, Jusanhama,
Kitakami-cho, Ishinomaki City, Miyagi Prefecture.
Genus Eogymnites Spath, 1951
Type species.—Japonites arthaberi Diener, 1915.
Eogymnites sp.
Figures 5.9a, bMaterial examined.—One specimen, IGPS coll. cat.
no.112584.
Descriptive remarks.—A small specimen, consisting ofphragmocone and body chamber, is at hand. The bodychamber occupies more than two-thirds of the preserved
last whorl. The shell is extremely discoidal and sub-evolute.
It attains 32.8 mm in diameter and its corresponding height
and umbilical diameter are ca. 12.0 and 14.5 mm (UD/D =0.44), respectively. The apparent width is 1.8 mm, but its
discoidal form may be partly due to the synsedimentarycompaction and tectonic flattening. The sides are broadly
convex with broadly rounded umbilical and ventral
shoulders. The umbilicus is shallow and the venter isprobably acutely rounded. The maximum shell width is at thecenter of the flank, and the shell cross section is lenticular.
The shell surface is almost smooth, but with faint, slightly
sinuous, radial ribs.

Early Anisian (Aegean) ammonoids from the Fukkoshi Formation, South Kitakami Belt, Northeast JapanThe external lateral suture consists of large and deep
first lateral lobe, high second lateral saddle, deep second
lateral lobe and small third lateral saddle on the umbilicalshoulder. Ventral lobe is not seen and the first lateral saddle
is only preserved on its umbilical side. At maturity all parts ofsaddles and lobes are serrated, but on the inner whorls thecrests of saddles are rounded. The serration of the base of
the lobes are rather deep. Sides of lateral lobes are parallel
to each other.
Based on the general shell shape and sutural traces,
especially in having parallel lobe sides, the present
specimen belongs to the genus Eogymnites Spath, 1951.
But the precise specific identification is difficult, because it israther small and ill preserved.
Occurrence.—Middle part (Fk-1a) of the Fukkoshi
Formation at the southern coast of Ozashi, Jusanhama,
Kitakami-cho, Ishinomaki City, Miyagi Prefecture.
Genus Japonites Mojsisovics, 1893
Type species.—Ceratites planiplicatus Mojsisovics, 1888.
Japonites cf. meridianus Welter
Figures 7.5a, b
cf. Japonites meridianus Welter, 1915, p. 122, pl. 93. figs.
2a–2c, text-fig. 21; Wang and He, 1976, p. 414, pl. 42,
figs. 3–4, pl. 43, figs. 10–11; He et al., 1986, p. 240, pl. 9,
figs. 7–14, text-figs. 33c–33d.
Material examined.—One specimen, IGPS coll. cat. no.
112585.
Descriptive remarks.—A fragmental specimen, about ahalf volution, is at hand. Inner whorls are missing. It largely
consists of body chamber, but a part of the phragmocone isalso preserved. The shell attains about 54 mm in diameter,
and its corresponding height and umbilical diameter areca. 15.5 and 23.3 mm, respectively. The ratio of UD/D is0.43. The shell is compressed and the side is nearly flat tobroadly convex. The ventral and umbilical shoulders are
not well preserved, but seem to be acutely rounded. The
shell surface bears faint fine ribs, which are rursiradiate andpartly slightly sinuous. They run from the umbilical shoulder
to near the ventral shoulder. The external suture line israther well preserved, except for ventral lobe and auxiliaries
near the umbilical shoulder. It is typical Japonites-type. The
ventral lobe is probably bifurcated by the median saddle andthe serrated prong is moderately deep. There remains threelateral saddles and two lateral lobes, all are fully serrated.
The first and second saddles are nearly the same height
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Based on the general shell shape, shell ornamentationand outline of the suture line, the present specimen closely
resembles Japonites meridianus Welter, but the exact
specific identification is difficult, because the present
specimen is fragmental and not well preserved. J. cf.
meridianus collected from the underlying Osawa Formation(Ehiro, 2022 in press) has smaller umbilicus.
Occurrence.—Middle part (Fk-1a) of the Fukkoshi
Formation at the southern coast of Ozashi, Jusanhama,
Kitakami-cho, Ishinomaki City, Miyagi Prefecture.
Japonites raphaelizoyae (Tommasi)
Figures 7.7a, b
Gymnites Raphaelis Zoja Tommasi, 1899, p. 41, pl. 6, figs. 5,
6; Renz, 1910, p. 41, pl. 2, figs. 10, 12 (non 2), text-fig. 4.
Japonites Raphaelis Zojae (Tommasi), Welter, 1915, p. 123,
pl. 10, figs. 1–4, text-figs. 22–24.
Japonites raphaelis-zojae (Tommasi), Bender, 1970, p. 448,
pl. 4, fig. 1.
Japonites raphaelis zojae (Tommasi), He et al., 1986, p.
240, pl. 9, figs. 15–19, text-fig. 33g.
Japonites raphaelis zojae (Tommasi), Wang et al., 1979, p.
46, pl. 11, figs. 11–14, text-fig. 25b–c.
Material examined.—One specimen, IGPS coll. cat. no.
112586.
Description.—The shell is discoidal and evolute. It consistsof phragmocone and body chamber, the latter occupies
about three-fourth of the last whorl. The shell diameter at
the preserved end is 73.5 mm, with corresponding height
and umbilical diameter of 25.0 and 34.3 mm (UD/D = 0.47),
respectively. The sides are broadly rounded connecting to
the rounded venter and rounded umbilical slope without
distinct shoulders. The maximum shell width is near thecenter of the flank, and it is more than 10 mm. The shellcross section is approximately elliptical. The umbilicus isshallow. There are strong, slightly sigmoidal radial ribs,
26–27 per volution, on the shell surface. They run from theumbilical wall, widening to the venter, to the ventral shoulder
and fade out. Fine ribs or growth lines, parallel to the ribs,
are also present.
The external suture is preserved except for the ventral
lobe. It consists of high, rather narrow first lateral saddle,
deep and wide first lateral lobe, wide second lateral saddle,
shallow second lateral lobe, small third lateral saddle andsome auxiliary lobes on the umbilical shoulder to umbilicalwall. All saddles and lobes are serrated irregularly. The firstlateral lobe has nearly parallel sides and its base is strongly
serrated. The second lateral lobe narrows toward the base.
Comparison.—The general shell shape, especiallyin having elliptical shell cross section and rather wide

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Figure 7. J aponites from the Fukkoshi Formation in the Kamiwarizaki area, South Kitakami Belt, Northeast Japan.
	1, 3, 4, Japonites sp. B; 1, IGPS coll. cat. no. 112667; 1a, lateral view; 1b, suture line; 3, IGPS coll. cat. no.
112665; 3a, lateral view; 3b, suture line; 4, IGPS coll. cat. no. 112666; 4a, lateral view; 4b, suture line; 2,
Japonites sp. C, IGPS coll. cat. no. 112668; 2a, lateral view (rubber cast); 2b, suture line; 5, Japonites cf.
meridianus Welter, IGPS coll. cat. no. 112585; 5a, lateral view; 5b, suture line; 6, Japonites sp. A, IGPS coll. cat.
no. 112587; 6a, lateral view; 6b, suture line; 7, Japonites raphaelizoyae (Tommasi), IGPS coll. cat. no. 112586;
7a, lateral view; 7b, suture line. Scale bars are 1 cm unless otherwise stated.

Early Anisian (Aegean) ammonoids from the Fukkoshi Formation, South Kitakami Belt, Northeast Japanumbilicus, the present specimen is identified with Japonites
Raphaelis Zojae (Tommasi), especially very similar to thespecimen J. Raphaelis Zojae form 2 described by Welter(1915, p. 123, pl. 10, fig. 2, text-fig. 23) from Timor.
Occurrence.—Upper part (Fk-6) of the Fukkoshi Formation
at the eastern coast of Terahama, Togura, Minamisanriku
Towny, Miyagi Prefecture.
Japonites sp. A
Figures 7.6a, bMaterial examined.—One specimen, IGPS coll. cat. no.
112587.
Descriptive remarks—A fragmental specimen, about
a quarter of one-volution, consists of phragmocone andbody chamber. It is evolute and discoidal, and its maximum
diameter is considered to exceeds 100 mm. The side isbroadly convex with rounded umbilical shoulder. The venter
is not well preserved. The maximum shell width is near theumbilical shoulder, and sides converge to the venter. The
shell surface is ornamented with low, but wide, radial ribs,
which run from the umbilical wall, bifurcate at the umbilicalshoulder, and run to the ventral shoulder. There are four
primary ribs per quarter whorl. The external suture ispreserved except for the ventral lobe. Three lateral saddles
are all serrated from lower to top. The first and second
saddles are nearly the same height. The first is narrow,
whereas the second is wide. The height of the third is about
a half of the second. The first lateral lobe is large and deep
with strong denticulations at the base. The lower part of itis slightly expanded. The depth of the second lobe, which
is denticulate as with the first, is about two-thirds of thefirst. There may be some auxiliary lobes near the umbilicalshoulder, but only a part is visible.
Based on the general shell shape and outline of thesuture line, the present specimen is considered to belong
to the genus Japonites. Bifurcate rib pattern of the present
specimen is unique for the genus Japonites, but it is not wellpreserved enough to propose a new species.
Occurrence.—Middle part (Fk-1b) of the Fukkoshi
Formation at the southern coast of Ozashi, Jusanhama,
Kitakami-cho, Ishinomaki City, Miyagi Prefecture.
Japonites sp. B
Figures 7.1, 7.3, 7.4
Material examined.—Three specimens, IGPS coll. cat.
nos. 112665–112667.
Descriptive remarks—Three fragmental specimens areat hand. They are discoidal and sub-evolute. The maximum
shell diameter of the specimen no. 112665 exceeds 60 mm.
At the estimated diameter is ca. 65.0 mm, its corresponding

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height and umbilical diameter are ca. 20, and ca. 28 mm(UD/D = 0.43), respectively, and at D = ca. 50.5 (about 180°
adapical from the preserved end) the height and umbilical
diameter are 17.2 and 19.3 mm (UD/D = 0.38), respectively.
Another specimen (no. 112666) is a fragment of about onethird of a whorl, the height of which is ca. 22 mm. They havenearly flat to very slightly convex side with acutely roundedumbilical and ventral shoulders. The venter probably
rounded, but not well preserved. The umbilicus is shallow.
There are low but prominent ribs on the shell surface. They
are substantially rectiradiate, but slightly rursiradiate andconvex, and run from umbilical shoulder to ventral shoulder,slightly strengthened to the venter. On the outer molds
there are also fine striae parallel to the ribs, although they
are rather obscure. There are nine to ten ribs per quartervolution (ca. 40 ribs per volution) of the whorl.
Specimen no. 112667 moderately large specimen,
about a half of outer volution and a part of inner volution ispreserved. It is discoidal and sub-evolute. The maximum
shell diameter probably attains about 80 mm, with thecorresponding height (estimated) and umbilical diameterare 30 and 31.0 mm (UD/D = 0.39), respectively. The sides
are nearly flat to very broadly convex with acutely roundedumbilical shoulder. The umbilical wall is steep. The venteris probably rounded with broadly rounded shoulder. The
maximum shell width is near the ventral shoulder and thesides slightly converge toward the umbilicus. On the shellsurface, there are 22–23 rectiradiate ribs per half volution.
They run from umbilical wall to the venter, strengthened to
the ventral shoulder.
The suture lines are only partly preserved and obscure in
all specimens. Preserved parts are the ventral side region of
the inner whorl in specimen no. 112665, the umbilical side
region in specimen no. 112666 and the ventral two-thirds
in specimen no. 112667. They are composed of the fully
serrated deep lobes and/or high saddles.
The present specimen is considered to belong to thegenus Japonites, based on the general shape of the suturelines and discoidal and sub-evolute shell shape. The surface
ornamentation is somewhat similar to that of Japonites
meridianus, but the specific identification is difficult becauseof their poor state of preservation.
Occurrence.—Two specimens (nos. 112665, 112666)
come from the middle part (Fk-1c) and one specimen(no. 112667) from the upper part (Fk-2a) of the Fukkoshi
Formation at the south of Ozashi, Jusanhama, Kitakami-cho,Ishinomaki City, Miyagi Prefecture.
Japonites sp. C
Figures 7.2a, bMaterial examined.—IGPS coll. cat. no. 112668.

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Descriptive remarks—A fragmental phragmocone, about
one-third to one-fourth of a volution, is at hand. It is discoidal
and sub-evolute. The diameter near the preserved end isestimated to be 80–85 mm, and its corresponding height
and umbilical diameter are ca. 30 and 28 mm (UD/D =0.33–0.35), respectively. The side is nearly flat with broadly
rounded ventral shoulder and acutely rounded umbilicalshoulder. The venter and umbilicus are not well preserved.
The maximum shell width is at the ventral shoulder and thesides slightly converge to the umbilicus. On the flanks there
are 13 to 15 fine ribs per quarter. They are rectiradiate andslightly concave, and run from the umbilical shoulder to theventral shoulder. Few ribs bifurcate at about ventral onethird. Fine striae parallel to the ribs are also seen.
The suture lines are obscure and only parts of narrowand high saddles are visible, although some parts are little
unreliable. They are fully serrated.
The present specimen is considered to belong to thegenus Japonites, based on the general shape of the suturelines and discoidal and sub-evolute shell shape. The
specific identification is difficult because of the poor state ofpreservation. It has finer and closely spaced ribs than theabove-described Japonites sp. B.
Occurrence.—From the middle part (Fk-1a) of the
Fukkoshi Formation at the south of Ozashi, Jusanhama,
Kitakami-cho, Ishinomaki City, Miyagi Prefecture.
Subfamily Gymnitinae Waagen, 1895
Genus Buddhaites Diener, 1895bType species.—Gymnites (Buddhaites) rama Diener,
1895b.
Buddhaites? sp.
Figures 5.10a, bMaterial examined.—One specimen, IGPS coll. cat. no.
112588.
Descriptive remarks.—Specimen attains a maximum
diameter of ca. 26.5 mm. It is discoidal and involute. The
umbilicus is not well preserved but its diameter is probably
less than 2 mm. The side is broadly convex with maximum
width at the center of the side. The umbilicus is shallow.
The venter, with broadly rounded ventral shoulder is notwell preserved but seems to be acutely rounded. The shellsurface seems to be smooth. The partly preserved external
suture line is ammonitic and resembles that of the family
Gymnitidae. The first lateral saddle (ventro-lateral saddle)
is wide and asymmetrical. Its ventral side, the enveloping
surface of which is gently inclined ventrally, has rather deep
secondary lobes.
Based on the shell morphology and the sutural outline,

the present specimen is considered to belong to the genus
Buddhaites Diener, 1895b, but there remains a question
about the generic assignment due to the poor state of thepreservation of the suture line.
Occurrence.—Middle part (Fk-1a) of the Fukkoshi
Formation at the southern coast of Ozashi, Jusanhama,
Kitakami-cho, Ishinomaki City, Miyagi Prefecture.
Superfamily Danubitoidea Spath, 1951
Family Danubitidae Spath, 1951
Genus Danubites Mojsisovics, 1893
Type species.—Ceratites Floriani Mojsisovics, 1882.
Danubites cf. ambika Diener
Figures 8.1, 8.2
cf. D anubites ambika Diener, 1895b, p. 104, Pl. 29, figs.
2a–2c.
Danubites aff. ambika Diener, Bando, 1970, p. 347, pl.
38, fig. 1.
Material examined.—Three specimens, IGPS coll. cat.
nos. 112589, 112590, 112669.
Descriptive remarks.—Specimens are discoidal andevolute. Conch is slowly increasing in height and shallowly
embracing the preceding whorls. The maximum shell
diameter of specimen no. 112589 exceeds 35 mm, and at
the diameter of 34.9 mm, the corresponding height andumbilical diameter are 10.7 (H/D = 0.29) and 16.2 mm(UD/D = 0.46), respectively. The maximum diameter of thespecimen no. 112590 exceeds 45 mm, and at a diameterof 44.9 mm the ratios of H/D and UD/D are 0.32 and 0.43,
respectively. The maximum diameter of the specimen no.
112669 is 47.8 mm, with the corresponding height andumbilical diameter are 17.2 (H/D = 0.36) and 18.2 mm (UD/D = 0.38), respectively. The sides are broadly convex tonearly flat and sometimes slightly concave in the outer part.
The umbilical and ventral shoulders are acutely rounded.
The venter is not well preserved, but seems to be flat toslightly convex. The umbilicus is shallow. The shell surface
is ornamented with strong, rectiradiate ribs, which run fromumbilical shoulder to near the ventral shoulder and fade out.
They become widened forward. There are 28-29 (specimen
no. 112589) or about 34 (no. 112590, 112669) ribs on thelast whorl. The suture is only preserved in specimen no.
112669. Three lateral saddles and two lateral lobes areobserved. The crests of saddles are all rounded. The second
is highest and the third is small. The first lateral lobe is wideand deep, with parallel sides and denticulate base. The
second lobe has similar shape as the first, but small in size.
The present specimens resemble Danubites ambika

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Figure 8. D anubites and Paradanubites from the Fukkoshi Formation in the Kamiwarizaki area, South Kitakami Belt,
Northeast Japan.
	1–2, Danubites cf. ambika Diener; 1, IGPS coll. cat. no. 112669 ; 1a, lateral view, 1b, suture line; 2, IGPS coll.
cat. no. 112590, lateral view; 3–6, Danubites floriani (Mojsisovics); 3, IGPS coll. cat. no. 112591; 3a, lateral view;
3b, suture line; 4, IGPS coll. cat. no. 112592, lateral view; 5, IGPS coll. cat. no. 112593, lateral view; 6, IGPS coll.
cat. no. 112594; 6a, lateral view; 6b, suture line; 7–9, Danubites cf. tozeri Korchinskaya; 7, IGPS coll. cat. no.
112595; 7a, lateral view; 7b, suture line; 8, IGPS coll. cat. no. 112596; 8a, lateral view; 8b, suture line; 9, IGPS
coll. cat. no. 112597, lateral view; 10–12, Paradanubites ozashiense sp. nov.; 10, IGPS coll. cat. no. 112605; 10a,lateral view; 10b, suture line; 11, IGPS coll. cat. no. 112604; 11a, lateral view; 11b, suture line; 12, IGPS coll. cat.
no. 112603 (holotype); 12a, lateral view; 12b, suture line. Scale bars are 1 cm unless otherwise stated.

Diener from the lower Anisian of Himalayas (Diener, 1985b)
and Danubites aff. ambika Diener from the late Olenekian
Osawa Formation (Bando, 1970), especially the latter, inhaving evolute shell with rather flat sides and rather coarse
ribbing. But its precise comparison is difficult, because
present specimens are poorly preserved. As stated in thepreceding chapter, there is some doubt on the stratigraphic
position of Bando’s specimen. The present author considers
that it may come from the Fukkoshi Formation.
Occurrence.—All specimens from the middle part (Fk1a) of the Fukkoshi Formation at the southern coast of
Ozashi, Jusanhama, Kitakami-cho, Ishinomaki City, Miyagi

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Prefecture.
Danubites floriani (Mojsisovics)
Figures 8.3–8.6

Table 2. D imensions (in mm) and ratios of Danubites
floriani (Mojsisovics) from the Fukkoshi Formation.
Abbreviations see Table 1.

Celtites Floriani Mojsisovics, 1882, p. 145, pl. 28, figs. 5–7,
pl. 31, fig. 4.
Danubites Floriani Mojsisovics, 1893, p. 398; Spath, 1951, p.
13.
Florianites floriani Hyatt, 1900, p. 553.
Material examined.—Four specimens, IGPS coll. cat. nos.
112591–112594.
Description.—Specimens are slightly deformed obliquely
and flattened laterally. The shell is composed of thephragmocone and body chamber, the latter occupies about
a half of the last whorl. The specimens are moderately
evolute. The maximum shell diameter ranges from 24.5 to
39.0 mm, with the ratios of H/D and UD/D are 0.31–0.40 and
ca. 0.37, respectively (Table 2). The exact shell width is notknown, but, judging by the preserved half part, the maximum
width of specimen no. 112591 is ca. 8 mm. The sides andventer are both broadly rounded and the umbilicus is rather
deep with steep umbilical wall. Both umbilical and ventral
shoulders are gradual. The maximum shell width is at thecenter of the side, and therefore, the shell cross section
is nearly circular, although it is suffered from tectonic
flattening. The shell surface is ornamented with simple,
rectiradiate to slightly rursiradiate ribs, which are slightly
strengthened to the venter and fade out before the venter.
On the last whorl there are 26 to 30 ribs
The ventral lobe is not preserved. The large first laterallobe is deep with nearly parallel sides and the base of it
has many denticulations. The second lateral lobe is smaller
remarkably than the first and trifurcates at the base, themiddle branch of which is the deepest. There are threerounded saddles on the side and the second is the widest.
Comparison.—The present specimens from the Fukkoshi
Formation closely resemble Danubites floriani (Mojsisovics,
1882) (originally described as Celtites Floriani) from theMiddle Triassic of Austria in the shell shape, surface
ornamentation and sutural trace. The ratio of UD/D of theAustrian specimens ranges from 0.32 to 0.45, increasing as
the diameter increase, and those of the present specimens
are in this range. The number of ribs of the former is slightly
larger than those of the latter, but almost the same. The
lateral suture line of the Mojsisovics (1882)’s specimen(figured in pl. 31, fig. 4 ; at about 39 mm in shell diameter)is almost similar to that of the present specimen. The both
specimens have the large and deep first lateral lobe withdenticulate base and trifurcated small second lateral lobe.
Both second saddles are wider than the first.

Occurrence.—Middle part (Fk-1a: nos. 112591, 112592;
Fk-1b: nos. 112593, 112594) of the Fukkoshi Formation at
the southern coast of Ozashi, Jusanhama, Kitakami-cho,Ishinomaki City, Miyagi Prefecture.
Danubites cf. tozeri Korchinskaya
Figures 8.7–8.9
cf. D anubites tozeri Korchinskaya, 1982, p. 60, pl. 16, figs.
7–9, text-figs. в, г; Vavilov and Arkadiev, 1986, p. 41, pl. 3,
fig. 3, text-fig. 3a.
Material examined.—Three specimens, IGPS coll. cat.
nos. 112595–112597.
Descriptive remarks—The specimens are compressed andsub-evolute. It consists largely of phragmocone with a partof the living chamber. The shell diameter of the preserved
end of no. 112595 is 36.4 mm with the correspondingheight and umbilical diameter of 13.2 and 15.0 mm(UD/D = 0.41), respectively. At the diameter of ca. 32 mm,
the height and umbilical diameter are 11.4 and 14.2 mm(UD/D = 0.44), respectively. The shell diameter of no. 112596
exceeds 35 mm in the deformed state. At the diameter ofca. 28.5 mm, about 60° adapical from the preserved end,
the corresponding height and umbilical diameter are ca. 9.0(H/D = 0.32) and 12.7 mm (UD/D = 0.45), respectively. At
about 180° adapical from the preserved end (D = ca. 29mm), height and umbilical diameter are 11.8 and 11.5 mm(UD/D = 0.40), respectively. No. 112597 exceeds 35 mm indiameter and the ratio of UD/D is ca. 0.41.
The side are broadly convex and the maximum width isabout the center of the side. The steeply dipping umbilicalwall is low but distinct with rounded umbilical shoulder.
The ventral shoulder is rounded but the venter is not wellpreserved. The shell surface is ornamented with slightly
rursiradiate, straight, coarse ribs, running from the umbilicalwall to the ventral shoulder. The ribs are slightly broadened
to the ventral shoulder, but seem to not cross the venter.
There are 24 to 26 ribs per volution.
The ventral lobe is not preserved. There are three

Early Anisian (Aegean) ammonoids from the Fukkoshi Formation, South Kitakami Belt, Northeast Japan
rounded saddles on the lateral side. The second saddle iswidest and the third is small. The first lateral lobe, having
subparallel smooth sides, is wide and deep, and the basehas four denticulations. The second lobe is small and bi- or
tri-furcate. The auxiliary lobe is not seen.
The general shell shape, coarse ribbing and outline of
the suture line of the present species resembles to thoseof Danubites tozeri Korchinskaya reported from the lower
Anisian of Svalbard (Korchinskaya, 1982) and eastern
Taimyr (Vavilov and Arkadiev, 1986). But the present forms
differ from the latter two in having oval cross section insteadof sub-square to sub-rectangular, and in having slightly
rursiradiate ribs.
Occurrence.—Middle part (Fk-1a: no. 112595, 112597;
Fk-1b: no. 112596) of the Fukkoshi Formation at the south of
Ozashi, Jusanhama, Kitakami-cho, Ishinomaki City, Miyagi
Prefecture.
Genus Paradanubites Shevyrev, 1968
Type species.—Ceratites (Danubites) kansa Diener, 1895b.
Paradanubites kansa (Diener)
Figures 9.1–9.3
Ceratites (Danubites) kansa Diener, 1895b, p. 103, pl. 29,
fig. 1.
Ceratites (Florianites) kansa (Diener), Diener, 1907, p. 70,
pl. 5, fig. 5.
Danubites kansa Diener, Diener, 1915, p. 116 ; Arkell et al.,1957 , p. 154, fig. 186.6.
Paradanubites kansa (Diener), Shevyrev, 1968, p. 123 ; Heet al., 1986, p. 228, pl. 5, figs. 22–30, text-figs. 26c, 26f.
Material examined.—Three specimens, IGPS coll. cat.
nos. 112598–112600.
Description.—The compressed shell of no. 112598 ismoderately evolute. It consists of phragmocone and bodychamber, and the latter occupies the about 3/4 of thepreserved last whorl. The maximum shell diameter is about
77 mm and corresponding height and umbilical diameterare ca. 32.0 (H/D = 0.42) and 28. 2 mm (UD/D = 0.37),
respectively. The ratios of UD/D of the inner volutions areslightly small (0.35–0.34). The cross section of the shellis elongated oval with convex sides and acutely rounded
venter. The umbilical wall is steep with rounded umbilicalshoulder. The ventral shoulders are broadly rounded. The
maximum shell width is near the center of the flanks, but
at the preserved end it is near the center, but a little to theventer. The shell surface is ornamented with strong radialribs. They run from the umbilical wall, become thickening
slightly, to the ventral shoulder and fade out. There are 34

61(inner whorl) to 39 (last whorl) ribs per volution. The venteris smooth.
Other two specimens are fragmental. Specimen no.
112599 is a phragmocone, the diameter of which attains 48.8mm and the ratio of UD/D is 0.42. On the last whorl, there
are 34-35 radial ribs per volution. Specimen no. 112600
consists probably phragmocone and body chamber and its
maximum diameter attains 40 mm, but it is ill preserved. It
has 17-18 ribs per half volution.
The external lateral suture of no. 112598 consists of threerounded saddles and serrated lobes. The ventral lobe is
not preserved. The first lateral lobe is very large and deep
with sides slightly widened toward the base. The base of itis strongly serrated with deep denticulations and the lower
half of the sides are also serrated. The second lobe is small
and its base tri-furcate remarkably. The small auxiliary lobe
has two denticulations. The first lateral saddle is narrow, thesecond is high and wide and the third is small. The externallateral suture of no. 112599 has deep and denticulate firstlateral lobe, narrow second lateral saddle, small second lobe
with four denticulations and small auxiliary lobe having two
small denticulations.
Comparison .—The general shell shape, surface
ornamentation and suture line of the present specimen are
all very similar to those of the holotype of Paradanubites
kansa (Diener).
Occurrence.—Middle part (Fk-1a: nos. 112598, 112599;
Fk-1b: no. 112600) of the Fukkoshi Formation at the south of
Ozashi, Jusanhama, Kitakami-cho, Ishinomaki City, Miyagi
Prefecture.
Paradanubites cf. kansa (Diener)
Figures 9.4, 9.5
Synonym list compared see above.
Material examined.—Two specimens, IGPS coll. cat. nos.
112601, 112602.
Description.—Two large, discoidal and subevolute
specimens are at hand. One specimen, no. 112601, consistsof about two-thirds of inner volutions and a fragmental outerone. Its maximum diameter probably exceeds 120 mm.
The body chamber occupies over one volution. The ratio of
UD/D is estimated to be about 0.40. Sides are nearly flatto broadly convex with maximum width at the center of theside. The umbilical shoulder is broadly rounded and low wallis steeply dipping. The venter is probably acutely rounded,though it is not well preserved, with rounded shoulder. The
shell surface is ornamented with radial ribs, which run fromthe umbilical wall to ventral shoulder. There are 15–16 ribs
per half volution on the inner whorl. The ribs rarely bifurcate
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Figure 9. Paradanubites from the Fukkoshi Formation in the Kamiwarizaki area, South Kitakami Belt, Northeast Japan.
	1–3, Paradanubites kansa (Diener); 1, IGPS coll. cat. no. 112598; 1a, lateral view; 1b, suture line; 2, IGPS
coll. cat. no. 112599; 2a, lateral view; 2b, suture line; 3, IGPS coll. cat. no. 112600, lateral view; 4 and 5;
Paradanubites cf. kansa (Diener); 4, IGPS coll. cat. no. 112601; 4a, lateral view; 4b, suture line; 5, IGPS coll. cat.
no. 112602; 5a, lateral view; 5b, suture line; 6–8, Paradanubites phyllus He; 6, IGPS coll. cat. no. 112606; 6a,lateral view; 6b, suture line; 7, IGPS coll. cat. no. 112607; 7a, lateral view; 7b, suture line; 8, IGPS coll. cat. no.
112608; 8a, lateral view; 8b, suture line; 9–11, Paradanubites sp.; 9, IGPS coll. cat. no. 112610, lateral view; 10,
IGPS coll. cat. no. 112611, lateral view; 11, IGPS coll. cat. no. 112612, lateral view. Scale bars are 1 cm unlessotherwise stated.

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Another specimen, no. 112602, is fragmental and aquarter of the shell is preserved. Its diameter probably
reaches 80 mm. The side is nearly flat with acutely roundedumbilical and ventral shoulders. The umbilicus is shallow.
On the shell surface there are rectiradiate ribs, about 12 perquarter (about 40 per volution) on the outer whorl.
The external suture lines are both partly preserved,
although somewhat deformed. They consist of three narrowsaddles, having rounded crests, and large and wide firstlobe, small and shallow second lobe, and small auxiliaries
near the umbilical margin. The base of the first lateral lobe
has three deep denticulations and short denticulations
extend up to the both sides, gradually diminishing in size.
The second lobe also deeply denticulate at the base, but the
number of denticulations is rather small: three to five? in no.
112601 and three in no. 112602.
Comparison .—The general shell shape, surface
ornamentation and suture line of the present specimen
are similar to those of Paradanubites kansa (Diener). But
their shell sizes are larger than the known specimens of P.
kansa and the details of the suture line somewhat differ fromeach other. Then, it is difficult to identify them with P. kansa
definitely.
Occurrence.—Middle part (Fk-1b) of the Fukkoshi
Formation at the south of Ozashi, Jusanhama, Kitakami-cho,Ishinomaki City, Miyagi Prefecture.
Paradanubites ozashiense sp. nov.
Figures 8.10–8.12
Material examined.—Three specimens, IGPS coll. cat.
nos. 112603 (holotype), 112604 and 112605 (paratypes).
Etymology.―The species name is from the geographic
name “Ozashi” near the fossil locality.
Diagnosis.—Paranubites having rursiradiate, convex,
coarse ribs, the width and interspaces of them are somewhat
irregular. The shell is moderately evolute with oval crosssection. The umbilical side of the second lateral lobe issmooth.
Description.—Three specimens, slightly deformed
obliquely and flattened laterally, are at hand. They consistof the phragmocone and body chamber, the latter occupies
at least a half volution. The specimens are compressedand sub-evolute. The sides are broadly convex with acutely
rounded umbilical shoulder and broadly rounded ventral
shoulder. The maximum shell width is at about the centerof the flank. The venter is probably rounded. The umbilicus
is shallow, but with steep wall. The shell cross section iselongated oval. In holotype specimen, the maximum shell
diameter attains ca. 51.0 mm, and corresponding height
and umbilical diameter are 16.7 (H/D = 0.35) and 18.5 mm(UD/D = 0.39), respectively. In specimen no. 112604, the63

maximum shell diameter is ca. 48 mm, with ratios of H/Dand UD/D are 0.35 and 0.39, respectively. Specimen no.
112605 attains a diameter of 33.5 mm and ratios of H/D and
UD/D are 0.37 and 0.31, respectively. The shell surface isornamented with slightly rursiradiate, convex ribs. They aresimple and run from the umbilical wall, slightly strengthening
to the venter, and reach to the venter. It is uncertain whether
they cross the venter or not, because the venter is not fully
preserved. The width of ribs and the width of interspaces
are rather irregular and partly associated with very fine ribs.
On the last whorl there are 39–40 (no. 112603) or 34–35 (no.
112604, 112605) primary ribs.
The ventral lobe is not fully preserved and only a part of
one denticulate prong is visible. The depth is about twothirds of that of the first lateral lobe. The first lateral lobe is
deep with laterally expand sides and the outline of the lobe
is ellipse. There are numerous strong denticulations on
the base of it and shallow denticulations extend upwards,
reducing in size, to two-thirds of the sides. The second
lateral lobe is small and asymmetrical. The ventral side
is long and serrated from the base to near the top, but
the umbilical one is short and smooth. The auxiliary lobe
is simple. All saddles have rounded crest. The second is
widest and the first is rather elongated vertically.
Comparison.—The present new species is easily
distinguished from other species of the genus Paradanubitesin having small number of ribs, which are rursiradiate andhave rather irregular widths and interspaces, and in having
asymmetrical second lateral lobe.
Occurrence.—Middle part (Fk-1b) of the Fukkoshi
Formation at the southern coast of Ozashi, Jusanhama,
Kitakami-cho, Ishinomaki City, Miyagi Prefecture.
Paradanubites phyllus He
Figures 9.6–9.8
Paradanubites phyllus He in He et al., 1986, p. 231, pl. 6,
figs. 22–29, text-figs. 26d, 26e.
Material examined.—Four specimens, IGPS coll. cat. nos.
112606–112609.
Description.—The shell is compressed and sub-evolute.
The shell dimeter ranges from 42 to 55 mm, and the ratioof UD/D ranges 0.37 to 0.42. The flanks are broadly convex
with rounded umbilical and ventral shoulders. The crosssection of the shell is elongated oval and the maximum
shell width is at the center to ventral one-thirds of the flanks.
The venter is not well preserved. The umbilicus is shallow.
The shell surface is ornamented with sharp ribs, which arerectiradiate and straight, but sometimes slightly concave.
They run from the umbilical wall, become thickening slightly,
to the ventral shoulder and fade out. There are 40 to 46 ribs

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per volution.
The external lateral suture consists of three roundedsaddles and serrated lobes. The ventral lobe is notpreserved. The first lateral lobe is very large. Its sides
expand laterally and the outline of the lobe is sub-circular.
The base of it is strongly denticulate and the denticulations
extend up to the two-thirds of sides. The outline of thesecond and probably third lateral lobes are similar to thefirst, but small and shallow. All lateral saddles have small,
sub-circular crest.
Comparison .—The general shell shape, surface
ornamentation and suture line, especially the external lateral
suture line of the present specimens are very similar to
those of Paradanubites phyllus He in He et al., 1986.
Occurrence.—Middle part (Fk-1a: of the Fukkoshi
Formation at the south of Ozashi, Jusanhama, Kitakami-cho,Ishinomaki City, Miyagi Prefecture.
Paradanubites sp.
Figures 9.9–9.11
Material examined.—Three specimens, IGPS coll. cat.
nos. 112610–112612.
Descriptive remarks.—The shell is compressed and subevolute. The shell dimeter exceeds 50 mm. The ratio of
UD/D is 0.40-0.42 in specimen no. 112611 at D = ca. 40
mm, and ca. 0.32 in specimen no. 112610 at D = ca. 70
mm. The flanks are broadly convex with rounded umbilicaland ventral shoulders. The maximum shell width is near thecenter of the flank. The venter is not well preserved. The
umbilicus is shallow. The shell surface is ornamented withstrong rectiradiate ribs. They run from the umbilical wall,
become thickening slightly, to the ventral shoulder and fadeout. In specimen no. 112610, faint striae or growth lines also
run parallel to the ribs. There are 40 to 45 ribs per volution.
The suture is not preserved.
Based on the general shell shape and surface
ornamentation, the specimens are considered to belong to
the genus Paradanubites, and they somewhat resemble
Paradanubites phyllus He. But I refrain from identifying themat the specific level since no suture line is preserved.
Occurrence.—Middle part (Fk-1a) of the Fukkoshi
Formation at the south of Ozashi, Jusanhama, Kitakami-cho,Ishinomaki City, Miyagi Prefecture.
Family Longobarditidae Spath, 1951
Subfamily Groenlanditinae Assereto, 1966
Genus Groenlandites Kummel, 1953
Type species.—Groenlandites nielseni Kummel, 1953.
Groenlandites sp.

Figures 9.1a, bMaterial examined.—A specimen, IGPS coll. cat. no.
112613.
Descriptive Remarks.—A fragmental conch, about a halfof a volution, is compressed and involute. The maximum
shell diameter is ca. 23.0 mm and corresponding height andumbilical diameter are ca. 11.0 (H/D = 0.48) and ca. 2.0 mm(UD/D = 0.09), respectively. The maximum shell width is at
the umbilical third to the central part of the side. The shell islaterally flattened tectonically and, in the deformed state, themaximum width is estimated larger than 6 mm. The sides
are slightly convex with rounded ventral shoulder and theventer is rounded. The shell surface seems to be almost
smooth.
The external lateral suture consists of five saddles andlobes. The ventral lobe is not preserved. The first lateral lobe
is widest and deepest with strongly denticulate base. The
second and third lobes, become narrower and shallower
than the first, also have denticulate bases. The bases of the
fourth and fifth lobes seem to be smooth. All saddles haverounded crests and become smaller to the umbilicus.
Based on the general shell outline and the shape of thesuture, the present specimen is considered to belong to thegenus Groenlandites Kummel, but the specific identification
is difficult due to their poor state of preservation.
Occurrence.—Middle part of the Fukkoshi Formation(Fk-1a) at the south of Ozashi, Jusanhama, Kitakami-cho,Ishinomaki City, Miyagi Prefecture.
Genus Lenotropites Popov, 1961
Type species.—Lenotropites solitarius Popov, 1961.
Lenotropites spp.
Figures 9.2, 9.3
Material examined.—Two specimens, IGPS coll. cat. nos.
112614, 112615.
Descriptive Remarks.—Two small specimens, the conchof which are compressed and involute to sub-involute,
are at hand. The smaller one (no. 112614) consists ofphragmocone and body chamber, the latter occupies
more than a half volution. It attains a maximum diameterof ca. 18.5 mm (at -60° from the preserved end) in theelliptically deformed state. Its corresponding height andumbilical diameter are ca. 9.0 and ca. 3.5 mm (UD/D =0.19), respectively. The sides are broadly convex with the
maximum width near the center of the side. The shell crosssection is oval with broadly rounded umbilical shoulder
and rounded ventral shoulder. The venter may be rounded.
The umbilicus is shallow. Shell surface is ornamented with

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sigmoidal faint ribs or growth lines.
The other specimen (no. 1126105) is also elliptically
deformed and composed of phragmocone and bodychamber. The body chamber reaches more than a volution.
The maximum shell diameter is 25.8 mm (at -30° from thepreserved end), and its corresponding height is 14.9 mm.
The umbilicus is almost closed. The sides are broadly
convex with rounded umbilical and broadly rounded ventral
shoulders. The maximum width is near the umbilicalshoulder to a little on the outer part, and the sides converge
to the venter. The venter is probably rounded. Shell surface
is ornamented with sigmoidal, low, faint ribs and/or growthlines.
In the both specimens the ventral suture are notpreserved. In specimen no. 112614 the lateral suture
consists probably of five set of saddle and lobe. The
rounded saddles diminish in size towards the umbilicus.
The first and second lateral lobes are deep with parallelsides and serrated base. The rest are small and shallow,
and their bases are probably rounded. The lateral suture of
the specimen no. 112615 consists of four saddles and at
least three, probably four lobes. The crests of saddles are
all rounded. The first one is the highest and the second to
fourth are gradually diminish in their size. The first laterallobe is large and deep with parallel sides. Its base is strongly
denticulate. The second has a similar shape to the first but
smaller in size. The third is small and simple.
Although two specimens slightly differ from each other inshell morphology and sutural traces, based on their generalshell morphology and the shape of the suture line, they
are considered to belong to the genus Lenotropites Popov,
1961. But it is difficult to identify them at the specific level
because of their poor state of preservation.
Occurrence.—Both from the middle part of the Fukkoshi
Formation (Fk-1b) at the south of Ozashi, Jusanhama,
Kitakami-cho, Ishinomaki City, Miyagi Prefecture.
Subfamily Longobarditinae Spath, 1951
Genus Grambergia Popov 1961
Type species.—Grambergia taimyrensis Popov, 1961.
Grambergia cf. tetsaensis McLearn
Figures 9.4–9.8
cf. G rambergia tetsaensis McLearn, 1969, p. 36, p1. 7, figs.
1–5, text-fig. 15; He et al., 1986, p. 210, pl. 11, figs. 23–
25, 31–33, text-fig. 15a; Tozer, 1994, p. 101, pl. 43, figs.
3, 4, pl. 44, figs. 3, 4, 10, text-figs. 31c, d.
Material examined.—Five specimens, IGPS coll. cat. nos.
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Description.—The specimens are small, ranging theirmaximum shell diameters from ca. 21 mm to ca. 32 mm.
They are compressed with almost flat sides and very
involute with the ratios of UD/D = 0.08–0.13. The specimen
no. 112617 and 112619 have acutely rounded to acuteventral shoulder. In the specimen no. 112618, there is a faintspiral ridge near the venter on the flank, which probably
corresponds to the ventral shoulder. The surface of the shellis almost smooth, but in the specimen no. 112618, somefaint sigmoidal growth lines are present.
The external suture lines consist of shallow ventral lobe,
deep and wide first lateral lobe and following 3–4 lobes androunded saddles, but they vary in detail among specimens.
The ventral lobe of the specimen no. 112616 is shallow anddivided into serrated prongs by low, rounded median saddle.
The first lateral lobe is widest and deepest with remarkabledenticulation at the base. The second to fourth lateral lobes
are also denticulate, but become considerably shallower andsmaller than the first. The small fifth lobe is V-shaped andthere is probably an additional lobe at the umbilical shoulder.
All lateral saddles are rounded. The ventral lobes of otherspecimens are also shallow and divided into two prongs, but
their precise shapes are not seen. The second lateral lobesof the specimens no. 112617 and 112618 bear denticulations
at the base, whereas that of specimen no.112619 seems tobe smooth, and the following lobes have smooth bases.
Discussion.—Based on their general shell shapes, havingvery compressed, nearly flat, smooth sides, and suture lines
with shallow ventral lobe, considerably deep first laterallobe and following 4–5 lobes, the present specimens are
considered to belong to the genus Grambergia Popov 1961.
They closely resemble Grambergia tetsaensis McLearn,1969 in having deep first lateral lobe and high second
saddle, but the precise identification is difficult due to thepoor state of preservation and small size.
Occurrence.—Middle part of the Fukkoshi Formation (Fk1a: nos. 112616–112618; Fk-1b: no. 112619; Fk-1c: no.
112620) at the south of Ozashi, Jusanhama, Kitakami-cho,Ishinomaki City, Miyagi Prefecture.
Subfamily Czekanowskitinae Tozer, 1994
Genus Arctohungarites Diener, 1916 b
Type species.—Hungarites triformis Mojsisovics, 1886.
Arctohungarites sp.
Figures 11.1–11.3
Material examined.—Three specimens, IGPS coll. cat.
nos. 112621–112623.
Descriptive remarks.—Three more or less fragmental,
imperfect specimens are at hand. The shell is compressed

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and involute. Specimen no. 112621 consists of phragmocone
and body chamber, but their boundary is not well known.
The shell diameter exceeds 55 mm and estimated ratio of
UD/D is ca 0.16. Specimen no. 112622 is a fragment of ashell having small umbilicus. Specimen no. 112623 attains
a maximum diameter of ca. 59.0 mm, and its correspondingheight and umbilical diameter are ca. 25.0 and 19.0 mm(UD/D = 0.32), respectively. The sides of the specimens arebroadly convex, the maximum width of which is at about thecenter of the side. The venter is probably acutely roundedwith rounded ventral shoulder. The umbilicus is shallow
and its shoulder is acutely rounded. The shell cross sectionis thin lenticular, although its compressed shell shape ispartly due to the tectonic deformation. The shell surface isornamented with widely spaced, low and slightly sinuous
ribs, which run from the umbilical shoulder to near theventral shoulder. There are 12-13 ribs per half volution.
The poorly preserved external suture line consists of large
and rounded first lateral saddle, large and deep first laterallobe, the base of which is denticulate, second roundedsaddle, medium-sized, serrated second lateral lobe, smallrounded third saddle, small third lateral lobe and small
fourth lateral saddle. The base of the third lobe is not wellobserved.
Based on the general shell shape, surface ornamentationand outline of external suture line, the present specimens
are considered to belong to the genus Arctohungarites
Diener, 1916b with high probability. But it is difficult to
identify them at the specific level because of their poor stateof preservation.
Occurrence.—All from the middle part of the Fukkoshi
Formation (Fk-1b) at the south of Ozashi, Jusanhama,
Kitakami-cho, Ishinomaki City, Miyagi Prefecture.
Longobarditidae? gen. and sp. indet.
Figure 9.10
Material examined.—One specimen, IGPS coll. cat. no.
112624.
Descriptive Remarks.—A small specimen is at hand. It
is compressed and involute. The conch attains about 14.0mm in diameter and the corresponding umbilical diameteris 2.8 mm (UD/D = ca. 0.20). The sides are convex andthe venter is probably carinate or acutely rounded without
remarkable ventral shoulder. The shell surface has rather
strong, sinuous ribs. They run from the umbilical shoulder tothe ventral one-fourth, with maximum height at the center ofthe side, and fade out. There are 25 ribs per volution. The
suture is not preserved.
The general shell outline and its rib pattern of the present
specimen are somewhat similar to those of Groenlandites
silberlingi Tozer, 1994. But the present specimen is so smallin size, poor state of preservation and lacks suture line.
Moreover, some species belong to the longobarditid genera,such as Lenotropites Popov, 1961 and Intornites Assereto,
1966, have similar shell shape and ornamentation in theirearly ontogenetic stages.
Occurrence.—Middle part of the Fukkoshi Formation(Fk-1b) at the south of Ozashi, Jusanhama, Kitakami-cho,Ishinomaki City, Miyagi Prefecture.
Superfamily Arcestoidea Mojsisovics, 1875
Family Cladiscitidae Zittel, 1884
Subfamily Procladiscitinae Gamsjäger, 1982
Procladiscites Mojsisovics, 1882
Type species.—Procladiscites broncoi Mojsisovics, 1882.
Procladiscites brancoi Mojsisovics
Figures 11.4–11.6
Procladiscites broncoi Mojsisovics, 1882, p. 114, pl. 48, figs.
1–2 ; Arthaber, 1896, p. 85; 1915, p.175, pl. 5, fig. 8; He etal., 1986, p. 233, pl. 18, figs. 6–16, 20–22, text-figs. 28a–b; Germani, 1997, p. 288, pl. 3, figs. 2a–b, text-fig. 11.
Procladiscites brancoi Mojsisovics var., Salopek, 1911, p.
24, pl. 2, figs. 3a–b.
Procladiscites cf. yasoda Diener, Welter, 1915, p. 112, pl. 9,
fig. 4.
Material examined.—Three specimens, IGPS coll. cat.
nos. 112625–112627.
Description.—Two specimens (specimens no. 112625 andno. 112627) are side of the conch and the rest (no. 112626)
is a fragment of the venter. The conch is compressed andinvolute with almost closed umbilicus. The sides are slightly
convex with maximum width at half height of the whorl.
The umbilical shoulder is rounded. The venter is not wellpreserved, but seems to be acutely rounded to rounded. The
shell surface is ornamented with numerous spiral striae.
The lateral suture consists of phylloid and terminatedlateral saddles and denticulate ptychitid lateral lobes. The
ventral lobe, only preserved in the fragmental specimen(no. 112626), is divided into two prongs by a moderately
high median saddle. The base of the prong has two deep
denticulations. The crests of first three lateral saddles aresemi-triangular. The second lateral saddle is the highest andthen saddles are become smaller to the umbilicus. There areat least six, probably eight to nine, lateral lobes. The basesof these lobes are deeply denticulate. The second laterallobe is the largest and deepest, and the third has about ahalf depth of the second and following ones become smaller
to the umbilicus.
Discussion.—Based on the general shell shape andEarly Anisian (Aegean) ammonoids from the Fukkoshi Formation, South Kitakami Belt, Northeast Japan

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Figure 10. Groenlandites, Lenotropites, Grambergia and Longobarditidae? gen. and sp. indet. from the Fukkoshi Formationin the Kamiwarizaki area, South Kitakami Belt, Northeast Japan.
	1, Groenlandites sp., IGPS coll. cat. no. 112613; 1a, lateral view; 1b, suture line; 2 and 3, Lenotropites sp.; 2,
IGPS coll. cat. no. 112614; 2a, lateral view; 2b, suture line; 3, IGPS coll. cat. no. 112615; 3a, lateral view; 3b,
suture line; 4–8, Grambergia cf. tetsaensis McLearn; 4, IGPS coll. cat. no. 112616; 4a, lateral view; 4b, sutureline; 5, IGPS coll. cat. no. 112617; 5a, lateral view; 5b, suture line; 6, IGPS coll. cat. no. 112618; 6a, lateral view;
6b, suture line; 7, IGPS coll. cat. no. 112619; 7a, lateral view; 7b, suture line; 8, IGPS coll. cat. no. 112620,
lateral view; 9, Longobarditidae? gen. and sp. indet., IGPS coll. cat. no. 112624. Scale bars are 1 cm unlessotherwise stated.
surface ornamentation, the present species is well identified
with Procladiscites broncoi Mojsisovics, 1882. They differ
only in details of the median saddle of the ventral lobe:
The sides of it is simple in the holotype, but serrated in the
Fukkoshi specimen. Welter’s (1915) specimen from Timor
has similar serrated median saddles. P. towaensis (Bandoand Ehiro) (originally described as Eosturia towaensis
Bando and Ehiro, 1982) from the uppermostpart of theunderlying Osawa Formation is somewhat similar to thepresent species in the general shape of the suture line, but
clearly distingished by having lateral ribs along the ventral
margin.
Occurrence.—Middle part of the Fukkoshi Formation (Fk1a: nos. 112625, 112626; Fk-1b: no. 112627) at the south of
Ozashi, Jusanhama, Kitakami-cho, Ishinomaki City, Miyagi
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Procladiscites sp.
Figure 11.7

Material examined.—IGPS coll. cat. no. 112628.
Descriptive remarks.—Two fragments of lateral part and
one fragment of ventral part, yield adjoining each other, areat hand. It is unclear whether they are parts of the same
individual or not. The largest fragment consists of flat flankwith the umbilical margin, which is slightly depressed gently.
It attains more than 70 mm in height, and the umbilicus
is rather small, probably less than 15 mm. Another small
fragment of a part of a flank is also flat and more than 30
mm in height. The ventral fragment has broadly rounded
venter and apparent shell width attains more than 27
mm. The shell surface of both the venter and flank areornamented with numerous spiral striae. The suture is notpreserved.
Although the specimens are fragmental, based on theestimated shell shape and surface ornamentation thepresent species is considered to belong to the genus
Procladiscites. The specific identification, however, is difficult
because of the poor state of preservation.
Occurrence.—Middle part of the Fukkoshi Formation(Fk-1b) at the south of Ozashi, Jusanhama, Kitakami-cho,Ishinomaki City, Miyagi Prefecture.
Order Phylloceratida Zittel, 1884
Superfamily Ussuritoidea Hyatt, 1900
Family Palaeophyllitidae Popov, in Luppov and Drushchits,
1958
Genus Leiophyllites Diener, 1915
Type species.—Monophyllites suessi Mojsisovics, 1882.
Leiophyllites cf. confucii (Diener)
Figure 12.1
cf. M onophyllites Confucii Diener, 1895b, p. 107, pl. 30, fig.
7, pl. 31, figs. 1, 2; Diener. 1907, p. 107, pl. 13, fig. 10;
Arthaber, 1915, p. 151, pl. 13, fig. 6.
Monophyllites cf. suessi Toula, 1896, p. 171, pl. 20, fig. 7.
Monophyllites (Leiophyllites) confucii (Diener), Frech,
1903, p. 17, fig. 4; Diener, 1915, p. 205.
Monophyllites (Monophyllites) confucii Diener, Diener,
1907, p. 103, pl. 13, fig. 10.
Leiophyllites confucii (Diener), Wang et al., 1979, p. 53,
pl. 14, figs, 9, 10, text-fig. 30a.
Leiophyllites visendus Shevyrev, 1968, p. 113, pl. 6, fig. 2,
text-fig. 26.
Leiophyllites taramelti (Martelli), 1906, p. 135, pl. 6, figs.
3-4.

Material examined.—One specimen, IGPS coll. cat. no.
112529.
Descriptive remarks.—Small specimen is extremely
discoidal and evolute to very evolute, with slowly increasing
whorls. Specimen attains a diameter of ca. 17.0 mm, andits corresponding height and umbilical diameter are ca. 4.0(H/D = 0.24) and 10.0-10.5 mm (UD/D = ca. 0.60),
respectively. The sides are broadly convex and the
maximum shell width is at the center of the flanks. The
umbilical and ventral shoulders are rounded. The umbilicus
is very shallow. The venter is not well preserved. Suture is
not preserved.
Based on in its shell shape, especially having large
umbilicus and slowly increasing height, the present species
resemble to Leiophyllites confucii (Diener) describedfrom Himalayas and eastern Europe. But, the precise
identification at the specific level is difficult because it lacks
suture line.
Occurrence.—Upper part (Fk-5) of the Fukkoshi Formation
at the eastern coast of Terahama, Togura, Minamisanriku
Towny, Miyagi Prefecture, Miyagi Prefecture.
Leiophyllites pitamaha (Diener)
Figures 11.2–11.7
Monophyllites pitamaha Diener, 1895b, p. 107, pl. 31, figs. 5,
7, 8.
Xenodiscus middlemissi Diener, 1895b, p. 110, pl. 30, fig. 6.
Monophyllites (Leiophyllites) pitamaha (Diener), Diener,
1915, p. 205; Kutassy, 1932, p. 595; Mitrova and
Nestorovsky, 1960, p. 105, pl. 1, fig. 2.
Xenodiscus indo-australica Welter, 1915, p. 129, pl. 93, fig.
4.
Leiophyllites pitamaha (Diener), Spath, 1934, p. 297;
Shevyrev, 1968, p. 112, pl. 6, fig. 3, text-fig. 25; Wang etal., 1979, p. 54, pl. 15, fig.4; Fantini Sestini, 1981, p. 57;
He et al., 1986, p. 252, pl. 16, figs. 4–12, 16–22, text-fig.
29.
Leiophyllites? middlemissi (Diener). Spath, 1934, p. 308.
Xenaspis laevis Welter. Bender, 1970, p. 429, pl. 2, fig. 8.
Leiophyllites stoecklini Tozer, 1972, p. 37, pl. 5, fig. 5, textfig. 2B.
Leiophyllites cf. middlemissi (Diener). Wang and He, 1976, p.
429, pl. 47, figs. 6–8, text-fig. 73c.
Leiophyllites cf. pitamaha (Diener). Wang and He, 1976, p.
430, pl. 47, figs. 14, 15, pl. 48, figs. 8, 9, text-fig. 73e.
Leiophyllites aff. pitamaha (Diener). Fantini Sestini, 1988, p.
69, pl.14, fig. 5.
Material examined.—Seven specimens, IGPS coll. cat.
nos. 112630–112636.
Description.—The shell is discoidal and evolute. The

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Figure 11. A rctohungarites and Procladiscites from the Fukkoshi Formation in the Kamiwarizaki area, South Kitakami Belt,
Northeast Japan.
	1–3, Arctohungarites sp.; 1, IGPS coll. cat. no. 112621; 1a, lateral view; 1b, suture line; 2, IGPS coll. cat.
no. 112622, lateral view; 3, IGPS coll. cat. no. 112623; 3a, lateral view; 3b, suture line; 4–6, Procladiscites
brancoi Mojsisovics; 4, IGPS coll. cat. no. 112625; 4a, lateral view; 4b, suture line; 5, IGPS coll. cat. no. 112626;
5a, ventral view; 5b, suture line; 6, IGPS coll. cat. no. 112627, lateral view; 7, Procladiscites sp., IGPS coll. cat.
no. 112628, lateral (7a and 7b) and ventral (7c) views. Scale bars are 1 cm unless otherwise stated.

maximum diameter ranges from 28 mm to more than 75
mm. The larger specimens (D > 40 mm) are composed ofphragmocone and body chamber, the latter occupies overa half volution. The ratio of H/D ranges from 0.26 to 0.39,
but mostly about 0.30. The ratio of UD/D ranges from 0.44
to 0.53, but mostly 0.48 to 0.53 (Table 3). The sides arenearly flat to slightly convex. The umbilicus is shallow withmoderately inclined wall and rounded umbilical shoulder.
The venter is acutely rounded with broadly roundedumbilical shoulder which continued to the flanks without
clear boundary. The cross section is compressed oval. Inner
whorls are sometimes ornamented by faint and low, radial toconcave ribs or fold. The surface of outer whorls is almost

smooth, but often have faint sigmoidal ribs or growth lines.
Constrictions parallel to the ribs or growth lines are rarely
visible on the last whorl.
The ventral lobe is not well preserved, but shallow. The
first lateral lobe is wide and its base has irregular, strong
denticulations, seven to eight in number. The second lobe
is small, but it also has four to five strong denticulations.
Auxiliary lobe is simple and pointed. There are threesaddles on the lateral side. The saddles are all rounded andnarrowed toward the base. The second saddle is highest
and the third is small.
Discussion.—The present specimens are very similar to
Leiophyllites pitamaha Diener reported from the Anisian

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Figure 12. L eiophyllites from the Fukkoshi Formation in the Kamiwarizaki area, South Kitakami Belt, Northeast Japan.
	1, Leiophyllites cf. confucii (Diener), IGPS coll. cat. no. 112629, lateral view; 2–7, Leiophyllites pitamaha(Diener); 2, IGPS coll. cat. no. 112632, lateral view; 3, IGPS coll. cat. no. 112633, lateral view; 4, IGPS coll.
cat. no. 112630; 4a, lateral view; 4b, suture line; 5, IGPS coll. cat. no. 112631; 5a, lateral view; 5b, suture line;
6, IGPS coll. cat. no. 112635, lateral view; 7, IGPS coll. cat. no. 112636, lateral view; 8 and 9, Leiophyllites
cf. praematurus Kiparisova; 8, IGPS coll. cat. no. 112637; 8a, lateral view; 8b, suture line; 9, IGPS coll. cat.
no. 112638; 9a, lateral view; 9b, suture line; 10, Leiophyllites sp. A; 10a, lateral view; 10b, suture line; 11–13,
Leiophyllites sp. B; 11, IGPS coll. cat. no. 112657, lateral view; 12, IGPS coll. cat. no. 112658, lateral view;13,
IGPS coll. cat. no. 112661, lateral view. Scale bars are 1 cm unless otherwise stated.

strata of Himalayas, Qinghai and east Europe, in the generalshell shape, surface ornamentation, although the umbilicusof the present specimens is slightly larger than that of theholotype (UD/D = 0.44).
Occurrence.—Middle part of the Fukkoshi Formation (Fk-

1c: no. 112635; Fk-1a: nos. 112630–112634) at the southof Ozashi, Jusanhama, Kitakami-cho, Ishinomaki City,and upper part (Fk-6: no. 112636) at the eastern coast of
Terahama, Togura, Minamisanriku Town, Miyagi Prefecture.

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Table 3. D imensions (in mm) and ratios of Leiophyllites
pitamaha (Diener) from the Fukkoshi Formation.
Abbreviations see Table 1.

Leiophyllites cf. praematurus Kiparisova, 1958
Figures 11.8, 11.9
cf. Leiophyllites praematurus Kiparisova, in Kiparisova andPopov, 1958, p. 32, pl. 7, fig. 13, text-fig. 17б; Kiparisova,
1961, p. 134, pl. 28, figs. 5, 6, text-figs. 101, 102.
Leiophyllites pitamaha Diener. Kummel, 1969, p. 531,
text-fig. 49B.
Material examined.—Two specimens, IGPS coll. cat. nos.
112637, 112638.
D e s c r i p t i v e r e m a r k s . — Tw o s p e c i m e n s a r e b o t hphragmocone, and the shell is discoidal and sub-evolute toevolute. The maximum shell diameter of the small specimen(no. 112636) is 19.6 mm and the corresponding height andumbilical diameter are 5.6 (H/D = 0.29) and 9.0 mm (UD/D =0.46), respectively. The larger specimen (no. 112637) attains
a maximum diameter of ca. 25 mm and its correspondingheight and umbilical diameter are ca. 9.5 (H/D = 0.38)
and 10.2 mm (UD/D = 0.41), respectively. The sides arerounded in the smaller specimen and broadly convex in thelarger one, with the maximum width near the center of theflank. The venter of the small specimen is rounded with akeel. That of the larger specimen is not well preserved. The
umbilicus is shallow. Both the ventral and umbilical shoulder
are indistinct and rounded to convex side continue to theventer and umbilical wall. The conch section is compressed
oval, and that of the larger one is more compressed. There
are short, low but wide ribs, slightly curved backward, on the
inner side of the flanks of the smaller specimen. The shellsurface of the larger specimen is nearly smooth, but similar
short ribs are on the inner whorls.
The ventral lobe is not seen. The external lateral suture
consists of three saddles, two lobes and auxiliary ones.
All saddles have rounded crests and nearly parallel sides.

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The first and second saddles have nearly the same height,
but the third is considerably small. The first lateral lobe is
deep with subparallel sides. The base of it has six strong
denticulations and the lower part of the sides are also
denticulate, though very weak. The second lobe is shallow
and its base has three short or indistinct denticules. The
auxiliary lobe is simple and pointed.
Although there are some differences in the ratio of
H/D and UD/D and surface ornamentation between thetwo materials described, their general shell form andsutural shape resemble those of Leiophyllites praematurus
Kiparisova (1958, 1968). But the present species differsfrom the latter in having a ventral keel. The present species
also somewhat resembles L. laevis (Welter) form 1 (originallyas Xenaspis laevis) from the Anisian of Timor (Welter, 1915,
p. 130, pl. 10, figs. 7a–7b). The Timor specimen differs from
L. praematurus in having larger umbilicus and in having
downwardly narrowed saddles.
Occurrence.—Middle part of the Fukkoshi Formation(Fk-1a: no. 112637; Fk-1b: 112638) at the south of
Ozashi, Jusanhama, Kitakami-cho, Ishinomaki City, Miyagi
Prefecture.
Leiophyllites suessi (Mojsisovics)
Figures 13.1–13.7
Monophyllites Suessi Mojsisovics, 1882, p. 205, pl. 79, fig.4;
Hauer, 1887, p. 33; Patte, 1926, p. 185, pl. 12, figs. 6, 7.
Monophyllites (Mojsvarites) Suessi Mojsisovics, Kraus,
1916, p. 289.
Monophyllites (Leiophyllites) Suessi (Mojsisovics), Renz,
1931, p. 57; Kutassy, 1932, p. 595.
Leiophyllites suessi (Mojsisovics), Spath, 1934, p. 303, textfig. 104b; Wiedmann, 1970, p. 969, pl. 1, figs. 1, 2, textfig. 3.
Leiophyllites pradyumna (Diener), Zakharov, 1968, p. 124,
pl. 23, figs. 2, 3, text-fig. 29h.
Leiophyllites suessi (Mojsisovics), Krystyn and Tatzreiter,
1991, p. 142, pl. 2, fig. 7.
Material examined.—Ten specimens, IGPS coll. cat. nos.
112639–112648.
Description.—The shell is discoidal and sub-evolute toevolute. The maximum diameter ranges from 24 mm tomore than 70 mm. They are composed of phragmocone
and body chamber, the latter occupies over three-fourth ofthe last whorl. The ratio of H/D ranges from 0.29 to 0.35
(mostly 0.31-0.35) and that of UD/D ranges from 0.41 to 0.53
(mostly 0.45-0.48) (Table 4). The sides are broadly convex
to rounded with maximum width near the umbilical shoulder
to the center of the flank. The venter is acutely rounded withrounded ventral shoulder. The umbilicus is shallow. There

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Table 4. D imensions (in mm) and ratios of Leiophyllites
suessi (Mojsisovics) from the Fukkoshi Formation.
Abbreviations see Table 1.

City, Miyagi Prefecture.
Leiophyllites wakoi Ehiro, Sasaki and Kano
Figures 14.1–14.6
Leiophyllites wakoi Ehiro, Sasaki and Kano, 2016, p. 99,
figs. 4.4a–d.

is no remarkable umbilical shoulder and the sides gradually
down into the umbilical seam. The cross section of the conch
is elongated oval. The shell surface is almost smooth, but on
the last whorl there are faint, slightly convex to falcoid ribs or
growth lines. Many strong and wide constrictions, which arealso convex to falcoid, are also visible on the outer whorl.
They number four to eight, mostly six to seven per volution.
The external suture consists of three saddles, twolobes and auxiliary ones. The ventral lobe is not wellpreserved and only a part of the prong, having at least three
denticulations at the base, is visible. The crests of saddles
are all rounded. The saddles are vertically elongated andbecome narrower downward. The second one is the highest.
The first lateral lobe is deep and wide, and expandedbase has five to seven (mostly five) strong denticulations.
The second lobe has a similar shape to the first, including
the denticulation, but smaller in size, The auxiliary one iscomposed of a small, pointed lobe, and low and wide saddle
on the umbilical shoulder.
Discussion.—The present specimens from the Fukkoshi
Formation are very similar to Leiophyllites suessi(Mojsisovics) reported from the Anisian strata of east Europe
in the general shell shape, surface ornamentation and theoutline of the suture line. A slight deference between themis a number of constrictions. The Fukkoshi specimens
have more constrictions than the European specimens.
Leiophyllites pradyumna (Diener) resembles to Leiophyllites
suessi (Mojsisovics) in the general shell shape and shapeof the suture. But it differs from the latter in having bulges(ribs) instead of constrictions on the shell surface. L.
pseudopradyumna Welter, 1915 is also distinguished fromthe present species in having bulges.
Occurrence.—Middle part of the Fukkoshi Formation (Fk1c: nos. 112645–112648; Fk-1a: nos. 112639–112644) atthe south of Ozashi, Jusanhama, Kitakami-cho, Ishinomaki

Material examined.—Seven specimens, IGPS coll. cat.
nos. 112649–112655.
Descriptive remarks.—Small- to medium-sized shells
are discoidal and evolute. They consist of phragmocone
and a part of the body chamber. The shell diameter ranges
from ca. 25 to 58 mm. The ratio of H/D ranges from 0.27
to 0.31 and that of UD/D varies from 0.47 to 0.53 (mostly
around 0.50) (Table 5). The sides are broadly convex toflat at maturity, with broadly rounded umbilical and ventral
shoulders. The maximum conch width is near the centerof the flank. The cross section is flattened oval. The shellsurface of the inner whorls seems to be smooth, whereas
fine but distinct, biconcave ribs are on the outer whorl. Someshallow constrictions parallel to the ribs are also present.
The ventral lobe is not well preserved and only a part of its
prong is visible, which has denticulate base. The first laterallobe is large and its rounded base has five to seven, slightly
irregular denticulations. The second lobe is about half depthof the first and asymmetrical. It has four to six denticulations.
Main deep denticulations are at the base. Small, one or two
denticulations are up to the lower part of the ventral side,
whereas the umbilical side is smooth. The auxiliary lobe is
simple and pointed. There are three rounded saddles on thelateral side. The second is largest and highest, and the thirdis small.
The general shell shape and especially the biconcave ribson the last volution of the present specimens are closely
similar to those of Leiophyllites wakoi described by Ehiro
Table 5. D imensions (in mm) and ratios of Leiophyllites
wakoi Ehiro, Sasaki and Kano from the Fukkoshi
Formation. Abbreviations see Table 1.

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Figure 13. L eiophyllites suessi (Mojsisovics) from the Fukkoshi Formation in the Kamiwarizaki area, South Kitakami Belt,
Northeast Japan.
	1, IGPS coll. cat. no. 112639; 1a, lateral view; 1b, suture line; 2, IGPS coll. cat. no. 112640; 2a, lateral view; 2b,
suture line; 3, IGPS coll. cat. no. 112641, lateral view; 4, IGPS coll. cat. no. 112642, lateral view; 5, IGPS coll.
cat. no. 112643, lateral view; 6, IGPS coll. cat. no. 112644; 6a, lateral view; 6b, suture line; 7, IGPS coll. cat. no.
112645; 7a, lateral view; 7b, suture line. Scale bars are 1 cm unless otherwise stated.

et al. (2016) from the underlying late Olenekian Osawa
Formation. The ratio of UD/D of the latter is rather small (0.40
at D = 65-90 mm), but it is 0.45–0.46 at D = 43 mm, andalmost the same as the present specimens.
Occurrence.—Middle part of the Fukkoshi Formation(Fk-1a: nos. 112649, 112651–112654; Fk-1b: nos. 112650,
112655) at the south of Ozashi, Jusanhama, Kitakami-cho,Ishinomaki City, Miyagi Prefecture.
Leiophyllites sp. A
Figure 12.10a, bMaterial examined.—One specimen, IGPS coll. cat. no.
112656.
Descriptive remarks.—An outer mold of moderately
large specimen with impressions of suture lines are athand. It consists of phragmocone and body chamber, thelatter occupies about a half part of the last volution. The
shell is probably extremely discoidal and sub-evolute. The
maximum shell dimeter attains more than 97 mm, and at D
= ca. 81 mm, corresponding height and umbilical diameterare ca. 25.0 and 35. 5 mm (UD/D = 0.44), respectively. The
side is broadly convex with broadly rounded umbilical andventral shoulders. The maximum shell width is near theumbilical shoulder and the sides slightly converge to theventer. The venter is not well preserved. The shell surface
is almost smooth. The external lateral suture, preserved
as impressions on the outer mold, consists of the first andsecond lateral saddles and first and second lateral lobes.
The crests of saddles are both rounded and the second
lateral saddle is higher than the first. The first lateral lobe is
deep and wide, and its base has many denticulations. The

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Figure 14. L eiophyllites wakoi and Ussuriphyllites amurensis from the Fukkoshi Formation in the Kamiwarizaki area, South
Kitakami Belt, Northeast Japan.
	1–6, Leiophyllites wakoi Ehiro, Sasaki and Kano; 1, IGPS coll. cat. no. 112649; 1a, lateral view; 1b, suture line; 2,
IGPS coll. cat. no. 112650, lateral view; 3, IGPS coll. cat. no. 112651; 3a, lateral view; 3b, suture line; 4, IGPS
coll. cat. no. 112652, lateral view; 5, IGPS coll. cat. no. 112653, lateral view; 6, IGPS coll. cat. no. 112654; 6a,lateral view; 6b, suture line; 7 and 8; Ussuriphyllites amurensis (Kiparisova); 7, IGPS coll. cat. no. 112663; 7a,lateral view; 7b, suture line; 8, IGPS coll. cat. no. 112662; 8a, lateral view; 8b, suture line. Scale bars are 1 cm
unless otherwise stated.
second lobe is shallow and small, and its base is probably
tri-denticulate. The ventral lobe is not preserved and there
is some space between the third saddle and the umbilicaledge.
Based on the general shell form and suture line, thepresent specimen is considered to belong certainly
the genus Leiophyllites Diener, 1915, but the specificidentification is difficult because of its poor state ofpreservation. This specimen is clearly larger than the other
Leiophyllites species collected from nearly the same horizon
at the south of Ozashi (Fk-1a–1c).
Occurrence.—Middle part of the Fukkoshi Formation(Fk-3a) at the west of Ozashi, Jusanhama, Kitakami-cho,Ishinomaki City, Miyagi Prefecture.

Leiophyllites sp. B
Figures 12.11–12.13
Material examined.—Five specimens, IGPS coll. cat. nos.
112657–112661.
Descriptive remarks.—Small shells are discoidal andevolute. The maximum shell diameter ranges from ca. 20 to
40 mm. The ratio of H/D ranges from 0.20 to 0.32, but mostly
around 0.30. The ratio of UD/D varies from 0.47 to 0.60.
They have five to six volutions at D = 20 mm. The sides arebroadly convex to flat, with broadly rounded umbilical andventral shoulders. The maximum conch width is near thecenter of the flank. The umbilicus is very shallow. The crosssection is flattened oval. The shell surface is almost smooth.

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The suture is not preserved.
Based on the general shell form, the present specimen
is considered to belong certainly the genus Leiophyllites
Diener, 1915 and somewhat similar to the juvenile shell of L.
pitamaha, but the specific identification is difficult because
they lack of suture line and are poor state of preservation.
Occurrence.—Middle part of the Fukkoshi Formation (Fk1c: nos. 112657–112660; Fk-1a: no. 112661) at the south of
Ozashi, Jusanhama, Kitakami-cho, Ishinomaki City, Miyagi
Prefecture.

Discussion.—The shell shape, surface ornamentationand outline of the suture line of the present specimensfrom the Fukkoshi Formation are identical with those of
Ussuriphyllites amurensis (Kiparisova) reported from theTriassic strata of South Primorye, Far East Russia, although
the umbilicus is rather small in the small specimen.
Occurrence.—Middle part of the Fukkoshi Formation(Fk-1a: no. 112662; Fk-1b: no. 112663) at the south of
Ozashi, Jusanhama, Kitakami-cho, Ishinomaki City, Miyagi
Prefecture.

Genus Ussuriphyllites Zakharov, 1967

Discussion

Type species.—Eophyllites amurensis Kiparisova, 1961.

Ammonoid fauna of the Fukkoshi Formation and its
geologic age
Fukkoshi ammonoid fauna comprises 13 families, 21
genera and about 40 species listed below:
Family Hemilecanitidae
Hemilecanites discus (Arthaber)
Family Sageceratidae
Parasageceras aff. discoidale Welter
Family Hedenstroemiidae
Pseudosageceras multilobatum Noetling
Family Parapopanoceratidae
Parapopanoceras involutum sp. nov.
Family Megaphyllitidae
Megaphyllites sp.
Family Khvalynitidae
Metadagnoceras spp.
Psilokhvalynites takaizumii gen. and sp. nov.
Family Acrochordiceratidae
Paracrochordiceras cf. denseplicatum Fantini Sestini
Paracrochordiceras watanabei sp. nov.
Paracrochordiceras spp.
Family Japonitidae
Aegeiceras? sp.
Eogymnites sp.
Japonites cf. meridianus Welter
Japonites raphaelizoyae (Tommasi)
Japonites spp.
Family Gymnitidae
Buddhaites? sp.
Family Danubitidae
Danubites cf. ambika Diener
Danubites floriani (Mojsisovics)
Danubites cf. tozeri Korchinskaya
Paradanubites kansa (Diener)
Paradanubites cf. kansa (Diener)
Paradanubites ozashiense sp. nov.
Paradanubites phyllus He
Paradanubites sp.
Family Longobarditidae

Ussuriphyllites amurensis (Kiparisova)
Figures 14.7, 14.8
Eophyllites amurensis Kiparisova, 1961, p. 137, pl. 28, figs.
7, 8, text-fig. 104.
Ussuriphyllites amurensis (Kiparisova), Zakharov, 1967, p.
50, pl. 4, figs. 8–10, text-figs. 1g, 1h, 2; Zakharov, 1968,
p. 123, pl. 22, figs. 12, 13, pl. 23, fig. 1; Zakharov et al.,2005a, fig. 3; Zakharov et al., 2005b, fig. 8; Shigeta andKumagae, 2016, p. 54, figs. 6A, 6B.
Material examined.—Two specimens, IGPS coll. cat. nos.
112662, 112663.
Description.—Two specimens are discoidal and subinvolute, and consists of phragmocone and body chamber,the latter of which occupies about three-fourth of the lastwhorl. The sides are broadly convex. The maximum width
is at about the center of the flank, from where the flankconverges to both the venter and umbilicus. The umbilicus
is very shallow without distinct umbilical wall. The venter is
not well preserved, but seems to be acute or carinated. The
shell cross section is lenticular. The maximum shell dimeterof specimen no. 112662 attains more than 60 mm, and at D
= ca. 58 mm, corresponding height and umbilical diameterare 23.8 and 15.5 mm (UD/D = 0.28), respectively. Anothersmaller specimen (no. 112663: max. D > 45 mm) has
rather small umbilicus (UD/D < 0.08). The shell surface isornamented with faint, slightly sigmoidal, fine radial ribs andfine, sparse, concentric ribs. There are four to five concentricribs between the umbilical shoulder to the ventral shoulder.
The ventral lobe is partly preserved and its base isserrated. Three lateral saddles have rounded crest. The
second is largest and the third is small. The first andsecond lateral lobes are denticulate at the base and thedenticulations are up to the one-third of the sides in thespecimen no. 112662. The auxiliary loves are irregular inshape and size.

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Figure 15. S
 tratigraphic distribution of ammonoid species from the Fukkoshi Formation in the Kamiwarizaki area, South
Kitakami Belt, Northeast Japan. Ammonoids from the uppermost part of the Osawa Formation at the south of
Asadanuki and from the lowermost part of the Isatomae Formation at Kudanohama are also shown.

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Groenlandites sp.
Lenotropites spp.
Grambergia cf. tetsaensis McLearn
Arctohungarites sp.
Longobarditidae? gen. and sp. indet.
Family Cladiscitidae
Procladiscites brancoi Mojsisovics
Procladiscites sp.
Family Palaeophyllitidae
Leiophyllites cf. confucii (Diener)
Leiophyllites pitamaha (Diener)
Leiophyllites cf. praematurus Kiparisova
Leiophyllites suessi (Mojsisovics)
Leiophyllites wakoi Ehiro, Sasaki and Kano
Leiophyllites spp.
Ussuriphyllites amurensis (Kiparisova)
These ammonoids were collected from the nine localities(horizons) belonging to the middle to upper part of the
Fukkoshi Formation (Figure 15), but these are largely
classified into three horizons: the mudstone dominatedmiddle part (FkM: including the horizons Fk-1c, Fk-3a, Fk3b, Fk-1a and Fk-1b: about 30 m total stratigraphic interval),
mudstone beds of the lower part of the upper part (FkU1: horizon Fk-5) and upper mudstone dominated beds inthe upper part (FkU-2: including the horizons Fk-2a, Fk2b
and Fk-6: less than 10 m interval). FkM has rather wide
stratigraphic range of ca. 30 m, but there is no remarkabledifference between the generic compositions of Fk-1a andFk-1b, and genera from the Fk-1c, Fk-3a and Fk-3b are also
yield from Fk-1a and Fk-1b. The ammonoid specimens are
few in number in both FkU-1 and FkU-2 and it makes precise
comparison with FkM difficult, but their faunas are poor in
number of specimens belong to the family Palaeophyllitidae
and Danubitidae, which are predominated in the FkM.
Among the fauna of FkM, specimens belong to the genera
Leiophyllites are most dominated and hold more than half ofthe collection, including those ill preserved and undescribed
ones. Those belong to the genera Paradanubites is thenext, and those of Parapopanoceras, Psilokhvalynites,
Paracrochordiceras and Danubites are also common.
More than half of the genera (13 genera) among the fauna(20 genera: excluding the new genus Psilokhvalynites), are
known from the Anisian strata (rarely from also Ladinianor late Triassic strata), and mostly restricted in the lower
Anisian (Aegean): Parasageceras, Parapopanoceras,
Megaphyllites, Paracrochordiceras, Aegeiceras, Buddhaites,
Danubites, Paradanubites, Groenlandites, Lenotropites,
Grambergia, Arctohungarites and Ussuriphyllites. The
last genus has been only known from the lower AnisianUssuriphyllites amurensis Zone of South Primorye(Zakharov, 1967, 1968; Zakharov et al., 2005a, 2005b).
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Ussuriphyllites is late Olenekian (late Spathian) in age,
because it is associated with Keyserlingites sp. However,U. amurensis is accompanied with typical Anisian genera,such as Parasageceras, Megaphyllites, Paracrochordiceras,
Prohungarites, Arctohungarites, Tropigastrites and Ussurites
in the U. amurensis Zone of the Atlasov Cape section,
South Primorye (Zakharov et al., 2005a, 2005b). Moreover,genus Keyserlingites is not restricted in the Olenekian. Many
species of Keyserlingites (= Durgaites) have been reported
from the lower Anisian strata in the Tethys region, such as
Qinghai (e.g. Wang, 1985; He et al., 1986) and Spiti (Krystin
et al., 2004). Therefore, the genus Ussuriphyllites is early
Anisian in age.
Two genera, Japonites and Procladiscites, are also
typical for the Anisian of Tethys province, although they
already appeared in the latest Olenekian as reported fromthe uppermost part of the underlying Osawa Formation(Ehiro, 2022 in press). The genus Leiophyllites ranges from
Olenekian to Anisian.
Few exceptions are the genera Hemilecanites,
Pseudosageceras, Metadagnoceras and Eogymnites.
They are typical Olenekian or Induan to Olenekian genera.
However, the first three have been also described from thelower Anisian strata, although very few in number. Bucher(1989) described Hemilecanites cf. paradiscus Kummel,
Metadagnoceras youngi Bucher and Metadagnoceras sp.
from the Lower Anisian of Nevada. Pseudosageceras? sp.
described from the Anisian strata of Primorye, Far East
Russia (Kiparisova, 1961) is ill preserved, but it has involuteconch with multi-lobed suture line and its generic assignment
is highly probable. The present discovery of these three
genera from the Fukkoshi Formation in association withmany Anisian genera clarified that they range up to the lower
Anisian, although these genera are generally thought to be
restricted in pre-Anisian strata. The species of the genus
Eogymnites have been reported from the upper Olenekian,but Eogymnites is closely related with Japonites and someauthors consider that it is synonymous with the genus
Japonites.
Among the Fukkoshi ammonoid fauna from FkM, twogenera, Parapopanoceras and Buddhaites, are generally
considered to be middle Anisian (to late Anisian) genera, but
the majority of the genera of the fauna are stratigraphically
restricted to or range down into the lower Anisian. Therefore,
the ammonoid fauna from FkM is definitely early Anisian(Aegean) in age.
Fauna from FkU-1 and FkU-2 are not diverse,
a n d c o m p r i s e o n l y P s i l o k h v a l y n i t e s ( g e n . n o v. ) ,Paracrochordiceras, Japonites and Leiophyllites. They
are also considered to be early Anisian in age, because of
the occurrence of Paracrochordiceras. The early Anisiangenera, such as Grambergia, Lenotropites, Tropigastrites

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and Ussurites, are also known from the lowermost part ofthe overlying Isatomae Formation (Ishibashi, 2006).
Olenekian/Anisian boundary in the South Kitakami Belt,
Northeast Japan
Although some candidate sections have been proposedas the global boundary stratotype section and point (GSSP)
for the base of the Anisian, it is yet to be ratified. There are
two dominant biostratigraphic markers for the base of theAnisian: ammonoid and conodont. When Grădinaru et al.
(2007) proposed the base of ammonoid Paracrochordiceras–
Japonites Beds in the Deşli Caira Hill, Dobrogea, Romania
as the GSSP, this level was considered to coincide alsowith the FAD of conodont Chiosella timorensis (Orchard
et al., 2007). Goudemand et al. (2012), however, clarified
that this conodont FAD datum is actually in the underlying
Deslicairites Beds, which characterized by Olenekianammonoids.
Gaetani et al. (1992) had proposed that the base of the
Aegeiceras–Japonites beds, that is correlated with the
Paracrochordiceras–Japonites Beds of Dobrogea, at the
Marathovouno section in Chios Island, Greece as the baseof the Anisian. It coincides with the base of the Aegean
Substage proposed by Assereto (1974). Also in Chios,
the FAD of C. timorensis is slightly below the base of the
Aegeiceras–Japonites beds and located in the late Spathian
bed with Procarnites and Hellenites (Assereto et al., 1980;
Gaetani et al., 1992). The same stratigraphic relationshipbetween the ammonoids and conodonts are also known fromNevada, North America. The occurrence of C. timorensis
from the upper part of the Olenekian Neopopanoceras haugi
Zone was reported by Goudemand et al. (2012).
Based mainly on the FAD of C. timorensis, some OAB
boundary sections in the Nanpanjiang Basin, Guangxi,
South China have been introduced for the candidate GSSP
for the base of the Anisian (e.g. Ovtcharova et al., 2006;
Galfetti et al., 2007, 2008; Chen et al., 2020). In these
sections, unfortunately, the ammonoid fossils are very poor.
Recently, Golding (2021) proposed a new criterion of
conodont-based definition for the base of the Anisian. He
suggests that Neogondolella curva and associated species
is suitable for the index of the base of the Anisian. The FADsof these species are slightly above that of C. timorensis
and nearly the same as those of Anisian ammonoids,that characterize the Paracrochordiceras–Japonites
Beds or its correlatives. Grădinaru (2022) investigatedthe biostratigraphy of some OAB boundary sections andthe stratigraphic position of FAD of C. timorensis withproblems on its taxonomy and definition, and stressed thatC. timorensis is ineligible for the stratigraphic index for the
OAB and the OAB boundary should be defined basically on
ammonoids.

By adopting the ammonoid-based (traditional) criteria or
Golding’s (2021) proposal, the base of the Anisian in theSouth Kitakami Belt is considered to be located below the
middle part of the Fukkoshi Formation, because it yields rich
early Anisian (Aegean) ammonoids, which correlate with
Paracrochordiceras–Japonites Beds and its correlatives.
Since the uppermost part of the underlying Osawa
Formation is characterized by the Olenekian ammonoids(Ehiro, 2022 in press), the Olenekian/Anisian boundary is
considered to locate somewhere in the lower part of the
Fukkoshi Formation.
Comparison with the early Anisian ammonoid faunas in
the Tethys and Panthalassa regions
The ammonoid fauna of the Fukkoshi Formation is very
diverse (consisting of 21 genera and 38 species) among
the early Anisian (Aegean) ammonoid fauna, being equal
to those of Qinghai, China (He et al., 1986) and Nevada,North America (Bucher, 1989). It is most dominated in
the genera of the Family Palaeophyllitidae, mostly of
Leiophyllites, and characterized common occurrences ofthe families Danubitidae (Danubites and Paradanubites),Acrochordiceratidae (Paracrochordiceras) andLongobarditidae (Groenlandites, Lenotropites, Grambergia
and Arctohungarites). The fauna also includes quite a few
specimens belong to the families Parapopanoceratidae(Parapopanoceras) and Khvalynitidae (Metadagnoceras,
Psilokhvalynites). The Fukkoshi ammonoid fauna has someresemblance in the generic and species compositions tothose known from southern Tethys (Himalayas: Diener,
1895b; Timor: Welter, 1915), western and central Tethys(Chios: Fantini Sestini, 1981 and Gaetani et al., 1992;
Caucasus: Shevyrev, 1968, 1995; Qinghai, western China:
He et al., 1986), western Panthalassa (South Primorye:
Zakharov et al., 2005a, 2005b) and eastern Panthalassa
provinces (Nevada: Bucher, 1989).
Qinghai, west China: The ammonoid fauna reported
from Qinghai, west China (He et al., 1986) is one of themost diverse Aegean faunas, which comprises 47 species
belonging to 18 genera of ammonoids. According to He et al.
(1986), the majority of this fauna are specimens belonging
to the genera Groenlandites, Pearylandites, Lenotropites,
Grambergia and Arctohungarites (family Longobarditidae)
and those of the genera Keyserlingites, Japonites,
Procladiscites, Leiophyllites, Ussurites, Paradanubites andMegaphyllites are also common. Among the genera known
from Qinghai, ten genera are also known in the Fukkoshi
fauna, and dominant and common genera in the Qinghai
fauna are also included in the Fukkoshi fauna, except
for the genus Ussurites. The main difference between
these two faunas is the absence of the genera of family
Acrochordiceratidae in the Qinghai fauna.

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Nevada, USA: Lower Anisian beds in the northern
Humboldt Range, Nevada, USA are classified into the
Japonites welteri beds, Pseudokeyserlingites guexi beds,
Mulleri Zone and Caurus Zone, in ascending order (Bucher,1989). The lower Anisian ammonoid fauna of Nevada isanother diverse one and comprises 28 species of 17 genera.
Ten genera are common in both Nevada and Fukkoshi
faunas. It is worthy of attention that both faunas include
two “relict” genera Hemilecanites and Metadagnoceras.
However, there are some faunal differences between them:Silberlingites and Caucasites, both common elements in
the Nevada fauna are absent in the Fukkoshi fauna and, on
the other hand, the genera of the family Danubitidae andPalaeophyllitidae, dominated or common in the latter, arerare in the former.
Timor: From the Anisian limestone (2 m in thickness)in Nifoekoko, Timor, Welter (1915) described 12 genera(23 species) of ammonoids. Based on the re-examinationof these genera by Shevyrev (1968, 1995), Spath (1954),
Fantini Sestini (1981), etc., this fauna is considered tobe composed of 13 genera (22 species). Among these,eight genera are common to the Fukkoshi fauna. Generaof the family Longobarditidae are missing and those of
Acrochordiceratidae are rare in the Timor fauna.
Chitichun, Himalayas: The Chitichun limestone in
Himalayas is classical Aegean ammonoid locality. Chitichun
ammonoids originally described by Diener (1895b) havebeen reexamined by Diener (1915), Spath (1934), Shevyrev(1968), Wang and Chen (1979) and Fantini Sestini (1981,1988), and are now classified into 13 species belonging
to eight genera: Paracrochordiceras pandya (Diener),
Danubites ambika Diener, Paradanubites kansa (Diener),
Aegeiceras ugra (Diener), Psilosturia mongolica (Diener),
Procladiscites yasoda Diener, Leiophyllites confucii(Diener), L.? middlemissi (Diener), L. pitamaha (Diener),L. pradyumna (Diener), L. pseudopradyumna (Welter),
Ussurites hara (Diener) and U. kingi (Diener). Among theseeight genera, six of them are common to the Fukkoshi
fauna, and three species (P. kansa, L. confucii, L. pitamaha)from the Fukkoshi Formation are identified or compared to
the Chitichun ones. According to Diener (1895b), specimensof Leiophyllites have, as with the Fukkoshi fauna, thelargest number (35 specimens) among the fauna, followedby those of Procladiscites (10 specimens). On the other
hand, the Chitichun fauna lacks the genera of the family
Longobarditidae.
South Primorye: The Lower Anisian strata of the Atlasov
Cape section, South Primorye, Far East Russia yield 15
species belonging to 12 genera of ammonoids (Zakharov
et al., 2005a, 2005b). Among them seven genera arecommon to the Fukkoshi fauna. The fauna dominated in
Ussuriphyllites amurensis (Kiparisova), which is endemic

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to South Primorye but now known from the Fukkoshi
Formation. The Atlasov Cape fauna, however, differ fromthe Fukkoshi fauna in lacking the genera belonging to thefamilies Japonitidae and Longobarditidae, and in small
number of specimens of family Danubitidae and genus
Leiophyllites.
Chios Island, Greece: The Marathovouno section in
Chios Island, Greece includes the proposed candidate
GSSP (the base of the Aegeiceras–Japonites beds: the baseof the Aegean Substage proposed by Assereto, 1974) forthe base of the Anisian (Gaetani et al., 1992). The Aegeanammonoid fauna was studied by Bender (1970), Assereto(1974), Fantini Sestini (1981) and Gaetani et al. (1992). Thisfauna comprises 17 species in 10 genera, of which seven
genera are common to the Fukkoshi fauna. Former faunadiffers from the latter in lacking the genera of the family
Longobarditidae.
Caucasus: According to Shevyrev (1995), the lower
Anisian Malotkhach Formation of Caucasus yields
Stenopopanoceras transiens Tozer, Megaphyllites
compressus Shevyrev, Megaphyllites sp., Groenlandites?
glaber Shevyrev, Longobardites caucasius Shevyrev,
Laboceras gracile Shevyrev, Leiophyllites pitamaha (Diener).
Three genera of them are also known in the Fukkoshi fauna,but the Caucasus fauna lacks in the genera belonging to
the families Danubitidae and Acrochordiceratidae, which arecommon in the Fukkoshi fauna.

Conclusions
1. Ammonoid fauna from the middle to upper part of
the Fukkoshi Formation in the Kamiwarizaki area, South
Kitakami Belt, Northeast Japan is diverse, consisting 21
genera. Among them, the genus Leiophyllites is mostdominated and specimens belonging to the genera
Paradanubites, Parapopanoceras, Psilokhvalynites,
Paracrochordiceras and Danubites are also abundant.
The majority of the genera are stratigraphically restricted
to or range down into the lower Anisian, and therefore, theammonoid fauna is considered definitely to be early Anisian(Aegean) in age.
2. Since the uppermost part of the underlying Osawa
Formation yields late Olenekian ammonoids, the Olenekian/Anisian boundary in the South Kitakami Belt is located to be
somewhere in the lower part of the Fukkoshi Formation.
3. The Fukkoshi ammonoid fauna exhibits somesimilarities in the generic composition with those of somelocalities exhibited in low-latitude regions in the Tethys andPanthalassa, especially with that of Qinghai, west China.

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Acknowledgements
The author wishes to express his sincere gratitude
to Yukihiro Takaizumi, Yuta Watanabe and Harumasa
Kano for their assistance in the field survey and donating
ammonoid specimens for study. Deep appreciation is also
due to the Tohoku Regional Environment Office, Ministryof the Environment Government of Japan for allowing thegeological survey and sample collection in the area of theSanriku Fukko (reconstruction) National Park. I also thankto Yuri D. Zakharov for his help with the literature and forproviding valuable comments that improved the manuscript.

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