Tokai, Chita Peninsula (Miocene of Japan)
Where: Japan (35.0° N, 136.9° E: paleocoordinates 38.6° N, 134.2° E)
• coordinate based on political unit
• outcrop-level geographic resolution
When: Morozaki Group, Burdigalian (20.4 - 16.0 Ma)
• formation-level stratigraphic resolution
Environment/lithology: basinal (siliceous); poorly lithified sandstone
Size class: macrofossils
Primary reference: Y. Masatoshi. 1987. Asteroids from the Miocene of Tokai. Publication of the Tokai Fossil Society 31:1-23 [L. Villier/L. Villier]more details
Purpose of describing collection: taxonomic analysis
PaleoDB collection 109709: authorized by Loic Villier, entered by Loic Villier on 23.05.2011
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Taxonomic list
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Asteroidea | |
Brisingella sp. Fisher 1917 sea star |