Rankoshi (Pliocene of Japan)
Where: Hokkaido, Japan (42.8° N, 140.5° E: paleocoordinates 43.3° N, 139.9° E)
• coordinate based on nearby landmark
When: Late/Upper Pliocene (3.6 - 2.6 Ma)
Environment/lithology: coastal; lithology not reported
Size class: macrofossils
Primary reference: H. Furusawa. 2005. Evolution of the North Pacific Sirenia (Hydrodamalinae) and their paleoenvironment. Fossils 77:29-33 [M. Uhen/M. Uhen]more details
Purpose of describing collection: general faunal/floral analysis
PaleoDB collection 204968: authorized by Mark Uhen, entered by Mark Uhen on 01.10.2019
Creative Commons license: CC BY (attribution)
Taxonomic list
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Hydrodamalis sp. Retzius 1794 Steller's sea cow | |