Ichinoseki (Pliocene of Japan)
Where: Iwate, Japan (38.9° N, 141.0° E: paleocoordinates 39.6° N, 140.2° E)
• coordinate estimated from map
When: Tatsunokuchi Formation, Zanclean (5.3 - 3.6 Ma)
Environment/lithology: open shallow subtidal; lithology not reported
• open to shallow water (changed over time), warm water
Size class: macrofossils
Primary reference: T. Kimura and Y. Hasegawa. 2004. An outline of the Miocene cetotheres of Japan. Bulletin of the Gunma Museum of Natural History 8:79-88 [M. Uhen/M. Uhen]more details
Purpose of describing collection: general faunal/floral analysis
PaleoDB collection 56948: authorized by Mark Uhen, entered by Mark Uhen on 29.11.2005
Creative Commons license: CC BY (attribution)
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Mammalia | |
Herpetocetus sp. Van Beneden 1872 whale |