Shiriya, Locality 3-1 (Pleistocene of Japan)

Where: Aomori, Japan (41.4° N, 141.4° E: paleocoordinates 41.4° N, 141.4° E)

• coordinate estimated from map

When: Late/Upper Pleistocene (0.1 - 0.0 Ma)

• No direct dating is available for the fossil localities, but the occurrence of marine vertebrates and the inclusion of marine-originated sediments indicate that the fossil-bearing layers had been deposited near the past sea level (Nakajima and Kuwano 1957; Nakajima 1958; Hasegawa et al. 1988). Therefore, the localities can be correlated to certain marine terrace surfaces Loc. 1 (~45 m above sea level) and Loc. 3 (~35 m) to the Tonamigaoka surface (35–45 m; MIS 5e).

Environment/lithology: fissure fill; lithology not reported

Size class: macrofossils

Primary reference: Y. Hasegawa, Y. Tomida, N. Kohno, K. Ono, H. Nokariya and T. Uyeno. 1988. Quaternary vertebrates from Shiriya area, Shimokita Pininsula, northeastern Japan. Memoirs of the National Science Museum 21:17-36 [M. Uhen/M. Uhen]more details

Purpose of describing collection: general faunal/floral analysis

PaleoDB collection 101898: authorized by Mark Uhen, entered by Mark Uhen on 05.01.2011, edited by Matthew Clapham

Creative Commons license: CC BY (attribution)

Taxonomic list

unclassified
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Aves
 Gaviiformes - Gaviidae
Gavia cf. stellata5 Pontoppidan 1763 Red-throated loon
 Procellariiformes - Procellariidae
Fulmarus sp.5, "Puffinus griseus" = Ardenna grisea, "Puffinus tenuirostris" = Ardenna tenuirostris5, Puffinus cf. nativitatis5
Fulmarus sp.5 Stephens 1826 petrel
"Puffinus griseus" = Ardenna grisea Gmelin 1789 sooty shearwater
"Puffinus tenuirostris" = Ardenna tenuirostris5 Temminck 1823 short-tailed shearwater
Puffinus cf. nativitatis5 Streets 1877 Christmas shearwater
 Procellariiformes - Hydrobatidae
Hydrobates ? leucorhous5 Vieillot 1818 Leach's storm-petrel
 Suliformes - Phalacrocoracidae
Phalacrocorax pelagicus Pallas 1811 pelagic cormorant
Phalacrocorax perspicillatus3 Pallas 1811 Spectacled cormorant
 Podicipediformes - Podicipedidae
Podiceps sp. Latham 1787 grebe
 Columbiformes - Columbidae
Columbidae indet.4 Illiger 1811 dove
 Passeriformes -
Passeriformes indet. Linnaeus 1758 perching bird
 Anseriformes - Anatidae
Clangula hyemalis5 Linnaeus 1758 long-tailed duck
Shiriyanetta hasegawai n. gen. n. sp.1 Watanabe and Matsuoka 2015 seaduck
Anas cf. platyrhynchos5 Linnaeus 1758 mallard
Anas magn. platyrhynchos
Histrionicus histrionicus5 Linnaeus 1758 harlequin duck
 Caprimulgiformes - Apodidae
Apus sp.4 Scopoli 1777 swift
 Accipitriformes - Accipitridae
Accipitridae indet.4 Viellot 1816 hawk
Haliaeetus sp.4 Savigny 1809 hawk
 Charadriiformes - Scolopacidae
Gallinago sp.5 Brisson 1760 snipe
Phalaropus lobatus5 Linnaeus 1758 red-necked phalarope
 Charadriiformes - Alcoidae
Uria aalge Pontoppidan 1763 Common murre
Uria lomvia2 Linnaeus 1758 Thick-billed murre
Uria onoi5 Watanabe et al. 2016 auk
Synthliboramphus antiquus Gmelin 1789 Ancient murrelet
? Mancalla sp.5 Lucas 1901 auk
Fraterculini indet.5 Storer 1960 auk
Aethia cristatella5 Pallas 1769 crested auklet
Aethia pusilla5 Pallas 1811 least auklet
Cepphus carbo5 Pallas 1811 spectacled guillemot
Cepphus columba5 Pallas 1811 pigeon guillemot
 Charadriiformes - Laridae
? Larinae "indet. B"5 Bonaparte 1831 gull
Larus cf. argentatus5 Pontoppidan 1763 herring gull
Larus magn. argentatus
 Galliformes - Phasianidae
Syrmaticus sp.4 Wagler 1832 pheasant
Coturnicini indet.4 Reichenbach 1848 quail
Mammalia
 Proboscidea - Elephantidae
Palaeoloxodon naumanni Makiyama 1924 elephant
 Chiroptera - Rhinolophidae
Rhinolophus ferrumequinum Schreber 1774 greater horseshoe bat
 Carnivora - Mustelidae
Mustela sp. Linnaeus 1758 weasel
Mustela sibirica Pallas 1773 Siberian weasel
Mustela erminea Linnaeus 1758 stoat
 Carnivora - Phocidae
Phoca cf. largha Pallas 1811 seal
 Carnivora - Otariidae
Eumetopias jubatus Schreber 1776 Steller sea lion
Callorhinus ursinus Linnaeus 1758 northern fur seal
Zalophus californianus Lesson 1828 California sea lion
 Carnivora - Ursidae
Ursus arctos Linnaeus 1758 brown bear
 Carnivora - Canidae
Canis lupus Linnaeus 1758 gray wolf
Vulpes vulpes Linnaeus 1758 red fox
 Placentalia -
Cetacea indet. Brisson 1762 whale
 Artiodactyla - Cervidae
 Artiodactyla - Bovidae
Capricornis crispus Temminck 1845 antelope
Bison sp. Hamilton-Smith 1827 bison
 Theriamorpha - Soricidae
Crocidura dsinezumi white-toothed shrew
Sorex shinto long-tailed shrew
 Theriamorpha - Talpidae
Mogera wogura Temminck 1842 Japanese mole
Urotrichus talpoides Temminck 1841 Japanese shrew mole
 Rodentia - Muridae
Apodemus speciosus Eurasian field mouse
Apodemus argenteus Eurasian field mouse
Rattus norvegicus Berkenhout 1769 brown rat
 Rodentia - Cricetidae
"Clethrionomys rufocanus" = Myodes vole
Microtus sp. Schrank 1798 vole
Amphibia
 Caudata - Urodela
Hynobiidae indet. Cope 1866 salamander
 Salientia - Bufonidae
 Salientia - Rhacophoridae
 Salientia - Ranidae
Rana sp. Linnaeus 1758 frog
 Salientia - Hylidae
Hyla japonica tree frog
Chondrichthyes
 Lamniformes - Lamnidae
Lamna ditropis mackerel shark