Japan, Kumamoto
Goshoura Island
Trigonia sandstone collecting site
Fossil site Source-confirmed findsLicence or permit
What you could find
Reported finds from this ground.
FossilsAlso reported: Trigonia bivalves, gastropods.
Photos via Wikimedia Commons: Partonez (CC BY-SA 4.0).
Why this spot
Early to mid Cretaceous (~100 Ma) Goshoura Group on Amakusa's 'dinosaur island'
museum-run shoreline collecting site; Cretaceous shells and ammonites found by visitors, 5 keepers per person
Before you go
Hazards noted for this site.
boat crossingFull sun on bare rock, hammer chips
Keep exploring nearby
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