Where: Fukushima, Japan (37.1° N, 140.9° E: paleocoordinates 44.4° N, 137.3° E)
• coordinate estimated from map
When: Iwaki Formation (Shiramizu Group), Rupelian (33.9 - 28.1 Ma)
• lower Oligocene
• formation-level stratigraphic resolution
Environment/lithology: marine; lithology not reported
Size class: macrofossils
Primary reference: H. Matsuoka, Y. Koda, K. Ono and Y. Hasegawa. 2003. Pseudodontorn fossils from Japan, with preliminary observations on the maxilla specimen from the Lower Oligocene Iwaki Formation, Fukushima, Japan. Bulletin of the Gunma Museum of Natural History 7:47-59 [M. Uhen/M. Uhen]more details
Purpose of describing collection: general faunal/floral analysis
PaleoDB collection 124785: authorized by Mark Uhen, entered by Mark Uhen on 24.02.2012
Creative Commons license: CC BY (attribution)
Taxonomic list
Aves | |
Pelagornithidae indet. Fürbringer 1888 bird |