Toyokoro (Pliocene of Japan)

Where: Hokkaido, Japan (42.7° N, 143.5° E: paleocoordinates 42.9° N, 142.9° E)

• coordinate based on nearby landmark

When: Pliocene (5.3 - 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 204970: authorized by Mark Uhen, entered by Mark Uhen on 01.10.2019

Creative Commons license: CC BY (attribution)

Taxonomic list

Mammalia
 Sirenia - Dugongidae
Hydrodamalis sp. Retzius 1794 Steller's sea cow