Izumi Junior High School, Toki (Miocene of Japan)

Where: Gifu, Japan (35.4° N, 137.2° E: paleocoordinates 38.0° N, 134.7° E)

• coordinate estimated from map

• outcrop-level geographic resolution

When: Yamanouchi Member (Akeyo Formation), Miocene (23.0 - 5.3 Ma)

• group of beds-level stratigraphic resolution

Environment/lithology: marine; tuffaceous sandstone

Size class: macrofossils

Preservation: mold/impression

Collection methods: Repository: Geological Institute, Yokohama National University, Yokohama, Japan

Primary reference: K. Ozaki. 1974. Miocene floras of the Pacific side of central Japan (I) Inkyoyama flora. Science Reports of the Yokohama National University, Section II 21:1-21 [B. Allen/B. Allen]more details

Purpose of describing collection: taxonomic analysis

PaleoDB collection 222790: authorized by Bethany Allen, entered by Bethany Allen on 23.10.2021

Creative Commons license: CC BY (attribution)

Taxonomic list

Angiospermae
 Laurales - Lauraceae
Cinnamomum cf. lanceolatum Heer 1856 cinnamon
 Sapindales - Sapindaceae
Acer subpictum Saporta 1873 maple
 Rosales - Ulmaceae
Zelkova ungeri Kovats 1865 zelkova
 Fabales - Fabaceae
"Podogonium knorrii" = Podocarpium podocarpum
"Podogonium knorrii" = Podocarpium podocarpum Braun 1845 legume
 Fagales - Betulaceae
Carpinus sp. Linnaeus 1753 hornbeam
Carpinus subyedoensis Kon'no 1931 hornbeam
 Fagales - Fagaceae
Quercus praegilva Krystofovich 1926 oak
Quercus subvariabilis Tanai 1955 oak
Quercus protosalicina Suzuki 1959 oak