Genus: Kuroyuriella EVANS & MATSUMOTO, 2015
Etymology: From Kuro-yuri, the Black or Chocolate Lily that is the prefectural
flower of Ishikawa Prefecture, Honshu Island, Japan.
Species: mikikoi EVANS & MATSUMOTO, 2015
Etymology: In honor of Mikiko Yamaguchi to recognise her technical skill in the
preparation of the Kasekikabe fossil material over many years.
Holotype: SBEI 1510
Locality: Kaseki-Kabe, Shiramine, Kuwajima District, Hakusan City, Ishikawa Prefecture, Honshu Island, Japan.
Horizon: Kuwajima Formation, Tetori Group.
Biostratigraphy:
Age: Valangian or Hauerivian Stage, Neocomian Subepoch, Lower Early Cretaceous Epoch, Early Cretaceous.
Material: A disarticulated skull on four originally conjoined blocks.