Awards

PSJ Award (Yokoyama Award): for lifetime achievement in the field of paleontology

FYLaureateAffiliation
2021Kenshiro Ogasawara
2012Tomoki KaseNational Museum of Nature and Science
2009Hiroshi KitazatoJAMSTEC
Kazushige TanabeThe University of Tokyo
2007Noriyuki IkeyaShizuoka University
2002Hisayoshi IgoUniversity of Tsukuba
2001Kiyotaka ChinzeiKyoto University
Tsunemasa SaitoTohoku University
2000Tetsuro HanaiThe University of Tokyo
Yokichi TakayanagiTohoku University
1997Itaru HayamiThe University of Tokyo
1981Tatsuro MatsumotoKyushu University
1966Teiichi KobayashiThe University of Tokyo
Shoshiro HanzawaTohoku University
1961Hisakatsu YabeTohoku University

PSJ Academic Award: for distinguished academic achievements in the field of paleontology

FYRecipientAffiliationContribution
2023Robert G. JenkinsKanazawa UniversityPaleontology of chemosynthetic community
Tai KuboWaseda UniversityStudies in evolutionary paleobiology and functional morphology of tetrapods with an emphasis on Archosauromorpha
2022Tatsuya HirasawaThe University of TokyoStudies on evolutionary morphology of vertebrates
Yuta ShiinoNiigata UniversityFunctional and evolutionary morphologic studies of fossil organisms based on fluid mechanics
2021Azumi KuroyanagiTohoku UniversityDevelopment of environmental proxies using foraminifers and reconstructions of paleoenvironments
2020Yasuhiro IbaHokkaido UniversityBiodiversity Dynamics and Paleobiogeography of Mesozoic Marine Biota
Kazuyoshi MoriyaWasedsa UniversityPaleoecological and Paleoceanographic Studies of the Cretaceous
Rei NakashimaGeological Survey of JapanPaleoecological and Paleoenvironmental Studies of Cenozoic Bivalve Fossils
2019Kazuhiko FujitaUniversity of the RyukyusStudies of large benthic foraminifers in coral reefs
Yoshitaka YabumotoKitakyushu Museum of Natural History and Human HistoryTaxonomy of extant and fossil fish
2018Takehisa TsubamotoEhime UniversityStudies on the Cenozoic terrestrial mammals
Shin-ichi FujiwaraNagoya UniversityFunctional morphological studies on vertebrates
2017Moriaki YasuharaUniversity of Hong KongPaleoecological and paleobiogeographical studies of ostracods
Takashi ToyofukuJAMSTECStudies on biomineralization in benthic foraminifer
2016Takanobu Tsuihiji.The University of TokyoComparative morphological studies of diapsid reptiles with an emphasis on dinosaurs
Masashi TsuchiyaJAMSTECMolecular biological study of foraminifera
Toshihiro YamadaKanazawa UniversityStudy of evolutionary paleobotany combining fossil records with molecular biology
2015Takuya ItakiNational Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and TechnologyPaleoeceanography based on Quaternary radiolarians
Yoshitsugu KobayashiHokkaido UniversityPaleobiology of dinosaurs
Shinichi SanoFukui Prefectural Dinosaur MuseumTaxonomy and paleoecology of rudist bivalves
2014Toshifumi KomatsuKumamoto UniversityMesozoic mollusk paleoecology
2013Takenori SasakiThe University of TokyoPaleobiology of the Mollusca
2012Yasunari ShigetaNational Museum of Nature and ScienceTaxonomy and biostratigraphy of cochleate cephalopods
Gengo TanakaJAMSTECFunctional morphology of the Ostracoda
Takashi MatsubaraMuseum of Nature and Human Activities, HyogoTaxonomy and biogeography of the Cenozoic mollusks
2011Tamaki SatoTokyo Gakugei UniversityPaleobiology of the Sauropterygia
Noritoshi SuzukiTohoku UniversityTaxonomy of the Radiolaria
Masakazu NaraKochi UniversityPaleoecology of shallow-water ichnofossils
2010Takami NobuharaShizuoka UniversityPaleoecology of the Cenozoic mollusks
2009Takashi HasegawaKanazawa UniversityPaleoclimatology and stratigraphy of the Cretaceous Period
Ren HirayamaWaseda UniversityPaleobiology of turtles
Naoki KohnoNational Museum of Nature and SciencePaleobiology of marine mammals
2008Masanaru TakaiKyoto UniversityPaleobiology of primates
Katsumi UenoFukuoka UniversityPaleobiology of Paleozoic folaminifers and structural geology of East Asia
2007Makoto ManabeNational Museum of Nature and SciencePaleobiology of Mesozoic reptiles
2006Hiroshi KuritaNiigata UniversityBiostratigraphy of Cenozoic dinoflagellates
Toshiaki IrizukiShimane UniversityPaleobiology of Cenozoic ostracods
2005Akihisa KitamuraShizuoka UniversityResponse of molluscan assembledges to the environmental changes during the late Cenozoic
Kazuyoshi EndoUniversity of TsukubaMolecular biology and biomineralogy of invertebrates
2004Takao UbukataShizuoka UniversityTheoretical morphology of bivalves
Ryosuke MotaniUniversity of California, DavisPaleobiology of ichthyosaurs
Takahiro KamiyaKanazawa UniversityPaleobiology of ostracods
2003Hiroaki KarasawaMizunami Fossil MuseumTaxonomy of crustaceans
Akira TsukagoshiShizuoka UniversityEvolutionary paleobiology of ostracods
Hiroshi NishiKyushu UniversityPaleoceanography based on planktonic foraminifers
2002Harufumi NishidaChuo UniversityMorphological and phylogenetic study of permineralized fossil plants
2001Yasuo KondoKochi UniversityEvolutionary paleoecology of bivalves
Nobuhiro KotakeChiba UniversityPaleoecology of ichnofossils
2000Yoichi EzakiOsaka City UniversityPaleobiology on the origin and evolution of hexacorals
Ritsuo NomuraShimane UniversityTaxonomy of benthic foraminifers based on shell wall structures
Katsuo SashidaUniversity of TsukubaPaleobiology of Paleozoic and Mesozoic radiolarians
1999Satoshi ChibaTohoku UniversityEvolutionary paleobiology of terrestrial mollusks
Kazutaka AmanoJoetsu University of EducationTaxonomy and paleobiogeography of Cenozoic boreal mollusks
Yukio YanagisawaGeological Survey of JapanMorphological and biostratigraphic study of diatoms
1998Tatsuo OjiThe University of TokyoNatural history of stalked crinoids
1997Haruyoshi MaedaKyoto UniversityTaxonomy and paleoecology of ammonoids
Atsushi MatsuokaNiigata UniversityBiostratigraphy and paleoecology of radiolarians
1996Masaki MatsukawaTokyo Gakugei UniversityPaleontology of Cretaceous terrestrial system
1995Ryuichi MajimaYokohama National UniversityPaleobiology of Japanese Cenozoic mollusks
1994Takashi OkamotoEhime UniversityTheoretical morphology of ammonites
Kazuhiko UemuraNational Museum of Nature and ScienceStudies on the Neogene paleoflora of Japan
1993Kunio KaihoTohoku UniversityPaleoceanographic studies of Cretaceous and Tertiary benthic foraminifers
1992Shiro HasegawaTohoku UniversityEcological studies of Neogene benthic foraminiferal assemblage
1991Tomoki KaseNational Museum of Nature and SciencePaleobiology of Paleozoic and Mesozoic gastropods
1990Hiroshi KitazatoShizuoka UniversityEcological and paleoecological studies of benthic foraminifers
1989Hiromichi HiranoWaseda UniversityStudies on Jurassic and Cretaceous ammonoids
Kazumi MatsuokaNagasaki UniversityPaleobiological studies on the Cenozoic dinoflagellates
1988Kenshiro OgasawaraTohoku UniversityStudies of the Upper Cenozoic molluscan fossils of Japan
1987Hisatake OkadaHokkaido UniversityStudies on biostratigraphy of calcareous nannoplanktons
1986Akira YaoOsaka City UniversityTaxonomic and biostratigraphic studies on Mesozoic radiolarians in Japan
1985Toshiyuki YamaguchiChiba UniversityStudies on taxonomy of fossil and extant balanomorphs
1984Minoru TamuraKumamoto UniversityStudies on Mesozoic bivalves from Japan and Southeast Asia
Akio OmuraKanazawa UniversityStudies on isotope geochemistry of fossil calcified tissue
Tadamichi ObaKanazawa UniversityStudies on paleoenvironment of the Quaternary inferred by isotope paleontology
1983Yasumochi MatobaTohoku UniversityTaxonomy and paleoecology of the Cenozoic benthic foraminifers
Noriyuki IkeyaShizuoka UniversityStudies on taxonomy and paleoecology of the Cenozoic ostracodes
1982Tomowo OzawaThe University of TokyoStudies on evolutionary paleobiology of fusulinids
Toshio KoikeYokohama National UniversityStudies on conodont biostratigraphy
1981Kazushige TanabeKyushu UniversityPaleobiology of Cretaceous ammonites
Kuniteru MatsumaruTohoku UniversityStudies on Tertiary larger benthic foraminifers
1980Itaru KoizumiTohoku UniversityBiostratigraphic studies on the upper Cenozoic diatoms
Hiroshi NodaUniversity of TsukubaPhylogenetic and taxonomic studies of Cenozoic bivalve fossils
1979Kojiro NakasekoOsaka UniversityBiostratigraphic studies on radiolarian fossils
Kei MoriTohoku UniversityStudies of coelenterates with an empasis on stromatoporoids
1978Toshimasa TanaiHokkaido UniversityStudies on the Cenozoic plants
Kunihiro IshizakiThe University of TokyoStudies on ostracode paleoecology by multivariate analysis
1977Kazuo AsamaNational Museum of Nature and ScienceStudies on the Paleozoic and Mesozoic plants
Masamichi OtaKitakyushu City MuseumStudies of the biota of Akiyoshi Limestone
1976Ikuo ObataNational Museum of Nature and ScienceStudies on the Cretaceous ammonoids
Tsunemasa SaitoTohoku UniversityStudies on the Cretaceous and Tertiary planktic foraminifers
1975Tatsuaki KimuraTokyo Gakugei UniversityStudies on the Mesozoic paleoflora of Japan
1974Juichi YanagidaKyushu UniversityStudies of Upper Paleozoic brachiopods
Junji ItoigawaNagoya UniversityPaleoecological studies of molluscs in the Miocene Seto Inland Sea region
1973Kenji KonishiKanazawa UniversityStudies on fossilized hard tissues
Hiroshi UjiieNational Museum of Nature and ScienceStudies on biostratigraphy and paleontology of foraminifers
1972Saburo KannoTokyo University of EducationStudies on Neogene biostratigraphy in the circum-Pacific region based on molluscs
Masafumi MurataTohoku UniversityStudies on biostratigraphy of the Upper Paleozoic in the Kitakami Mountains, Japan
1971Kiyotaka ChinzeiThe University of TokyoPaleoecological studies of molluscan fossil associations in the Tertiary of Northeast Japan
1970Takashi HamadaThe University of TokyoStudies on the Paleozoic trilobites and corals
1969Kiyoshi TakahashiTokyo University of EducationStudies on fossil pollen and spores
Makoto KatoHokkaido UniversityStudies of Paleozoic coral fossils
1967Koichiro MasudaMiyagi University of EducationStudies on the Tertiary molluscs of Japan
1965Hisayoshi IgoTokyo University of EducationStudies on the Paleozoic fusulinids and conodonts
1964Yokichi TakayanagiTohoku UniversityStudies of Cretaceous foraminifers in Japan
1963Tadashi SatoThe University of TokyoStudies on the Jurassic ammonoids of Japan
1962Sumio SakagamiChiba UniversityStudies of Permian bryozoans in Japan
1961Itaru HayamiKyushu UniversityStudies on Jurassic bivalves from Japan
1960Tetsuro HanaiThe University of TokyoStudies on taxonomy of fossil ostracodes from Japan and Manchuria
Taro KanayaTohoku UniversityBiostratigraphic studies on the Cenozoic diatoms
Tamio KotakaTohoku UniversityStudies on the Cenozoic Turritellidae of Japan
Tsugio ShutoKyushu UniversityPaleontological studies of the Miyazaki Group

PSJ Award for Young Paleontologist (established in 2023)

FYRecipientAffiliationContribution
2023Yuji KatoKochi UniversityPaleoenvironmental study using fossil diatoms and chrysophyte cysts
Nozomu OyamaMuséum National d'Histoire NaturelleStudies on evolutionary systematics and diversity of fossil insects
Amane TajikaKyoto UniversityEvolution and paleobiology of modern and extinct cephalopods
Haruka TakagiTokyo UniversityPaleoecological and evolutionary paleontological studies on photosymbiosis in planktonic foraminifera

PSJ Best Paper Award: for outstanding paper(s) of the fiscal year published in the Paleontological Research

FYRecipient(s)Article TitleCitation
2023Kikuchi, K. and Naruse, H.Morphological function of trace fossil Paleodictyon: an approach from fluid simulation.Paleontological Research, vol. 26, no. 4, pp. 378‒389.
Kinoshita, S., Wang, Q., Kuroyanagi, A., Murayama, M., Ujiie, Y. and Kawahata, H. Response of planktic foraminiferal shells to ocean acidification and global warming assessed using micro-X-ray computed tomography.Paleontological Research, vol. 26, no. 4, pp. 390‒404.
2022Shimada, C., Saito-Kato, M., Jenkins, R., Yamasaki, M., Tanaka, Y. and Hikida, Y.Late Cretaceous diatoms (Bacillariophyta) from the Teshio-Nakagawa area, Hokkaido, northern Japan: significance for their origin and biostratigraphy.Paleontological Research, vol. 26, no. 3, pp. 301-313.
Seki, A and Jenkins, R.Pleistocene shallow-water shale-fall community from the Omma Formation in Central Japan.Paleontological Research, vol. 25, no. 3, pp.191-200.
Furui, H. and Ubukata, T.Allometry between suture line length and phragmocone volume in some Cretaceous ammonoids.Paleontological Research, vol. 26, no. 1, pp. 55-73.
2021Tokuda, Y. and Ezaki, Y.Microskeletal structures suggest taxonomic distribution between subgenera of azooxanthellate scleractinian Flabellum.Paleontological Research, vol. 24, no. 4, pp. 261-275.
Masunaga, M. and Shiino, Y.Death or living assemblage? The middle Permian discinid brachiopods in the Kamiyasse area, Southern Kitakami Mountains, northeastern Japan.Paleontological Research, vol. 25, no. 3, pp. 258-278.
2020Ishida, Y., Fujita, T., Kohtsuka, H., Manabe, M. and Ohara, M.A new example of the trace fossil Asteriacites quinquefolius from Japan and its process of production as revealed by observations of an extant sea star.Paleontological Research, vol. 23, no. 1, pp. 1-9.
Shiino, Y., Kurihara, T., Ichinohe, R., Kishimoto, N., Yoshino, T. and Matsuoka, A.A morphological analysis of the flat-shaped spumellarian radiolarian Dictyocoryne: morpho-functional insights into planktonic mode of life.Paleontological Research, vol. 24, no. 2, pp. 134-146.
2019Yamada, T., Legrand, J. and Nishida, H.Late Early Cretaceous (Albian) Sasayama Flora from the Sasayama Group in Hyogo Prefecture, Japan.Paleontological Research, vol. 22, no. 2, pp. 112-128.
Maekawa, T., Komatsu, T. and Koike, T.Early Triassic conodonts from the Tahogawa Member of the Taho Formation, Ehime Prefecture, Southwest Japan.Paleontological Research, supplement to vol. 22, pp. 1-62.
2018Asato, K., Kase, T., Ono, T., Sashida, K. and Agematsu, S.Morphology, systematics and paleoecology of Shikamaia, aberrant Permian bivalves. Paleontological Research, vol.21, no.4, p. 358-379.
2017Motoyama, I., Yamada, Y., Hoshiba, M. and Itaki, T.Radiolarian assemblages in surface sediments of the Japan Seavol.20, no.3, pp.176-206.
2016Kawagata, S. and Kamihashi, T.Middle Pleistocene to Holocene upper bathyal benthic foraminifera from IODP Hole U1352B in Canterbury Basin, New Zealand.vol.20 (Supplement), pp.1-85.
Takagi, H., Moriya, K., Suzuki, A., Kawahata, H. and Hirano, H.Individual migration pathways of modern planktic foraminifers: Chamber-by-chamber assessment of stable isotopes.vol.20, no.3, pp.268-284
2015Utsunomiya, M., Majima, R., Taguchi, K. and Wada, H.An in situ vesicomyid-dominated cold-seep assemblage from the lowermost Pleistocene Urago Formation, Kazusa Group, forearc basin fill on the northern Miura Peninsula, Pacific side of central Japan. vol.19, no.1, pp. 1-20.
Matsuzaki, K.M., Suzuki, N. and Nishi H.Middle to Upper Pleistocene polycystine radiolarians from Hole 902-C9001C, northwestern Pacific.vol.19 (Supplement), pp. 1-77.
Ono, R., Sentoku, A., Masumoto, S. and Ezaki, Y.Morphological variability in azooxanthellate scleractinian dendrophylliids governed by regular modes of asexual reproduction: A computer simulation approach.vol.19, no.3, pp.195-203.
2014Kitamura, A., Kobayashi, K., Tamaki, C., Yamamoto, N., Irino, T., Miyairi, Y. and Yokoyama, Y.Evidence of recent warming in the Okinawa region, subtropical northwestern Pacific, from an oxygen isotope? Record of a cave-dewelling marine micro-bivalvePaleontological Research, vol.17, no.1, pp. 58-68.
Lengrand, J., Pons, D., Terada, K., Yabe, A. and Nishida, H.Lower Cretaceous (upper Barremian-lower Aptian?) palynoflora from the Kitadani Formation (Tetori Group, Inner Zone of central Japan.Paleontological Research, vol.17, no.3, pp. 201-229.
Murakami, M., Shimada, C., Hikida, Y. and Hirano, H.Asymmetrical basal delphinoid skull from the upper lower Miocene Yamato Formation of Hokkaido, northern Japan: implications on evolution of cranial asymmetry and symmetry in OdontocetiPaleontological Research, vol.18, no.3, pp. 134-149.
2013Kawabe, S., Shimokawa, T., Miki, H., Okamoto, T., Matsuda, S., Ito, T., Koie, H., Kitagawa, M., Sakai, T., Hosojima, M. and Endo, Y.Relationship between brain volume and brain width in mammals and birdsPaleontological Research, vol.17, no.3, pp. 282-293.
Sato,K., Nakashima, R., Majima, R., Watanabe, H. and Sasaki, T.Shell microstructures of five recent solemyids from Japan (Mollusca: Bivalvia)Paleontological Research, vol.17, no.1, pp. 69-90.
Iwatani, H., Irizuki, T. and Goto, T.Temporal changes of Plio-Pleistocene ostracoda from the Takanabe Formation, Miyazaki Group, southwest JapanPaleontological Research, vol.15, no.4, pp. 269-289
2012Nishida, K., Nakashima, R., Majima, R. and Hikida, Y.Ontogenetic changes in shell microstructures in the cold seep-associated bivalve, Conchocele bisecta (Bivalvia: Thyasiridae).Paleontological Research, Vol.15, no.4, pp. 193-212.
Sentoku, A. and Ezaki, Y.Regularity in budding mode and resultant growth morphology of the azooxanthellate colonial scleractinian Cyathelia axillaris: effective and adaptive ways of utilizing habitat resources.Paleontological Research, Vol.16, no.3, pp. 252-259.
2011Isaji, S.Terrestrial and freshwater pulmonate gastropods from the Early Cretaceous Kuwajima Formation, Tetori Group, Japan.Paleontological Research, Vol. 14, no.4, pp. 233-243.
Sano, H., Kuwahara, K., Yao, A. and Agematsu, S.Panthalassan seamount-associated Permian-Triassic boundary siliceous rocks, Mino terrane, central Japan.Paleontological Research, Vol. 14, no.4, pp. 293-314.
Tomita, T.Mouth-size estimation of a primitive lamniform shark, Protolamna: low trophic position in lamniform shark origin.Paleontological Research, Vol. 15, no. 2, pp. 68-76.
2010Sato, T., Cheng, Y.N., Wu, X.C. and Li, C.Osteology of Yunguisaurus Cheng et al., 2006 (Reptilia: Sauropterygia), a Triassic pistosauroid from ChinaPaleontological Research, vol.14, no.3, pp.179-195.
2009Tuzino, T., Maeda, H. and Maeda, Y.Taphonomic processes in diatomaceous laminites of the Pleistocene Shiobara Group (caldera-fil, lacustrine), Northeatern JapanPaleontological Research vol.13, no.3, pp.213-229.
Yamada, S. and Keyser, D.Cuticle formation of the adductor muscle attachment in a podocopid ostracod, as an example of a calcified arthropodPaleontological Research vol.13, no.2, pp.103-118.
2008Banno, T.Ecological and taphonomic significance of spatangoid spines: relationship between mode of occurrence and water temperaturePaleontological Research vol.12, no.2, pp.145-157.
Yamakawa, C., Momohara, A., Nunotani, T. and Midori, M.Paleovegetation reconstruction of fossil forests dominated by Metasequoia and Glyptostrobus from the late Pliocene Kobiwako Group, central JapanPaleontological Research vol.12, no.2, pp.167-180
2007Shiino, Y. and Suzuki, Y.Articulatory and musculatory systems in a Permian concavoconvex brachiopod Waagenoconcha imperfecta Prendergast, 1935 (Productida, Brachiopoda)Paleontological Research vol.11, no.3, pp.265-275.
Sato, T. and Kamiya, T.Taxonomy and geographical distribution of recent Xestoleberis species (Cytheroidea, Ostracoda, Crustacea) from JapanPaleontological Research vol.11, no.2, pp.183-227.
2006Shimada, C. and Tanimura, Y.Spatial variability in valve morphology of Neodenticulata seminae, an oceanic diatom in subarctic North Pacific and the Bering SeaPaleontological Research vol.10, no.1, pp.79-89.
Ito, Y.Functional shell morphology in early developmental stages of a boring bivalve Zirfaea subconstricta (Pholadidae)Paleontological Research vol.9, no.2, pp.189-202.
Kubota, K.Charophyte gyrogonites from the Lower Cretaceous Kitadani Formation of the Tetori Group in the Takinamigawa area, Katsuyama City, Fukui Prefecture, central JapanPaleontological Research vol.9, no.2, pp.203-213.
2005Fuchigami, T. and Sasaki, T.The shell structure of the recent Patellogastropoda (Mollusca: Gastropoda)Paleontological Research vol.9, no.2, pp.143-168.
2004Ishikawa, M., Kase, T. Tsutsui, H. and Tojo, B.Snails versus hermit crabs: a new interpretation on shellpeeling predation in fossil gastropod assemblagesPaleontological Research vol.8, no.2, pp.99-108.
Suto, I.Fossil marine diatom resting spore morpho-genus Gemellodiscus gen. nov. in the North Pacific and Norwegian SeaPaleontological Research vol.8, no.4, pp.255-282.
Hikida, Y., Suzuki, S., Togo, Y. and Ijiri, A.An exceptionally well-preserved fossil seep community from the Cretaceous Yezo Group in the Nakagawa Area, Hokkaido, nothern JapanPaleontological Research vol.7, no.4, pp.329-342.
2003Tanaka, G. and Ikeya, N.Migration and speciation of the Loxoconcha japonica species group (Ostracoda) in East AsiaPaleontological Research vol.6, no.3, pp.265-284.
Kitazaki, T. and Majima, R.A slope to outer-shelf cold-seep assemblage in the Plio-Pleistocene Kazusa Group, Pacific side of central JapanPaleontological Research vol.7, no.4, pp.279-296.
2002Suzuki, Y.Systematic position and palaeoecology of a cavity-dwelling trilobite, Ityophorus undulatus Warburg, 1925, from the Upper Ordovician Boda Limestone, SwedenPaleontological Research vol.6, no.1, pp.73-83.
Sakakura, N.Taphonomy of the bivalve assemblages in the upper part of the Paleogene Ashiya Group, southwestern JapanPaleontological Research vol.6, no.1, pp.101-120.
2001Saito, M. and Endo, K.Molecular phylogeny and morphological evolution of laqueoid brachiopodsPaleontological Research vol.5, no.2, pp.87-100.
2000Kitazato, H., Tsuchiya, M. and Takahara, K.Recognition of breeding population in foraminifera: an example using the genus GlabratellaPaleontological Research vol.4, no.1, pp.1-15.
Hasegawa, T. and Hatsugai, T.Carbon-isotope stratigraphy and its chronostratigraphic significance for the Cretaceous Yezo Group, Kotanbetsu area, Hokkaido, JapanPaleontological Research vol.4, no.2, pp.95-105.
Kano, Y. and Kase, T.Taxonomic revision of Pisulina (Gastropoda: Neritopsina) from submarine caves in the tropical Indo-PacificPaleontological Research vol.4, no.2, pp.107-129.
1999Tojo, B. and Masuda, F.Tidal growth patterns and growth curves of the Miocene potamidid gastropod Vicarya yokoyamaiPaleontological Research vol.3, no.3, pp.193-201.
1998Mizuno, Y.Conodont faunas across the Mid-Carboniferous boundary in the Hina Limestone, Southwest JapanPaleontological Research vol.1, no.4, pp.237-259.
Sugiyama, K. and Anderson, R.O.The fine structures of some living Spyrida (Nassellaria, Radiolaria) and their implications for nessellarian classificationPaleontological Research vol.2, no.2, pp.75-88.
1997Ubukata, T.Mantle kinematics and formation of commarginal shell sculpture in BivalviaPaleontological Research vol.1, no.2, pp.132-143.
Kotake, N.Ethological interpretation of the trace fossil Zoophycos in the Hikoroichi Formation (Lower Carboniferous), southern Kitakami Mountains, Northeast JapanPaleontological Research vol.1, no.1, pp.15-28.
1996Matsubara, T.Fossil Mollusca of the Lower Miocene Yotsuyaku Formation in the Ninohe district, Iwate Prefecture, Northeast Japan. Part 1. General consideration of the faunaTransaction and Proceedings of the Palaeontological Society of Japan, N.S. no.180, pp.303-320.
Kohno, N.Miocene pinniped Allodesmus (Mammalia : Carnivora); with special reference to the "Mito seal" from Ibaraki Prefecture, Central JapanTransaction and Proceedings of the Palaeontological Society of Japan, N.S. no.181, pp.388-404.
1995Yanagisawa, Y.Cenozoic diatom genus Bogorovia Jousé: An emended descriptionTransaction and Proceedings of the Palaeontological Society of Japan, N.S. no.177, pp.21-42.
Ohana, T.Further observations of Cunninghamiostrobus yubariensis Stopes and Fujii from the Upper Yezo Group (Upper Cretaceous), Hokkaido, JapanTransaction and Proceedings of the Palaeontological Society of Japan, N.S. no.178, pp.122-141.
1994Nobuhara, T.The relationship between bathymetric depth and c1imate change and its effect on molluscan faunas of the Kakegawa Group, Central JapanTransactions and Proceedings of the Palaeontological Society of Japan, New Series, vol. 170,pp.159-185.
1993Irizuki, T.Morphology and taxonomy of some Japanese Hemicytherin Ostracoda - with particular reference to ontogenetic changes of marginal poresTransactions and Proceedings of the Palaeontological Society of Japan, New Series,vol. 170,pp.186-211.
Maeda, H.Dimorphism of Late Cretaceous false-Puzosiine ammonites, Yokoyamaoceras Wright and Matsumoto, 1954 and Neopuzosia Matsumoto, 1954Transactions and Proceedings of the Palaeontological Society of Japan, New Series, vol.169,pp.97-128.
1992Sugiyama, K.Lower and Middle Triassic radiolarians from Mt. Kinkazan, Gifu Prefecture, central JapanTransactions and Proceedings of the Palaeontological Society of Japan, New Series,vol.167,pp.1180-1223.
1991Oji, T.Miocene Isocrinidae (stalked crinoids) from Japan and their biogeographic implicationTransactions and Proceedings of the Palaeontological Society of Japan, New Series,vol.157,pp.412-429.
1990Chiba, S.Taxonomy and morphologic diversity of Mandarina (Pulmonata) in the Bonin IslandsTransactions and Proceedings of the Palaeontological Society of Japan, New Series,vol.155,pp.218-251.
1989Okamoto, T.Comparative morphology of Nipponites and Eubostrychoceras (Cretaceous nostoceratids)Transactions and Proceedings of the Palaeontological Society of Japan, New Series,vol.154,pp.117-139.
1988Maeda, H.Taphonomy of ammonites from the Cretaceous Yezo Group in the Tappu area,northwestern Hokkaido, JapanTransactions and Proceedings of the Palaeontological Society of Japan, New Series,vol.148,pp.285-305.
1987Matsuoka, K.Cyst and thecate forms of Pyrophacus steinii (Schiller) Wall et Dale, 1971Transactions and Proceedings of the Palaeontological Society of Japan, New Series,vol.140,pp.240-262.
1986Matsui, S.Recurrent molluscan associations of the Omma-.Manganji fauna in the Gojome-Oga area, Northeast HonshuTransactions and Proceedings of the Palaeontological Society of Japan, New Series,vol.140,pp.225-239.
1985Majima, R.Intraspecific variation of Glossaulax (Gastropoda: Naticidae) from the Late Cenozoic strata in Central and Southwest JapanTransactions and Proceedings of the Palaeontological Society of Japan, New Series,vol.138,pp.111-137.
1984Noda, M.Notes on the so-called Inoceramus japonicus (Bivalvia) from the Upper Cretaceous of JapanTransactions and Proceedings of the Palaeontological Society of Japan, New Series, vol. 132,pp.191-219.
1983Furutani, H.Middle Palaeozoic Palaeoscenidiidae (Radiolaria) from Mt. Yokokura, Shikoku, Japan. Part 1Transactions and Proceedings of the Palaeontological Society of Japan, New Series, vol..130, pp. 96-116, pls.21-27.
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PSJ Contribution Award: for outstanding contributions to the field of paleontology

FYRecipient(s)Contribution
2021Shingo Kishimoto and Hyogo Paleontology Research GroupContribution to the outreach of paleontology through the activities of the association
2021Isao TakahashiContribution to paleontology by producing fossil replicas
2018Ken TsuchiyaPromoting paleontology through accessible book publications and public engagement
2015Shizuo ShimojimaActive involvement in the search, conservation, and outreach of vertebrate fossils from the Tetori Group
2014Koji ChumanContribution to paleontology by producing fossil replicas
2013Hayashibara Museum of Natural SciencesActively promoting and extending awareness of vertebrate paleontology
2012Masamichi OtaLong-term commitment to research and outreach in the Akiyoshi-dai and Kitakyushu regions
2011Tamiko OhanaEffective management of the "Friends of Fossils"
2010Kazuo Kobayashi and Mikasa CityProviding essential support to young paleontologists in Hokkaido for their research activities
2009Martin JanalEnhancing the quality of "Paleontological Research" through English proofreading
2009Yoshiko and Yuzuru MorosawaProducing fossil replicas for reconstracting fossil vertebrates
2009Soma and Nakamura Groups Research AssociationOutreach of paleontology through the activities of the association
2009Masatoshi OkuraDevelopment and promotion of vertebrate fossil preparation techniques
2004Asakura Publishing Co., Ltd.Publishing books on paleontology
2000Toshiya MiyauchiActively collecting specimens necessary for understanding the natural history of Hokkaido
2000late Yutaro KawashitaActively collecting fossil specimens from the Cretaceous of Hokkaido
2000Tokai Fossil SocietyOutreach of paleontology through the activities of the association
1999late Katsumi AbeConducting ostracod research and dedicated work as a standing committee member responsible for general affairs
1994Seiko HayawakaValuable assistance in editing and publishing special papers of PSJ
1994Takeo IchikawaCurating paleontological specimens and enhancing the management system for these collections
1994Etsuo OmuraCrafting fossil replicas to aid in the reconstruction of fossil organisms
1994Hiromi MaruoCrafting fossil replicas to aid in the reconstruction of fossil organisms
1994Takeyoshi SuzukiCrafting fossil replicas to aid in the reconstruction of fossil organisms
1994Mizunami Fossil MuseumPromotion and outreach of paleontology
1994Saito Ho-On-KaiPromotion and outreach of paleontology
1994Akiyoshi-dai Museum of Natural HistoryPromotion and outreach of paleontology