Nyuzen (Miocene of Japan)

Also known as Akebi

Where: Toyama, Japan (36.9° N, 137.5° E: paleocoordinates 39.6° N, 134.9° E)

• coordinate estimated from map

When: Yatsuo Group, Miocene (23.0 - 5.3 Ma)

• group-level stratigraphic resolution

Environment/lithology: marine; lithology not reported

Primary reference: T. Shikama. 1966. Postcranial skeletons of Japanese Desmostylia. Palaeontological Society of Japan Special Papers 12:1-202 [M. Uhen/M. Uhen]more details

Purpose of describing collection: general faunal/floral analysis

PaleoDB collection 91475: authorized by Mark Uhen, entered by Mark Uhen on 29.09.2009

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Taxonomic list

Mammalia
 Perissodactyla - Paleoparadoxiidae
Paleoparadoxia tabatai Tokunaga 1939 desmostylian